Quote by David D. Burns

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.

— Oprah Winfrey

Self-esteem is an inner feeling: Sometimes it corresponds with outer reality, and sometimes it doesn’t.

— Stanley Greenspan

Self esteem comes from doing something and accomplishing something.

— Shari Lewis

Self-esteem is reliance on ones power to think.

— Ayn Rand

Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of…

— Nathaniel Branden

“Self-esteem—the sense that “I’m not afraid to confront this problem and I think I can solve it”—doesn’t come from abundant resources.”

— Clayton M. Christensen

“Self-esteem is the switch in the circuit of your life that dims or brightness of your future. Bring it low and you don't shine…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Self-esteem is that deep-down inside the skin feeling you have of your own self-worth.

— Denis Waitley

“What are some of the markers of low self-esteem, besides consciously harsh self-judgment? An inflated, grandiose view of oneself — frequently seen in politicians,…

— Gabor Maté

“Remind yourself often that self-esteem is ephemeral. You will have it, lose it, cultivate it, nurture it, and be forced to rebuild it over…

— Cherie Carter-Scott

“Throughout the world there is an awakening to the fact that, just as a human being cannot hope to realize his or her potential…

— Nathaniel Branden

Self-esteem is not static and fixed; your beliefs about yourself can change throughout your life as a result of circumstance and experience.

— Senora Roy