Self Esteem Quotes - Page 11

When you go through a traumatic event, there's a lot of shame that comes with that. A lot of loss of self-esteem. That can become debilitating.

Willie Aames

Without self-esteem and respect for others, you cannot be true to your own values.

Auliq-Ice

Far too often we allow the hurtful words of others to define us. From the book: Removing Your Shame Label.

Eddie Capparucci

Round still, but that's fine.Feeling good outside and in.Maybe I'm not thin,but skinny isn't perfect.The perfect size is happy.

Nikki Grimes

I pulled on the restraints, frustrated, hurting, and completely devastated. I could feel tears sliding down my skin, into my ears, and back over my scalp. Which told me that they’d cut off my hair, too. For some reason, that little bit of vanity was what it took to undo me completely.

Elizabeth Schechter

Forgive me, Bertrand, for having on that day loved in you a beauty in which your self-esteem could take no pride, which could not in any way determine my affection.

Marcel Proust

So, I'm no longer holding myself hostage to less than what I deserve. It's an inward thing first. It's always an inward thing first.

S.C. Lourie

Develop a strong opinion about yourself so that you don’t accidentally start believing what others say about you.

Akin Olokun

Getting into the habit of changing who you are to please others, is setting a lifetime marathon of running away from yourself.

Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana

Your body is the piece of the universe you've been given; as long as you have a pulse, it presents you with an ongoing shower of immediate sensate experiences.

Geneen Roth

The only thing for what you are bound is to be in your limit.

Haseeb Ch

I want to feel proud and happy about my selflessness. But what happens when being selfless takes away a big part of your self?

Jaye Robin Brown

There is a very fine line (almost transparent), between cordiality and hypocrisy--knowing to distinguish them is a gift of Gods.

Efrat Cybulkiewicz

So all you desi boys and girls, dark skin or not, you are beautiful just the way you are. No need to change your skin to be fair and white. And no need to adapt to one's culture to fit in. If you feel uncomfortable to do what other people are doing, then don't do it!

Simi Sunny

Determination takes us to some interesting places.

Efrat Cybulkiewicz

Make room for who you are by knowing who you’re not.

Abby Fabiaschi

I turned into a swamp of inactivity, and because of this no one was able to see the gems in my depths.

Osama Alomar

Have you honestly pondered your individual worth? Consider every lower life form in the world—the animals, plants, fouls and fishes. Consider the land forms and numerous earthly wonders. Consider the countless worlds beyond this planet as well as their stars and galaxies. And then consider yourself. Of all God’s creations, you were formed in His image, resembling the likeness of a God. That’s something to think about.

Richelle E. Goodrich

No woman deserved to have a man put his hands on her.

Valenciya Lyons

Acknowledge, accept, and honor that you deserve your own deepest compassion and love.

Nanette Mathews

Because women tend to turn their anger inward and blame themselves, they tend to become depressed and their self-esteem is lowered. This, in turn, causes them to become more dependent and less willing to risk rejection or abandonment if they were to stand up for themselves by asserting their will, their opinions, or their needs. Men often defend themselves against hurt by putting up a wall of nonchalant indifference. This appearance of independence often adds to a woman's fear of rejection, causing her to want to reach out to achieve comfort and reconciliation. Giving in, taking the blame, and losing herself more in the relationship seem to be a small price to pay for the acceptance and love of her partner. As you can see, both extremes anger in and anger out-create potential problems. While neither sex is wrong in the way they deal with their anger, each could benefit from observing how the other sex copes with their anger. Most men, especially abusive ones, could benefit from learning to contain their anger more instead of automatically striking back, and could use the rather female ability to empathise with others and seek diplomatic resolutions to problems. Many women, on the other hand, could benefit from acknowledging their anger and giving themselves permission to act it out in constructive ways instead of automatically talking themselves out of it, blaming themselves, or allowing a man to blame them. Instead of giving in to keep the peace, it would be far healthier for most women to stand up for their needs, their opinions, and their beliefs.

Beverly Engel

I will, without hesitation, walk away from anything and anyone that threatens my peace or sense of self.

Izey Victoria Odiase

The notion of loving oneself has gotten an undeservedly bad rap, which goes something like this: self-love is narcissistic, selfish, self-indulgent, the supreme delusion of a runaway ego looking out for “number one.” In fact, just the opposite is true.

Sharon Salzberg

One of the hardest things was learning that I was worth recovery.

Demi Lovato

Your inner critic is that voice in your head that second-guesses your choices, doubts your abilities, judges your appearance, criticizes you at every turn, and tries to convince you that you are never good enough.

Susan C.Young

The voice of the inner critic is mean, unforgiving, punishing, and downright hurtful. When you allow it to run roughshod over your happiness and emotional well-being, it can wreak havoc on your peace of mind and leave you feeling anxious, fearful, and depleted.

Susan C.Young

Demoralizing self-talk leads to a self-destructive mindset, making everything in life more difficult. Not only that, how you feel about yourself oozes out of your pores and makes a bad impression on others.

Susan C.Young

We all can give in to our inner critic. I don’t know about you, but I would never allow anyone to speak to me the way I speak to myself! I wouldn’t be their friend!

Susan C.Young

If you wouldn’t want to hang out with someone who was constantly bashing you with a barrage of belittling insults, why would you allow them to live in your head?

Susan C.Young

You can take your power back and silence the criticism and lies NOW!

Susan C.Young

Notice what your inner critic is saying, and issue a cease and desist! Regain control. Resist, and refuse to listen.

Susan C.Young

I choose to live by choice, not by chance; to make changes, not excuses; to be motivated, not manipulated; to be useful, not used; to excel, not to compete. I choose self-esteem, not self-pity. I choose to listen to my inner voice, not the random opinion of others. I choose to be me.

Miranda Marrott

Expand!You are not small. Your Foremothers did not do what they did so you could occupy small!

Malebo Sephodi

It's a tiring game resenting the scars and the fearful memories.

Efrat Cybulkiewicz

Self esteem determines the height of your achievement.

Sravani Saha Nakhro

A good general rule is that self-esteem for its own sake turns out to be much worse than merely reinforcing unearned positive feelings about oneself. Not only does high self-esteem (especially when unearned) not increase “social responsibility”; it decreases it. The criminologist and sociologist Roy Baumeister, a professor of psychology at Florida State University who has spent a lifetime studying violent criminals, notes that the great majority of criminals have higher self-esteem than noncriminals. You need high self-esteem to think that rules apply to others but not to you.

Dennis Prager

The most important day is the day you decide you’re good enough for you. It’s the day you set yourself free.

Brittany Josephina

Where your soul meets your purpose is the azimuth known as your passion and from there you can plot points of inspiration and achievable goals.

Donavan Nelson Butler

If you want peace, stop labeling yourself. We all label ourselves at some point. We tell ourselves these traits that make us stand out. I am a patient person. I am smart. But what happens when we fail at being what we tell ourselves we are? What if I say something really stupid? Am I now a stupid person?These labels only stand to hurt us in the future. They make us doubt ourselves and they separate us from other people. When you label yourself, you, in turn, begin labeling others. Oh, that Jane, she is so rude. And now, as you have defined her in your mind, she is rude. Regardless of 'Jane's' future actions, she is rude.Labels set parameters on the world. They limit it when the world should be impossible to define and ever-changing.So, pause before you label.

Avina Celeste

Be nice to yourself... It's hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time.

Christine Arylo

Some of us are filled with a unique inner light. Others around us cease to exist because of it. The light opaques them. The outcome is, they will try everything in their power to tear it off, from you. Unless you accept their terms; to give up that uniqueness, forever.“Now, my question for you is: Are you a people pleaser or are you one of us?

Efrat Cybulkiewicz

You are the most important person in your life. Your relationship with yourself defines your relationships with every other person you encounter. Celebrate yourself and celebrate all.

Avina Celeste

Sometimes I have to act crazy to handle the crazies. Trying to be normal near the crazies makes me as crazy as them. The more I push reason and logic on them, the more they pervert it and use it against me, the angrier they make me feel. It's much easier to pretend they're ghosts talking to the wind, and ignore them as if they weren't really human. My mood improves, my self-esteem is better and I feel happier. On another hand, maybe I'm just being realistic here, because you can't really talk to the dead. That's what people without respect or empathy are; dead in the brain; just walking bodies without a soul.

Robin Sacredfire

If people spend years trying to prove that you are less than it's because you are more than enough and they feel threatened. You are more than people's opinions.

P.A. Bitez

With an objective eye, take an inventory of your successes and enlist the honest feedback of a trusted and respected mentor or peer. Chances are they see you in a better light than you see yourself!

Susan C.Young

Be mindful to love and appreciate yourself and become your own champion. This healthy and loving relationship will be felt when people meet you.

Susan C.Young

Become so strong and grounded in your own self that when someone walks out on you it is they who should regret not you.When someone leaves you at your weakest moment you feel that the sky has fallen on you. A feeling of being dumped after being used fills you; your very being cries out from deep within.That is the time you have to become strong- which you are. It is they who have been mean, broken your trust, shattered the faith you had in them and generally behaved like rats on a sinking ship. That’s when you should understand that you are no sinking ship but a properly grounded person, someone to whom everyone turns for help or advice and a lighthouse which has guided many ships during storms.Let them find out that you don’t break down so easily- you are made of much sterner stuff. It is they that have lost a good friend, an able guide, a reliable companion and a very strong person. It is they who should feel lost and at sea. Good riddance. Move on and shine bright.

Latika Teotia

Thinking little of yourself is not humility.

Nicky Verd

She woke up thin. She loved it when that happened.

Jolie Booth

Don’t fall into the trap of sacrificing your self-esteem for affection and acceptance. No matter what your size, you are a sexy goddess. Remember that.

Ashley Graham

Being healthy, balanced, and positive is key to making a positive first impression. How you feel about yourself sets the tone for how other people feel about you too.

Susan C.Young

The irony is that food gives me a sense of control, even though it makes me totally out of control. Food is something I can choose, order, have delivered. I sit down, eat, and feel really good in the moment. At its essence, food is nourishing. There is truth in that. The trick is understanding and respecting the line where it crosses over into something unhealthy.

Ashley Graham

The bond between food and me is like other relationships in my life: complicated, evolving, demanding, and in need of constant work. But together we’ve come so far, moving from my childhood obligation to clean my plate, to a mindless need to fill up, to a truly nourishing and pleasurable exchange. That’s the real reward.

Ashley Graham

When you fall into the gutter you tell yourself that you can climb out. Then you notice that you’re covered in filth but you still think that you can get out. But the smell seeps into your soul and is always there with you. All you need is someone else to look at you differently, talk to you like you’re someone that matters and extend a hand. Only then can you climb into the gutter.

Alex Avrio

It is not possible for others to keep us prisoners if we want to be free

Mimi Novic

Remember who you are. This creature wants to take it from you. Do not let him.

Jim Butcher

Passion trumps fear

Jen Sincero

A high self-esteem can quickly deteriorate into egotism, arrogance, and an over-confidence that can backfire and turn people off.

Susan C.Young

Your healthy self-esteem is one of the most significant and powerful drivers in your life. It drives your perceptions, attitudes, opinions, relationships, communications, and your decisions.

Susan C.Young

When you feel great about you, personal qualities radiate that make you more attractive and compelling to others.

Susan C.Young

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