Quotes about self-esteem
self-esteem kids rejection
Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are. Angela Cartwright
self-esteem father parent
I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best all-around student. Afterwards my father said to me, 'Never, ever disgrace me like that again.' When I tell my Western friends, they are aghast. But I adore my father. It didn't knock my self-esteem at all. Amy Chua
self-esteem believe dark
People who believe that they are going to be excommunicated and shamed, or whatever other dark things may happen to them, are much less likely to enter open, loving relationships. And they are also much less likely to have the self-esteem that is required to be monogamous and loving. And in consequence, they are much less likely to create families. Andrew Solomon
self-esteem hell force
The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell. Andre Malraux
self-esteem men office
What men call friendship is only social intercourse, an exchange of favours and good offices; it comes down to a commercial dealing in which self-esteem always expects to profit. Andre Maurois
self-esteem appreciate insolence
We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence. Andre Maurois
self-esteem ego appraisal
self-esteem, n. An erroneous appraisal. Ambrose Bierce
self-esteem men demand
Demands for equality for women are threats to men's self-esteem and sense of sexual turf. Alice S. Rossi
self-esteem literature week
Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week. Alice Walker
self-esteem long please
We can never do the right thing as long as we are out to please someone else. Alice Miller
self-esteem pride achievement
The false pride of perennial celebration, of wearing flag lapel pins while betraying the values that the flag stands for, is like the self-esteem curriculum for toddlers, where everything is praised and no achievement ultimately has meaning. Anne-Marie Slaughter
self-esteem stranger esteem
When one is a stranger to oneself, then one is estranged from others, too. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
self-esteem narcissism middle
I can never tell what I'm doing when I'm in the middle of publication because I have no confidence. I have terrible self-esteem, along with boundless narcissism. Anne Lamott
self-esteem humility ego
I have a giant ego and terrible self-esteem, so I need to hit the re-set button fairly regularly - to get into presence, and humility, and being right-sized. Anne Lamott
self-esteem helping esteem
The gods help them who help themselves. Aesop
self-esteem past thinking
I just think that whole culture of hatred, and also feeling like it's your right to judge people when you don't know them, is really f***ed up. So I'm pleased I experienced that side of it, so I can learn to be a better person on the other side of it. I'm sure in the past I've been judgmental too ... Self esteem, that's something you've got to work on yourself. I know for me it's different day to day. Alexa Chung
self-esteem mirrors looks
I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself. Drew Barrymore
self-esteem ideas goal
The Black family of the future will foster our liberation, enhance our self-esteem, and shape our ideas and goals. Dorothy Height
self-esteem important scope
You're as good as anyone else is, if you're good. You're no less important than anyone else is in the grand scope of things. Donny Osmond
self-esteem believe talking
I don't know why it is, exactly, but the people with the healthiest self-esteem, are also the greatest at intimacy. I'm not talking about arrogant people. I'm talking about people who know they are both good and bad yet believe at the deepest level they are really good for people. Donald Miller
self-esteem self-confidence men
Who has magnificent self-confidence And fears nothing that exists? The man who has attained to truth And lives free of error. Dalai Lama
self-esteem others-opinions identity
If we choose an external marker as the measure of our inner worth, whether it is the amount of money we make, or others' opinion of us, or the success of some project we're involved in, sooner or later we're bound to be battered by life's inevitable changes. After all, money comes and goes, and thus is an unstable source of self-esteem, an unreliable foundation upon which to build our identity. Dalai Lama
self-esteem self-confidence important
With the realization of ones own potential and self-confidence in ones ability, one can build a better world. According to my own experience, self-confidence is very important. That sort of confidence is not a blind one; it is an awareness of ones own potential. On that basis, human beings can transform themselves by increasing the good qualities and reducing the negative qualities. Dalai Lama
self-esteem ocean quality
Limitless like the ocean are your excellent qualities. Dalai Lama
self-esteem special god-image
Each person is a V.S.P. (a Very Special Person) because we are each created in the image of God. Desmond Tutu
self-esteem silly math
I noticed there were so many people, especially women, who would come up to me having recognized me from TV and say, 'I heard you were a math person, why math? Oh my gosh, I could never do math!' I could just see their self-esteem crumbling; I thought that was silly, so I wanted to make math more friendly and accessible. Danica McKellar
self-esteem people life-is
You know, life is not one in which you just get to choose the things every day that come easily to you. And it's also true - and this is the self-esteem problem - you learn that there are people who are better at things than you are. Condoleezza Rice
self-esteem achievement black
Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise. Condoleezza Rice
self-esteem love-yourself able
You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others. Cornel West
self-esteem knowing purpose
I attribute my ability to maintain cool to God, self-esteem, and knowing my purpose in life. It can't be based on anything material or external. Common
self-esteem self weight
I've never disliked myself, and my weight has had nothing to do with my self-esteem. Dawn French
self-esteem issues female
Self-awareness and self-esteem. Those aren't female issues, those are human issues. Curtis Hanson
self-esteem bigs belittle
Don't belittle yourself. Be BIG yourself. Corita Kent