Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carl Rogers

If I were to search for the central core of difficulty in people as I have come to know them, it is that in the great majority of cases they despise themselves, regarding themselves as worthless and unlovable.

Carl Sagan

Whenever our ethnic or national prejudices are aroused, in times of scarcity, during challenges to national self esteem or nerve, when we agonize about our diminished cosmic place and purpose, or when fanaticism is bubbling up around us - then, habits of thought familiar from ages past reach for the controls.

Robert Johnson

Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.

Kimberly Elise

Self-esteem is such a challenging issue for young women.

Diane von Furstenberg

Don't be afraid of your own strength.

David D. Burns

Negative thinking patterns can be immensely deceptive and persuasive, and change is rarely easy. But with patience and persistence, I believe that nearly all individuals suffering from depression can improve and experience a sense of joy and self-esteem once again.

David D. Burns

You don't have to do anything especially worthy to create or deserve self-esteem; all you have to do is turn off that critical, haranguing, inner voice.

David D. Burns

If you're self-compassionate, you'll tend to have higher self-esteem than if you're endlessly self-critical. And like high self-esteem - self-compassion is associated with significantly less anxiety and depression, as well as more happiness, optimism, and positive emotions.

David Suchet

I love seeing my characters big up there and I would have liked to have reached a different public in movies from my television public. There's still a part of me that wishes that my character range could be seen on the big screen. Rather, as Rod Steiger was, because he was a big influence on me - about becoming other people and not worrying about your own glory or self esteem but sacrificing yourself to become somebody else.

Byron Katie

Low self-esteem is not possible when you understand the nature of everything. Depression is not possible. The universe is absolutely friendly.

Charles Caleb Colton

We are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves; it is civil war.

Alanis Morissette

I didn't have high self-esteem when I was a teen-ager, as I think most teen-agers don't.

Alan Watts

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

Cheryl Richardson

A high quality life starts with a high quality you!

Cheryl Richardson

When you trust and act on your intuition, you increase your self-esteem, build trust in yourself and experience a profound sense of security that no relationship or amount of money will ever give you.

Cheryl Richardson

You have deep within you the power to fulfill your highest vision of your life. To engage this power you must develop a solid personal relationship with yourself. By doing so, you'll tap into a wealth of inner strength that will allow you to take the necessary actions that build confidence and self-esteem. When you learn to stop hiding your power and use fear to your advantage, you'll become less attached to what others want for you and more attached to what you want for yourself. As this shift occurs, you'll naturally begin to lead a more authentic and passionate life.

Cheri Huber

The voice inside your head is not the voice of god. It just sounds like it thinks it is.

Audre Lorde

Who I am is what fulfills me and fulfills the vision I have of the world.

Arnold J. Toynbee

Human dignity can be achieved only in the field of ethics, and ethical achievement is measured by the degree in which our actions are governed by compassion and love, not by greed and aggressiveness.

Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant.

Cat Deeley

I understand how important hair is to a woman's self-esteem and confidence.

Bindi Irwin

You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Bill Watterson

So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they're already met?

Bette Midler

Self-esteem is something you have to earn!

Bette Midler

Self-esteem is something you have to earn! The only way to achieve self-esteem is to work hard. People have an obligation to live up to their potential.

Charles Wesley

How few young men realize that their success in life depends more upon what they are than upon what they know. It is self-esteem that has brought the race this far.

Bill Rancic

When you lose your hair, it has an impact on confidence and your overall self-esteem whether it affects your career or your love life.

Bryant H. McGill

Criticism is no threat to your self-esteem or identity, but rather informs you.

Catherine Ponder

We should praise the qualities we would like to see in others, declare that others possess them already, and then watch how quickly these persons will respond.

Al Yankovic

I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.

Eckhart Tolle

In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.

Britney Spears

So many people have asked me how I could possibly be a role model and dress like a tramp and get implants... all I have to say is that self-esteem is how you look at yourself and I feel good enough about myself so wear that kind of clothing... the breast implant issue has nothing to do with that...

Ben Moody

Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken...