Famous Quotes & Sayings

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Be an artist at whatever you do. Even if you are a street sweeper, be the Michelangelo of street sweepers.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves.

Mark Victor Hansen

Whoever has the most energy wins. Energy gives one confidence, power, self-esteem and new possibilities.

Naomi Campbell

Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue... and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem and loneliness.

Mitt Romney

People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem.

Publilius Syrus

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

Lev Grossman

Though the funny thing about never being asked for anything is that after a while you start to feel like maybe you don’t have anything worth giving.

L. Neil Smith

Socialism is, among other things, the political habitat of low self-esteem, incompetence, self-loathing, and a willingness to steal - or have stolen for you what you are unable or unwilling to work for. Socialism is a philosophy fit only for slugs, leaches, and mosquitoes.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Who would not want an illness that has among its symptoms elevated and expansive mood, inflated self-esteem, abundance of energy, less need for sleep, intensified sexuality, and- most germane to our argument here-"sharpened and unusually creative thinking" and "increased productivity"?

Oprah Winfrey

True self-esteem is realizing that you are valuable because you were born. No matter where you came from, what color your skin is, what people say about your family or what mean things people may have done to you, because you were born, you are important and you matter.

Oprah Winfrey

In every aspect of our lives, we are always asking ourselves, How am I of value? What is my worth? Yet I believe that worthiness is our birthright.

Oprah Winfrey

All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.

Oprah Winfrey

Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.

Oprah Winfrey

It's up to each of us to get very still and say, 'This is who I am.' No one else defines your life. Only you do.

Oprah Winfrey

What we're all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.

Margaret Atwood

You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you

Marcel Pagnol

The most difficult secret for a man to keep is the opinion he has of himself.

Kelly Clarkson

Never take advice from someone you wouldn't trade places with.

Kathy Ireland

If we get our self-esteem from superficial places, from our popularity, appearance, business success, financial situation, health, any of these, we will be disappointed, because no one can guarantee that we'll have them tomorrow.

Elizabeth Taylor

I don't entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I'm me. God knows, I'm me.

Ashley Judd

I do not want to give my power, my self-esteem, or my autonomy, to any person, place, or thing outside myself. [...] The only thing that matters is how I feel about myself, my personal integrity, and my relationship with my Creator.

Ashley Judd

Self care isn't selfish. It's self esteem.

Kimberly Elise

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

Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.

Samuel Johnson

He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

Aberjhani

You are the hybrids of golden worlds and ages splendidly conceived.

Aberjhani

Dare to love yourself

Aberjhani

Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.

Agatha Christie

You agree - I'm sure you agree that beauty is the only thing worth living for.

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.

Jane Haddam

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect... and no.

Harvey Mackay

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.

Neale Donald Walsch

So long as you are still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.