SELF-ESTEEM QUOTES
quotations about self-esteem
The difference between loving yourself and vanity is when you love yourself you forgive your imperfections, but when you're vain, you don't even know you have them.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT
attributed, Provocative and Contemplative Quotations: With author comments and observations
Our self esteem is influenced by our own accomplishments, but it's also influenced by the accomplishments of our group. So if we can latch on to groups that are successful, then we can feel better about ourselves.
JEFF LARSEN
"Why do UT fans bleed orange? The psychology of a die hard fan", Local 8, September 14, 2017
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.
SAM WALTON
attributed, The 101 Greatest Business Principles of All Time
The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
AYN RAND
The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.
CARL JUNG
attributed, The Little Zen Companion
Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.
LOUISE HART
The Winning Family
Livin' the life right out of a dream
Adding coal to the fire of my self-esteem
BAD 4 GOOD
"Curious Intentions"
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
attributed, Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady, Humanitarian, and World Citizen
Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.
MARTHA GELLHORN
Travels with Myself and Another: A Memoir
The thing about self-esteem is that it's often too easily affected by outside influences. A compliment here and it soars up to the sky. A criticism there and it plummets again. Like a rollercoaster, it goes up and down, up and down. We feel great, then we feel terrible, and round and round it goes. And herein lies the problem. When our self-esteem is easily swayed or changed by others, we are open to huge swings in how we feel about ourselves.... The degrees to which people's self-esteem rises and falls when they are appraised by others varies. Some people's rollercoasters have less high points and less dips; others' rollercoasters are constantly up and down, preventing them from having a true sense of themselves. We all need the straight bits, the in-between stages, the calm patches between the ups and downs. They let us catch our breath and build up a sense of ourselves. We then construct an identity that is not made up of what others think of us; an identity that is okay in its own skin--an identity that can weather a compliment or a criticism without it sending the rollercoaster hurtling up or down.
JANNAH WALSHE
"Can you take a compliment?", Mayo News, August 29, 2017
The best (only?) way to possess self confidence and self esteem is to do the right thing.
ROBIN GREEN
"Pay attention", Cleveland Jewish News, September 1, 2017
Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.
IYANLA VANZANT
attributed, 1001 Pearls of Wisdom to Build Confidence: Advice and Guidance to Inspire
Simply put, self-esteem is an overall evaluation of yourself. In any given moment, if I believe that I am a good person and am performing well, I will have high self-esteem. If I feel I've fallen short compared to what I could do or what others around me are doing, I will experience low self-esteem. We move through our days vacillating in response to how we are judging ourselves and how we are stacking up against others.
LEAH WEISS
"BeWell talks to GSB's Leah Weiss about self-compassion", Stanford News, August 31, 2017
The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.
MARK TWAIN
attributed, Quotes to Remember
The simple fact is, given the same IQ and same opportunities, the person with high self-esteem enjoys more success than the person with low self-esteem. High self-esteem makes people keep trying. Low self-esteem causes people to not even try. After all, they aren't good enough.
JOHN R. CHILDRESS
"Procrastination and Success in Life and Business", ATD, August 30, 2017
Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when we suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing the truth, we have spoken it.
ALFRED WHITNEY GRISWOLD
Address at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, June 9, 1957
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.
MAXWELL MALTZ
attributed, 1001 Pearls of Wisdom to Build Confidence: Advice and Guidance to Inspire
One of the best springs of generous and worthy actions, is having generous and worthy thoughts of ourselves: whoever has a mean opinion of the dignity of his nature will act in no higher a rank than he has allotted himself in his own estimation.
JOSEPH ADDISON
The Spectator, October 31, 1711
I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt, not that fancy store-bought dirt ... I can't compete with that stuff.
MOE SZYSLAK
"Team Homer", The Simpsons
You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
attributed, 1001 Pearls of Wisdom to Build Confidence: Advice and Guidance to Inspire