Self Esteem Quotes - Page 12

The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.

We are all starved for the glory of God, not self. No one goes to the Grand Canyon to increase self-esteem. Why do we go? Because there is greater healing for the soul in beholding splendor than there is in beholding self.

The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great opportunity for people to participate in sports who normally wouldn't.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves.

Don't belittle yourself. Be BIG yourself.

I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.

A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror.

You know, I'll always be your slave 'til I'm buried, buried in my grave.

Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It's a grain. It's like grits, but with high self-esteem.

Only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

Only the truth of who you are, if realized, will set you free.

You are living in a time when opportunities for self-empowerment, expanded awareness and spiritual growth appear to be unlimited.

Just as we're always told that schoolyard bullies are actually deeply insecure, liberals rationalize their own ferocious behavior by claiming to have been wounded somehow. What about the little guy our poor, insecure bully is beating the living daylights out of? How's his self-esteem coming along? That is the essence of liberals: They viciously attack everyone else, while wailing that they are the victims.

The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.

Philosophy would do well to desist from issuing any further injunctions about the need to re-establish the meaningfulness of existence, the purposefulness of life, or mend the shattered concord between man and nature. It should strive to be more than a sop to the pathetic twinge of human self-esteem. Nihilism is not an existential quandary but a speculative opportunity.

I'm not sure if resilience is ever achieved alone. Experience allows us to learn from example. But if we have someone who loves us-I don't mean who indulges us, but who loves us enough to be on our side-then it's easier to grow resilience, to grow belief in self, to grow self-esteem. And it's self-esteem that allows a person to stand up.

No matter how fast I run, I can't get away from me.

Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life.

You are not mature if you have a high esteem of yourself. He who boasts in himself is but a babe in Christ, if indeed he be in Christ at all. Young Christians may think much of themselves. Growing Christians think themselves nothing. Mature Christians know that they are less than nothing. The more holy we are, the more we mourn our infirmities, and the humbler is our estimate of ourselves.

Action is a high road to self-confidence and esteem. Where it is open, all energies flow toward it. It comes readily to most people, and its rewards are tangible.

Be YOU. Don't be someone else. YOU are a unique individual. Be proud... rock it loud.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.