Self Esteem Quotes - Page 7

It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.

Self-esteem is like a difficult-to-cultivate flower. It requires frequent nurturing that occurs when you keep your word and follow through on your promises.

If you don't believe inside yourself that you can learn a lot, nobody's ever going to do that for you. Nobody's ever gonna give you self drive. Nobody's ever gonna give you self esteem. Nobody's ever gonna give you your self worth. You have to set it for yourself.

Surfing frees everything up, it's just the best soul fix. Life should be stress-free, and that's what surfing is all about. It's something you do in your sleep, with your eyes closed; it's something you'll constantly embrace and be passionate about, and whatever it takes, you're gonna do it, because nothing else in the world can give you that kind of self-esteem.

Just trying to do something - just being there, showing up - is how we get braver. Self-esteem is about doing.

If you have to maintain self-esteem by pulling down the standing of others, you are extraordinarily unfortunate.

The more you depend on forces outside yourself, the more you are dominated by them.

When you feel good about yourself, others will feel good about you, too.

Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce

Be yourself. If you water yourself down to please people or to fit in or to not offend anyone, you lose the power, the passion, the freedom and the joy of being uniquely you. It's much easier to love yourself when you are being yourself.

To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness.

When you express "purity" which is the truth about yourself, you feel a love for yourself that is expressed by self-respect, self-esteem, and self-confidence!

It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!

Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so.

Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

When you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.

All violence is an attempt to replace shame with self-esteem.

Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.

The surgeons' market is imaginary, since there is nothing wrong with women's faces or bodies that social change won't cure; so the surgeons depend for their income on warping female self-perception and multiplying female self-hatred.

A woman should always be more concerned with standing up for what is right than making sure everyone 'likes' her.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

Self-esteem is different than conceit. Conceit is the weirdest disease in the world. It makes everyone sick except the one who has it.

Who you are is of greater importance than what you do.

Repect yourself... The rest will follow.

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.