Quotes about Self-esteem

When I come residence from an evening out with my honey and my make-up's just a little smudged. I have many moments when I really feel lovely. It's all about having that inside confidence.

Oftentimes nothing profits more than self-esteem grounded on what is just and right and well-managed.

Lord, if you can't make me thin, then make my friends look fat," humorist Erma Bombeck once prayed.

Sometimes you have to toot your own horn because nobody else is going to do it.

When I feel ashamed, it means I feel there isn't just something wrong with what I've done, there is something wrong with who I am. Shame is often a hidden emotion and it can be paralyzing in its power.

People who do not believe in themselves have trouble believing in others.

You shouldn't become too concerned about what others might think of you. You should be more concerned about what you think of yourself.

Think about a rubber band. It is totally useless unless it is stretched. When insecurity keeps us from stretching and growing, we end up with a life that is as unexciting and useless as a limp rubber band. Confidence

Work Through Your Insecurities:

If you worry about what other people think of you, it's because you have more confidence in their opinion than you have in your own.

I don't care what you think about me. I don't think about you at all.

I don't know why it is, exactly, but the people with the healthiest self-esteem are also the greatest at intimacy. I'm not talking about arrogant people. I'm talking about people who know they are both good and bad yet believe at the deepest level they are really good for people. It's a beautiful moment when somebody wakes up to this reality, when they realize God created them so other people could enjoy them, not just endure them.