Quotes about Self-worth

Roses do not take beauty advice from weeds.

Your original self is worth more than your imitation of someone else.

Remember, you are special because I made you. And I don't make mistakes.

There is a place in you that you must keep inviolate, a place that you must keep clean. A place where you say to any intruder, "Back up, don't you know I'm a child of God."

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me.

We Are Lovable Even if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay.

We don't have to take other people's behaviors as reflections of our self-worth. We don't have to be embarrassed if someone we love chooses to behave inappropriately. It's normal to react that way, but we don't have to continue to feel embarrassed and less than if someone else continues to behave inappropriately. Each person is responsible for his or her behavior.

I mean all this focus on how we look on the outside. It's just all wrong

He also sees the good qualities in your life and the willingness in your spirit—even more than you can see them yourself. We try to obey God but stumble outwardly. By doing this, we mirror what Samuel did when he was anointing David; we look at the outward appearance. When we stumble, we feel as if we are total hypocrites, and then we want to quit. God sees us fall, but He also sees the cry in our hearts to obey Him and succeed. Many times this truth has given me the courage to go on.

Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn't choose it and I don't want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free man -- it means "Beloved of God" -- and I insist people use it in speaking of and to me.

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.