Quotes about Self-worth
I took it for granted that there must be a few men left in the world who had that kind of strength. I assumed that those men would also be looking for women with principle. I did not want to be among the marked-down goods on the bargain table, cheap because they'd been pawed over. Crowds collect there. It is only the few who will pay full price. You get what you pay for.
— Elisabeth Elliot
Women still dream and hope, pin their emotions on some man who doesn't reciprocate, and end up in confusion.
— Elisabeth Elliot
When we view ourselves through the lens of God's Word, we better understand God's love for us and the worth we have in His eyes.
— Elizabeth George
We must pay a price if we are to become priceless.
— Elizabeth George
Resolve never to criticize or downgrade yourself, but instead rejoice that you are fearfully and wonderfully made.
— Elizabeth George
Many feel discouraged because they have not measured up to their potential.
— Joseph Wirthlin
I am content that the work that I've done is wonderful.
— Angela Bassett
I'm very secure about my talents and about who I am.
— Dolly Parton
everyone has, to some degree, a subconscious belief in their own worthlessness. Narcissists have the same feelings, but instead of acknowledging them, they cover them up with a delusional denial of all wrongdoing.
— Richard Paul Evans
We live in a world that's always making us work for love. It's cause and effect. That's the story of my childhood. If I can be good enough, maybe my mother will love me.
— Richard Paul Evans
He didn't understand that one person's love is better than a thousand people's approval.
— Richard Paul Evans
Until we learn to love others as ourselves, it's difficult to blame broken people who desperately try to affirm themselves when no one else will.
— Fr. Richard Rohr