Self-esteem Quotes

Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize their cultural ancestors.

Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance.

So many comics have such low self-esteem.

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our "beauty" so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air.

I didn't want to go down any scarier path of low self-esteem than I was already on the track for. So during my second year of college I was like, 'I'm over it! I have to go see what this other thing called life is about!'

I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind - is usually more at ease, ready for more mental challenges. Once I get the physical stuff out of the way it always seems like I have more calmness and better self-esteem.

Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.

Oh, God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable!

To wake up in England and have the newspaper on your front door with a headline that says, 'Ozzie's Beach Whale of a Daughter,' doesn't really do much for your self-esteem at all.

Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled.

Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I'm with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.

I think family mealtime is really important. There's a lot of research that shows kids are going to do better in school and have more self-esteem if you can all sit down and eat together.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

High expectations weren't nurtured in my neck of nowhere back then - children weren't fawned over from an early age as 'gifted' and groomed for a prizewinning future; self-esteem was considered something you had to pick from the garden yourself.

Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.

No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from life's slings and arrows, and when death comes, we meet it alone.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.

I had low self-esteem. I just really wanted attention and love from somebody.

People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem.

Self-esteem comes from who you have in your life. How you were raised. What you struggled with as a child.

To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.

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