Self Esteem Quotes - Page 29

Some think the only way to get even, to get attention or advantage, or to win is to bash people. This kind of behavior is never appropriate. Oftentimes character and reputation and almost always self-esteem are destroyed under the hammer of this vicious practice.

All amateur travellers have experienced horror journeys, long or short, sooner or later, one way or another. As a student of disaster, I note that we react alike to our tribulations: frayed and bitter at the time, proud afterwards. Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.

Fear of punishment diminishes self-esteem and goodwill.

Once you are real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.

I felt very awkward and out of place in school. Not popular, not attractive, not special in any way and I was longing for love and approval from someone.

Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives.

Growing up means leaving home and becoming a self supporting adult. I think this the hardest task any human being hast to face.

The foundation for our self-image is grounded in the first three years of life. It comes from our major caretaker's mirroring.

Fear of success is far more dangerous than fear of failure, because the subconscious mind works to prevent that which it fears. People may fear success because of low self-esteem and feeling of not deserving it; because it will increase what others expect of them. Fear of success shows up as anxiety, indecision, avoidance, procrastination or acceptance of mediocrity.

I think self-esteem is fluid. It's not a fixed state, and so some days are better than others.

But inwardly we are as corrupt as the person who sits in an office and plans war-because, we want to be somebody in the family, in a group, in society, in the nation.

We all place ourselves at various levels, and we are constantly falling from these heights. It is the falls we are ashamed of. Self-esteem is the cause of our shame, of our fall. It is this self-esteem that must be understood, and not the fall.

Build your self-esteem by recalling all the ways you have succeeded and your brain will be filled with images of you making your achievements happen again and again. Give yourself permission to toot your own horn and don't wait for anyone to praise you.

I don't want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.

Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem.

Most people with low self-esteem have earned it.

One does not hate so long as one continues to rate low, but only when one has come to rate equal or higher.

I never stop to wonder why I'm not like other people. They mystery to me is why more people aren't like me.

The Universe is responding to who you FEEL you are.

We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem: we undergo a test, we have to prove ourselves.

I'll be a fool or a wiseman, my darling, you hold the key. Anyway you want me, that's how I will be.

I don't entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I'm me. God knows, I'm me.

I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.

When you are in the grips of low self-esteem, it’s painful, and it certainly doesn’t feel like pride. But I believe that this is the dark, quieter side of pride — thwarted pride.

Individuals with a good self esteem can accept or reject the opinions of others, but never depend on them for their sense of worthiness.