Esteem Quotes - Page 14

• ...true self-esteem comes from competence, not the other way around.

  Susan Cain

  Self Esteem, Way, True Self

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• Even the wealthiest professional woman can be "brought down" by being in a relationship where she longs to be loved and is consistently lied to. To the degree that she trusts her male companion, lying and other forms of betrayal will most likely shatter her self-confidence and self-esteem.

  Bell Hooks

  Betrayal, Self Esteem, Lying

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• For although a man is judged by his actions, by what he has said and done, a man judges himself by what he is willing to do, by what he might have said, or might have done—a judgment that is necessarily hampered, not only by the scope and limits of his imagination, but by the ever-changing measure of his doubt and self-esteem.

  Eleanor Catton

  Self Esteem, Men, Imagination

  "The Luminaries". Book by Eleanor Catton, 2013.

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• You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being - not because anybody says so, not because you're successful, not because you make a lot of money - but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason.

  Wayne Dyer

  Happiness, Karma, Wisdom

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• Greatness exists like an ocean within you. Why do you want to act like a fish out of water, wriggling on the sand under the scorching sun? Look! The water is just one millimeter away! Jump in!

  Gurumayi Chidvilasananda

  Self Esteem, Ocean, Greatness

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• At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

  Laozi

  Life, Spiritual, Self Esteem

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• Limitless like the ocean are your excellent qualities.

  Dalai Lama

  Self Esteem, Ocean, Quality

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• For my part, I sincerely esteem the Constitution, a system which without the finger of God, never could have been suggested and agreed upon by such a diversity of interests.

  Alexander Hamilton

  4th Of July, Diversity, Constitution

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• Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.

  Brian Tracy

  Motivational, Positive, Confidence

  Brian Tracy (1998). “The Gift of Self-Confidence”, p.5, Jaico Publishing House

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• When you feel good about yourself, others will feel good about you, too.

  Jake Steinfeld

  Self Esteem, Love Yourself, Self Worth

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• 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.

  Phil Mickelson

  Self Esteem, Play, Careers

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• I used to be self conscious about my height, but then I thought, f*** that, I'm Harry Potter.

  Daniel Radcliffe

  Self Esteem, Potters, Height

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• Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken.

  Ben Moody

  Self Esteem, Broken, Trying

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• The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.

  Andre Malraux

  Self Esteem, Hell, Despise

  "Man's Fate". Book by André Malraux, 1933.

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• Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Self Esteem, Essence, Psychics

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• All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Self Esteem, Years, Feelings

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• In every aspect of our lives, we are always asking ourselves, How am I of value? What is my worth? Yet I believe that worthiness is our birthright.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Self Esteem, Believe, Individuality

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• What we're all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Spiritual, Self Esteem, Brotherhood

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• Believe in yourself and what you feel. Your power will come from that.

  Melissa Etheridge

  Self Esteem, Believe, Self Respect

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• People with high self esteem are risk takers, but more importantly, they are achievers.

  Rick Pitino

  Self Esteem, People, Self Respect

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• As a youth, I hated myself for not being good enough. All my inadequacies and failures, not being kind enough, generous or understanding enough, would assail me at night. It became a habit to be guilty and self castigating, not liking myself because I was unworthy... I really tortured myself.

  Mira Sorvino

  Self Esteem, Night, Self Respect

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• I have a lot of confidence, but little Self-Esteem. This has given me a tremendous creative spark because it forced me to keep proving myself.

  Neil Diamond

  Self Esteem, Creative, Self Respect

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• When one is a stranger to oneself, then one is estranged from others, too.

  Anne Morrow Lindbergh

  Self Esteem, Self Respect, Stranger

  Anne Morrow Lindbergh (2002). “Wisdom from Gift from the Sea”, p.24, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

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• If I am not I, who will be?

  Henry David Thoreau

  Self Esteem, Self Respect, Ifs

  Henry David Thoreau (2016). “A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers”, p.110, Xist Publishing

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

  Florynce Kennedy

  Self Esteem, People, Self Respect

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