Esteem Quotes - Page 15

• 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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• Take your work seriously, but never yourself.

  Margot Fonteyn

  Women, Self Esteem, Self Respect

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Love yourself. Respect yourself. Never sell yourself short. Believe in yourself regardless of what people think. You can accomplish anything, absolutely anything, if you set your mind to it.

  Marcus Allen

  Inspirational, Self Esteem, Believe

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• All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

  Thomas Browne

  Bullying, Self Esteem, Self Respect

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• The ultimate mystery is one's own self.

  Sammy Davis, Jr.

  Self Esteem, Self Respect, Mystery

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• I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don't tell me I can't do something. Don't tell me it's impossible. Don't tell me I'm not the greatest. I'm the double greatest.

  Muhammad Ali

  Self Esteem, Self Respect, Purpose

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• Should we say the self, once perceived, becomes the soul?

  Theodore Roethke

  Self Esteem, Self Respect, Soul

  Theodore Roethke, Carolyn Kizer (2013). “On Poetry and Craft: Selected Prose”, p.37, Copper Canyon Press

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• Embrace and love all of yourself - past, present, and future. Forgive yourself quickly and as often as necessary. Encourage yourself. Tell yourself good things about yourself.

  Melody Beattie

  Self Esteem, Past, Self Respect

  Melody Beattie (2013). “Melody Beattie 4 Title Bundle: Codependent No More and 3 Other Best Sellers by Melody Beattie: A collection of four Melody Beattie best sellers”, Hazelden Publishing

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• I wish that I was where I am.

  Gertrude Stein

  Self Esteem, Self Respect, Wish

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• There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun.

  Thomas Merton

  Self Esteem, People, Shining

  Thomas Merton (2009). “Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander”, p.155, Image

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• There is a Hindu myth about the Self or God of the universe who sees life as a form of play. But since the Self is what there is and all that there is and thus has no one separate to play with, he plays the cosmic game of hide-and-seek with himself. He takes on the roles and masks of individual people such as you and I and thus becomes involved in exciting and terrifying adventures, all the time forgetting who he really is.

  Reginald Horace Blyth

  Dream, Self Esteem, True Identity

  "Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth".

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• I am my own heaven and hell!

  Friedrich Schiller

  Self Esteem, Self Respect, Heaven

  Robert David MacDonald, Friedrich Schiller (2005). “Schiller: Volume One”, p.140, Oberon Books

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• Everything starts with yourself-with you making up your mind about what you're going to do with your life.

  Tony Dorsett

  Self Esteem, Self Respect, Mind

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• Each person is a V.S.P. (a Very Special Person) because we are each created in the image of God.

  Desmond Tutu

  Self Esteem, Self Respect, Special

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• How would your life change if your self-esteem improved?

  Caroline Myss

  Self Esteem, Life Changing, Self Respect

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• To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything.

  Joan Didion

  Confidence, Self Esteem, Self Respect

  FaceBook post by Joan Didion from Nov 10, 2013

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• Don't let anything morph you or push you around or have you be something you're not.

  Christina Aguilera

  Self Esteem

  "Christina Aguilera Tells Justin Bieber: Step Away From The Spotlight" by Madison Vanderberg, www.obsev.com. March 21, 2013.

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• The clearer the rules and the limits enforced by parents, the higher the child's self-esteem. The more freedom the child had, the lower his self-esteem.

  Martin Seligman

  Children, Self Esteem, Parent

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• The higher our self-esteem, the stronger the drive to express ourselves, reflecting the sense of richness within. The lower our self-esteem, the more urgent the need to "prove" ourselves or to forget ourselves by living mechanically and unconsciously.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self Esteem, Stronger, Needs

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “A Woman's Self-Esteem: Struggles and Triumphs in the Search for Identity”, Jossey-Bass

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• Self-justification, therefore, is not only about protecting high self-esteem; it's also about protecting low self-esteem if that is how a person sees himself.

  Elliot Aronson

  Self Esteem, Lows, Self Justification

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• There is a direct relationship between self-discipline and self-esteem.

  Brian Tracy

  Self Esteem, Discipline, Direct

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• Action will destroy your procrastination.

  Og Mandino

  Clever, Self Esteem, Procrastination

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