Self-esteem Quotes

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

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

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

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

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

Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They're no good at all.

Demands for equality for women are threats to men's self-esteem and sense of sexual turf.

Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.

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

I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent.

It seems to be a common denominator with a lot of comics, this low self-esteem thing.

I suffer the terrible disease of low self-esteem.

I like to work. The self-esteem and satisfaction that I get from working makes me a better person, which makes me a better mom. I feel lucky because I have the luxury of working only one or two days a week.

Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem.

I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.

I had low self-esteem.

Sticking to a diet required me to have a permanently low self-esteem. But happily, I developed other skills beyond a fluctuating weight, eventually building up a different source of self-worth.

When you lose your hair, it has an impact on confidence and your overall self-esteem whether it affects your career or your love life.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge.

I'm very comfortable as a singer. In fact, I think it's more - I identified my self-esteem, my self more in those ways when I was growing up. I really - it was kind of my calling card as a kid.

It's very validating when you are new in the industry to get awards. It boosts your self-esteem.

When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem.

I was doing a children's book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted to shed the shame I'd been feeling - and maybe make it easier for women my age who had probably felt bad about themselves.

Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.

I don't have any terrific self-esteem issues but I do sometimes realise I've been too lucky and that I'm over-praised. It makes me nervous. I have this sense of being overrated.

I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you're not the best, so you should work a little harder.

We all know that girls who compete in sports perform better in school, are physically healthier and have a stronger self-esteem.

Experts say that if children can't read by the end of the fifth grade, they lose self-confidence and self-esteem, making them more likely to enter the juvenile justice system.

Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce.