No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor RooseveltWhat lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
Ralph Waldo EmersonAct as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
William JamesI am the miracle.
BuddhaIt is never too late to be what you might have been.
George EliotShe lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself.
Anais NinBecause one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
Lao TzuI think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.
Johnny DeppHumility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.
C. S. LewisSelf-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.
William ShakespeareWhen you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.
Oprah WinfreyLet nothing dim the light that shines from within.
Maya AngelouSuccess is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
Maya AngelouIf I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
Maya AngelouIt ain't what they call you it's what you answer to.
W. C. FieldsYou can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
BuddhaYou are your own best friend. Never ever, put yourself down.
Paulo CoelhoNever bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
Helen KellerLove yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
Lucille BallYou yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
BuddhaWho looks outside dreams, who looks inside awakes.
Carl JungThere are other measures of self-respect for a man than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThere can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.
Orison Swett MardenThe superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability, he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
ConfuciusEducation is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
Robert FrostA man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Mark TwainRemember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.
Eleanor RooseveltWith realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
Dalai LamaNever be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, define yourself.
Harvey FiersteinNothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
Thomas CarlyleI am not bound to please thee with my answer.
William ShakespeareI meant what I said, and I said what I meant.
Dr. SeussGive up a member to save a family, a family to save a village, a village to save a country, and the country to save yourself.
ChanakyaDon't forget to love yourself.
Soren KierkegaardAnd the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais NinHe who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
Benjamin FranklinTo establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.
Denis WaitleyNationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.
Eric HofferBe faithful to that which exists within yourself.
Andre GideThe great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness, as to earn peace and self-respect.
Thomas HuxleySelf-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors, they can be smelled.
Eric HofferA self-respecting nation is ready for anything including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war.
Simone WeilSelf-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
Samuel JohnsonTo love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
Oscar WildeI didn't have high self-esteem when I was a teen-ager as I think most teen-agers don't.
Alanis MorissetteThe bad man is continually at war with and in opposition to himself.
AristotleSelf-respect: the secure feeling that no one as yet is suspicious.
H. L. MenckenSmile, for everyone lacks self-confidence, and more than any other one thing, a smile reassures them.
Andre MauroisEvery new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.
Eric HofferWhatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.
Ralph Waldo EmersonHe who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.
Marcus AureliusYou are you. Now, isn’t that pleasant?
Dr. SeussI am a man more sinned against than sinning.
William ShakespearePeople who want the most approval get the least, and people who need approval the least get the most.
Wayne DyerDo we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
Abdul KalamHappiness belongs to the self-sufficient
AristotleIf you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.
Barbara de AngelisDrugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self esteem.
Kurt CobainNever be bullied into silence.
Harvey FiersteinOh God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable!
Angelina JolieI have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.
Lucille BallYour vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside dreams, who looks inside awakes.
Carl JungIn the book of Gaga, fame is in your heart, fame is there to comfort you, to bring you self-confidence and worth whenever you need it.
Lady GagaWhat lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
Henry David Thoreau