Sometimes self-esteem quotes are just what you need to cheer you up when you’re down
What better way could there be to begin our selection of self-esteem quotes, than with this observation from the well known American journalist, Gloria Steinem:
“Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.”
So, what is the actual definition of self-esteem?
Nathaniel Brandon, a Canadian psychotherapist, called it: “The sum of self-confidence and self-respect.”
In other words, it is the feeling of self-worth that a person has for his, or her, self. It covers emotions, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame.
Having positive self-esteem is what enables us to best cope with life’s challenges.
The Life Daily team is always seeking ways to help improve the quality of your life. These 20 self-esteem quotes are our way of helping you to overcome another day of inner doubts.
Just take a few moments to browse our selection.
We guarantee you’ll feel all the better for it.
1. Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
Marilyn Monroe
2. The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
Ayn Rand
3. Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.
Steven Winterburn
4. Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.
M. Scott Peck
5. Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?
Brigham Young
6. Don’t try to fix me, I’m not broken…
Evanescence
7. You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.
Diane Von Furstenberg
8. Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself.
Anthony Trollope
9. God did not create you to fail!
Tommy Coletta
10. When I loved myself enough, I no longer needed things or people to make me feel safe.
Kim McMillen
11. Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow – with gold at both ends.
Aberjhani
12. Healthy emotions come in all sizes. Healthy minds come in all sizes. And healthy bodies come in all sizes.
Cheri K. Erdman
13.The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.
Mark Twain
14. Our own self-esteem is something we can actually twist in whatever way we want.
Stephen Richards
15. The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.
André Malraux
16. You don’t have to be like anyone else. You just need to learn more about your own creative self and start blooming.
Deborah Day
17. People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.
Dan Pearce
18. 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.
Elizabeth Taylor
19. I don’t care who you are I know who I am.
Sandra Cameroun
20. Self respect, self worth and self love, all start with self. Stop looking outside of yourself for your value.
Rob Liano
So, there you have it. We hope you found some words of comfort and inspiration in our 20 self-esteem quotes, and that we helped you to understand better the person you really are – or, maybe, would like to be!
