The moment you blame life for who you are is that very moment you ignore your talents and inner abilities to change the world.

One of the great self-deceptions–and one of the great foolishnesses–is to tell yourself, Only I will know. Only you will know that you are a liar; only you will know you deal unethically with people...

May you find renewed energy, courage and hope to pursue new adventures.

Once Ed said to me, “For a very long time I didn’t like myself.” It was not said in self-pity but simply as an unfortunate fact. “It was a very difficult time,” he said, “and...

Showing your true self sometimes don’t give you any benefit, but at least you do honest to your self and God.

We live in a world where there is such a clear definition of what a girl should be that it takes almost no effort at all to completely hate ourselves.

The best thing parents can do for their children is allow them to be who they were born to be.

surround yourself with people who are better than you,” and I was now living that mantra.

Consumer culture is best supported by markets made up of sexual clones, men who want objects and women who want to be objects, and the object desired ever-changing, disposable, and dictated by the market. The...

I refuse to let the standards of evil people chip away at my capacity for integrity.

Stop believing the false hope that “if it’s meant to be” it will happen. If that were true, everyone would be content, wealthy, fit and have great relationships. You must plan, act, persevere, make better...

YOU MATTER- “if you forgive yourself then you can forgive others, if you control yourself then you can control others, if you understand yourself then you can understand others, if you love yourself then you...

Appreciate the things and people in your life while remaining independent of them. Give thanks for them, but realize that they do not complete you. Only you can complete you.

You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life!

In her experience, groups of friends like that just didn’t open up to include underage, undersized geeks like her. They hadn’t sounded mean, they just sounded — self-confident. Something she wasn’t.

Each person has got a voice inside them. Communicate with it and take hold of it. Do not let it push and shove you around – you are its master!

When it comes to your self-esteem, it is best not to value the opinions of deluded psychopaths.

The people that truly love us in life don’t fight for us to remain a doormat for others.

My dear Watson,” said [Sherlock Holmes], “I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one’s self is...

Ükski isik ega ükski situatsioon ei saa teid sundida midagi tundma, üksnes viis, kuidas te mingist situatsioonist mõtlete, paneb teid tundma seda, mida tunnete

Many are never satisfied. They always want more ; and then when they get more, they are still not content. I think mostly because they are trying to keep up with others. You have to...

And keep them thinking in terms of ‘being good’ as this is not an end so much as a means to something else —happiness, respect, self-esteem, etc… And whatever their true end is, take it...

I ejaculate confidence. My self-esteem might impregnate you.

It’s all me. I’m not just one flavor. You’re not, either. So it all comes down to which ‘you’ you want to show the world.

I will bless thee -His Beatitude is Your Beautification

Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.

The purpose of school is for children to learn, not for them to feel good about themselves all the time.

I’d learned to avoid mirrors. They never seemed to show me what I wanted to see.

More than ninety-five percent of your brain activity, as you consciously read this sentence, is being used by your subconscious mind.

It is painful to face the self we know we have never had the integrity to honor and assert.

Our actions are reflections, not of who we are, but who we think we are.

Sicher gibt es kein größeres Geschenk für einen Menschen als das, was all seine Ziele zu brennenden Lippen und alles Leben zu einem Brunnen macht.

For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.

At least a third of the world’s population are introverts. While they can pretend to be extroverts for a while, frankly, the task is exhausting. I hope Charlotte accurately portrayed the complexities of this personality....

You’re allowed to be sad and angry. You’re not allowed to give up.

To live in a culture in which women are routinely naked where men aren’t is to learn inequality in little ways all day long. So even if we agree that sexual imagery is in fact...

Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.

One of the best ways of repressing emotions is artificial certainty.

You may not be the smartest, richest or best looking person but you’re probably not the dumbest, ugliest or poorest either.

Even the Sun gets tired of rising, but he does it out of love for the Earth…

When it looks like everyone is against you, look inside for the truth.

You are you, no one else is you, you are the right you, and the right you, is the you that you love.

Attitude is that little thing that will make the most difference in the accomplishment of your goals.

Surely a good therapist should produce a Dorian Gray-style portrait from under the couch so the patient can see the person they really are.

The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.

I have known friendship love, parental love, romantic love, family love and unrequited love in my life time, but the only love that made a difference was self love. You don’t need confirmation from the...

You just have to say to yourself, “I am not willing to accept anything less than what I deserve! I am smart! I am Beautiful! I am a good woman and I deserve to be...

I know what it’s like to sleep in fear, to starve myself to be worthy, to be ashamed of my voice, to want to sleep forever. To question why I deserve to live.

Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?

What matters is your convictions.