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.

People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.

When you look in the mirror, do you look at yourself or for yourself?

I believe now that we’re the enemy to the things we really want for our lives. We get really good at telling ourselves ugly lies on repeat every day. You’re unworthy. You’re ugly. You’re inadequate.

Enlightenment is not about cocooning one’s self, but about integrating more fully with both your self and life.

Loving yourself doesn’t make you selfish. When done correctly, the exact opposite occurs, because you know that selfish behaviors are negative for your mind, body and spirit.

I’m not a wannabe. I’m who I wannabe.

Love yourself.Love who you are.

I don’t want someone to believe my lies, I need someone to accept my truths.

Respect is a kind of magic too, you know.

When you’re different, sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn’t.

That’s what real love amounts to – letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending – performing. You...

Having the courage to stand up for yourself is like bringing swords to a stick fight.

Without emotional response, love is an act of self-deceiving self-satisfaction by an unsatisfied self.

At least a third of a woman’s life is marked with aging; about a third of her body is made of fat. Both symbols are being transformed into operable condition–so that women will only feel...

Perhaps the most extraordinary popular delusion about violence of the past quarter-century is that it is caused by low self-esteem. That theory has been endorsed by dozens of prominent experts, has inspired school programs designed...