Quotes on Esteem

Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.

Love, Fear, and Esteem, - Write these on three stones.

To know, to esteem, to love,-and then to part,_x000D_ _x000D_ Makes up life's tale to many a feeling heart.

Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the first demand that they make of love.

You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.

The confidence which we have in ourselves give birth to much of that, which we have in others.

Even the wealthiest professional woman can be "brought down" by being in a relationship where she longs to be loved and is consistently lied to. To the degree that she trusts her male companion, lying and other forms of betrayal will most likely shatter her self-confidence and self-esteem.

...true self-esteem comes from competence, not the other way around.

Very early on, you figure out that you put your self esteem in the hands of strangers. There's a different commodity. There's the Helena Bonham Carter that everyone thinks they know, who really has nothing to do with me. But you just have to let that go.

In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Self-esteem is for sissies. Accept that you're a pimple and try to keep a lively sense of humor about it. That way lies grace - and maybe even glory.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

a mother's death also means the loss of the consistent, supportive family system that once supplied her with a secure home base, she then has to develop her self-confidence and self-esteem through alternate means. Without a mother or mother-figure to guide her, a daughter also has to piece together a female self-image of her own.

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.

Austrian public-opinion pollsters recently reported that those held in highest esteem by most of the people interviewed are neither the great artists nor the great scientists, neither the great statesmen nor the great sport figures, but those who master a hard lot with their heads held high.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Look the world straight in the eye.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

She was humbled, she was grieved; she repented, though she hardly knew of what. She became jealous of his esteem, when she could no longer hope to be benefited by it. She wanted to hear of him, when there seemed the least chance of gaining intelligence. She was convinced that she could have been happy with him, when it was no longer likely they should meet.

In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.