Quotes on Inspirational Self Esteem

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?

The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out.

You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself.

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.

I had to grow to love my body. I did not have a good self-image at first. Finally it occurred to me, I'm either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung from there. Things that I thought weren't attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.

Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Your playing small doesn't serve the world.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

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

Look the world straight in the eye.