Self-esteem Quotes

"Stop spending all day obsessing, cursing, perfecting your body like it’s all you’ve got to offer the world. Your body is not your art, it’s your paintbrush. Whether your paintbrush is a tall paintbrush or a thin paintbrush or a stocky paintbrush or a scratched up paintbrush is completely irrelevant. What is relevant is that YOU HAVE A PAINTBRUSH which can be used to transfer your insides onto the canvas of your life — where others can see it and be inspired and comforted by it."

- Glennon Doyle

"I don’t want to wait until I’m 73 to embrace my body. To look back and think of my beauty: How did I miss it? Let’s not wait another moment."

- Ashley Asti

"You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens."

- Louise Hay

"Know that you are worth so much more than the value you place on your body. It’s not the only thing that defines you."

- Molly Tarlov

"Get off the scale! I have yet to see a scale that can tell you how enchanting your eyes are. I have yet to see a scale that can show you how wonderful your hair looks when the sun shines its glorious rays on it. I have yet to see a scale that can thank you for your compassion, sense of humor, and contagious smile. Get off the scale because I have yet to see one that can admire you for your perseverance when challenged in life."

- Steve Maraboli

"Your life is worth so much more than whatever body part you are so furiously fighting."

- Callie Bowld

"You are your own standard of beauty."

- Nayyirah Waheed

"I’m proud of you."

- Charlotte Freeman

"It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I'd been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on this earth as though I had a right to be here."

- James Baldwin

"Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness; it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken; it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being a ‘hot mess’ or having ‘too many issues’ are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. Never be ashamed to let your tears shine a light in this world."

- Anthon St. Maarten

"Sensitive people aren’t “too emotional” or “overreacting.” They possess the ability to feel deeply and observe keenly, sparking creativity, empathy, and insight. They aren’t broken — they have a gift. Treasure the sensitive people in your life."

- Jenn Granneman

"Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward."

- Roy T. Bennett

"Self-love is the source of all our other loves."

- Yung Pueblo

"Love yourself, fiercely and unconditionally."

- Atticus

"You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here."

- Max Ehrmann

"You are the only person who can love yourself wholly and completely. Don’t rely on others to fill that space."

- Cynthia Occelli

"You’re allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously."

- Brianna Wiest

"You are deserving of the love that resides within you."

- Brianna Wiest

"You will never be able to love anybody else until you love yourself."

- Lelouch Lamperouge

"Self-worth comes from one thing — thinking that you are worthy."

- Wayne Dyer

"Feeling guilty for eating when you're hungry is like feeling for breathing when your lungs need oxygen. We've literally been taught to be ashamed of our basic human needs. Refuse to feel the shame. You are allowed to eat."

"Your body is always deserving of food. You don’t have to earn it."

"Hating your body will never get you as far as loving it will."

"Your weight may change but your worth does not."

"I intend to accept my body today, love my body tomorrow, and appreciate my body always."

"The size of my waist has nothing to do with my worth."

"When I look in the mirror, I often see only my physical appearance, missing the impact I’ve had on others, the joy I’ve brought, and the strength I’ve shown. This message encourages me to recognize that my value is far more complex and extraordinary than a reflection can convey."

- Unknown

"In case no one has told you lately, you are amazing, strong, brave, wonderful, kind, loved, worthy, and there is no one like you. The world needs you."

- Unknown

"If someone asked me to describe you in just 2 words, I’d say… simply amazing"

- Unknown

"You are amazing, you are important, you are special, you are unique, you are precious, you are loved."

- Unknown