Self-esteem Quotes

"I am not a prize to be won."

- Aladdin

"You don’t really need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely."

- Rapunzel

"I grew into manhood thoroughly imbued with the feeling that a man must be respected for what he made of himself."

- Theodore Roosevelt

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

- Louise Hay

"It’s no accident that most of the great Black spokespersons and leaders understood the centrality of self-affirmation, self-respect, and self-love."

- Cornel West

"You have to be taught to be second class; you’re not born that way."

- Lena Horne

"Self-esteem must be earned! When you dare to dream, dare to follow that dream, dare to suffer through the pain, sacrifice, self-doubts, and friction from the world, you will genuinely impress yourself."

- Dr. Laura Schlessinger

"You make mistakes. Mistakes don’t make you."

- Maxwell Maltz

"I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine."

- Audrey Hepburn

"Accept yourself. You don’t have to prove anything to no one except yourself."

- Drake

"I try to love my dad for who he is and forgive him for who he isn’t - Higgins He’s fine. Nothing wrong with that, most people are fine. It’s not about him it’s about why the fuck you think he deserves you. You deserve someone that makes you feel like you’ve been struck by fucking lightning. Don’t you dare settle for fine."

- Roy Kent

"Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made."

- Tyler Kent

"You’re like a grey sky. You’re beautiful, even though you don’t want to be."

- Jasmine Warga

"Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters."

- Dan Coppersmith

"One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered."

- Michael J. Fox

"If you’re having a down time at school and people are bullying you, they don’t know you. They don’t have the right to have an opinion on you."

- Maisie Williams

"You are beautifully and wonderfully made."

"You are beyond beautiful; you are extraordinary."

"You’ve always been beautiful. Now you’re just deciding to be healthier, fitter, faster, and stronger. Remember that."

"My body isn’t magazine perfect, but when I look in the mirror, I see a mom…and there is no greater honor, love or blessing."

"I know my self-worth. I don’t need validation from other people."

"I embrace my imperfections. They make me unique."

"I can accept and embrace the compliments I’m given. I have earned them."

"How I feel matters. What I think matters. I matter."

"I will give myself respect, even if others don’t."

"You are entitled to be here."

"Good morning! You’re amazing. Keep God nearby and life’s praising."

"Good night, beautiful."

"Good night, handsome."

"Good night to the most beautiful human."