Self-esteem Quotes

"Outer beauty pleases the EYE. Inner beauty captivates the HEART."

- Mandy Hale

"I don’t need a man to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we’ll ever have is the one with ourselves."

- Shirley MacLaine

"Discover why you’re important, then refuse to settle for anyone who doesn’t completely agree."

- Fisher Amelie

"You're single not because you are not good enough for one, it's that you're too good for the wrong one."

- Chris Burkmenn

"You are terrifying, and strange, and beautiful. Something not everyone knows how to love."

- Warsan Shire

"You're not single because you couldn't keep a man, you're single because you couldn't keep a boy."

- Marilyn Monroe

"Without hair, a queen is still a queen."

- Prajakta Mhadnak

"Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself – what you’re wearing, who you’re around, what you’re doing. Recreate and repeat."

- Warsan Shire

"YOUR WORTH AS A PERSON AND ATTORNEY IS NOT DEFINED BY THE BAR EXAM, NOW OR EVER."

- Plastic-Fact6207

"It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me."

- Warsan Shire

"In youth, it was a way I had, To do my best to please. And change, with every passing lad To suit his theories. But now I know the things I know And do the things I do, And if you do not like me so, To hell, my love, with you."

- Dorothy Parker

"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 get to love your pretence. It's true, we're locked in an image, an act - and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image, they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it, they feel like you're trying to steal their most precious possession."

- Jim Morrison

"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

- Sharon Salzberg

"There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore."

- Laurie Halse Anderson

"Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn't change the heart of others-- it only changes yours."

- Shannon L. Alder

"The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone."

- Ayn Rand

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence."

- Frederick Douglass

"Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends."

- Author-Poet Aberjhani

"Most misunderstandings in the world could be avoided if people would simply take the time to ask, "What else could this mean?""

- Shannon L. Alder

"An independent woman knows that her worth is not defined by her relationship status but by the love and respect she has for herself."

"A Woman is unstoppable when she realizes she deserves better."

- Unknown

"Being single is better than being in a relationship with the wrong person."

"The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself, and shine amongst those who never believed she could."

"Being an independent woman means embracing your own strength and never settling for less than you deserve."

"An independent woman knows her worth and doesn't settle for anything less than she deserves."

"Being an independent woman means standing on your own two feet and never relying on someone else to define your worth."

"An independent woman knows that her worth is not determined by the opinions of others."

"An independent woman knows that her worth is not defined by her relationship status, but by the love and respect she has for herself."

"An independent woman knows that she is enough, just as she is, and doesn’t need anyone else to complete her."

"She is a masterpiece, a work of art that cannot be replicated or duplicated."