Self-esteem Quotes

"Be vulnerable. Let yourself be deeply seen, love with your whole heart, practice gratitude and joy… be able to say ‘I am thankful to feel this vulnerable because it means I am alive,’ and believe ‘I am enough.’ You are worthy of love and belonging."

- Brené Brown

"Be faithful to that which exists within yourself."

- Andre Gide

"We ain’t picture perfect but we worth the picture still."

- J. Cole

"Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly."

- St. Francis de Sales

"One of the best guides to how to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others."

- Bell Hooks

"We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness."

- Hunter S. Thompson

"Above all things, reverence yourself."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"You are perfectly cast in your life. I can’t imagine anyone but you in the role. Go play."

- Lin Manuel Miranda

"Belonging is not fitting in … belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable, and imperfect."

- Brené Brown

"The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else's highlight reel."

- Steven Furtick

"We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too."

- Helen Hayes

"One of the greatest things you have in life is that no one has the authority to tell you what you want to be. You're the one who'll decide what you want to be. Respect yourself and respect the integrity of others as well. The greatest thing you have is your self-image, a positive opinion of yourself. You must never let anyone take it from you."

- Jaime Escalante

"When things get hard, stop for a while and look back and see how far you've come. Don't forget how rewarding it is. You are the most beautiful flower, more than anyone else in this world."

- V of BTS

"Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Shout loud, 'I am lucky to be what I am!"

- Dr. Seuss

"My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. To take pride in my thoughts, my appearance, my talents, my flaws, and to stop this incessant worrying that I can't be loved as I am."

- Anaïs Nin

"I've finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be?"

- Goldie Hawn

"I like me. I like my story and all the bumps and bruises. That's what makes me uniquely me."

- Michelle Obama

"At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person."

- Taraji P. Henson

"I'm safe inside this container called me."

- Haruki Murakami

"Let's not be afraid of shining the light on what feels terrifying to be seen because you deserve to be seen; every beautiful, unexplainable, mysterious edge of you deserves to be seen and held by your precious loving hands."

- Lumalia

"Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Shout loud, 'I am lucky to be what I am!..."

- Dr. Seuss

"What if we are actually doing enough?"

- Katie O'Farrell

"It's hard to feel desire when you don't feel desirable"

- Christine Feehan

"Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable. I didn't have to become perfect because I've learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness."

- Janelle Monáe

"I realized that I don't have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect, and beautiful journey of my life."

- Kerry Washington

"I was once afraid of people saying, "Who does she think she is?" Now, I have the courage to stand and say, "This is who I am."

- Oprah Winfrey

"I don't have to live up to that Superwoman myth. I can cry and be human and lean on people who can take care of me. That can be very liberating."

- Assata Shakur

"All victories count. There's no need to compare yours to someone else's."

- Jenna Wortham

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

- Drake