17 Inspirational Quotes About Self-Esteem

Self-esteem has been defined over and over again as feeling good about yourself. People with positive self-esteem feel loved and accepted, are proud of what they do and believe in themselves.

Here are 17 inspirational quotes about self esteem:

Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. ― August Wilson
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself. ― Harvey Fierstein
If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality. ― Dr Roopleen
Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ― M. Scott Peck
Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth. ― Iyanla Vanzan
Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn’t change the heart of others– it only changes yours. ― Shannon Alder
I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles. ― Laurie Halse Anderson
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
The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone. ― Ayn Rand
One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered. ― Michael J. Fox
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. ― Michel de Montaigne
When you’re different, sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn’t. ― Jodi Picoult
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
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. ― Sharon Salzberg
One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself. ― Shannon L. Alder
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. ― Norman Vincent Peale
Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own? ― Brigham Young