"People gain self-esteem from serving others." ~ H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Believe in yourself and what you feel. Your power will come from that. ~ Melissa Etheridge
Always remember that your personality is your big asset. Do not try to emulate another person. Real personality comes from the heart. ~ Thomas J. Watson
People with high self esteem are risk takers, but more importantly, they are achievers. ~ Rick Pitino
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
As a youth, I hated myself for not being good enough. All my inadequacies and failures, not being kind enough, generous or understanding enough, would assail me at night. It became a habit to be guilty and self castigating, not liking myself because I was unworthy... I really tortured myself. ~ Mira Sorvino
What a man thinks of himself, that is what determines, or rather indicates his fate. ~ Henry David Thoreau
I have a lot of confidence, but little Self-Esteem. This has given me a tremendous creative spark because it forced me to keep proving myself. ~Neil Diamond
When one is a stranger to oneself, then one is estranged from others, too. ~ Ann Morrow Lindbergh
If I am not I, who will be? ~ Henry David Thoreau