"People gain self-esteem from serving others." ~ H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Be the person your dog thinks you are. ~ Richard Bandler
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
About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all. ~ Rita Mae Brown
You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you. ~ Margaret Atwood
Remember the golden eternity is yourself. ~ Jack Kerouac
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. ~ Coco Chanel
I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That’s like fighting with ghosts. ~ Sally Field
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself. ~ Michel de Montaigne