This page is about self-esteem—not as bravado, but as quiet self-recognition. These voices remind us that knowing one’s own worth is an act of courage, and that learning to stand with oneself changes everything. 🌱

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 great asset. Do not try to emulate another person. Real personality comes from the heart. ~ Thomas J. Watson

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. It became a habit to feel unworthy. I really tortured myself. ~ Mira Sorvino

What a person thinks of oneself— that is what determines fate. ~ Henry David Thoreau

When one is a stranger to oneself, one is estranged from others too. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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 have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself. ~ Michel de Montaigne

We wander, but in the end there is peace in being what one is—being that completely. ~ Ugo Betti

Your ears are yours alone. Tell others what you alone can hear. Your voice is yours alone. Tell others what only you can say. Your eyes are yours alone. Show others what only you can see. ~ Arthur Dobrin

Your time is way too valuable to be wasting on people that can't accept who you are. ~ Turcois Ominek