Self-esteem is not loud. It’s steady. It’s the quiet decision to belong to oneself.
And sometimes, the deepest reminder arrives in one radiant line:
“All the wonders you seek are within yourself.”
— Thomas Browne 🌟
Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself. ~ Marianne Williamson
Faith in oneself is the best and safest course. ~ Michelangelo
Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of someone else. ~ Judy Garland
A person cannot be comfortable without one’s own approval. ~ Mark Twain
It doesn’t matter whether you’re the king of a country or a fabulous Beatle; what’s inside is what counts. ~ George Harrison
I am somebody. I am me. I like being me. And I need nobody to make me somebody. ~ Louis L’Amour
To establish true self-esteem, concentrate on successes and release failures and negatives in our lives. ~ Denis Waitley
I had enormous self-image problems and very low self-esteem, which I hid behind obsessive writing and performing. I’m not driven like I was in my twenties. I was driven to get through life very quickly. ~ David Bowie
I’m shy, but when the time comes to be wild, I am. I’m fun-loving, adventurous, and mysterious. ~ Leonardo DiCaprio
Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others. Their joy is being who they are, not being better than someone else. ~ Nathaniel Branden
If I am not I, who will be? ~ Henry David Thoreau
I have to live for me. I have to do what I need to do for me, and I have stopped concerning myself with what people say. ~ Halle Berry
Don’t let anyone else define what you can or can’t do. The choice is yours. ~ Angela Hansen
We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle. ~ Marilyn Monroe