600 Inspiring Quotes For Women: Boost Your Self Confidence And Worth

1. “I used to hate feeling embarrassed, but then I realized nobody’s watching and nobody gives a damn.” ~ Barbara Corcoran

2. We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

3. The fact is that self-esteem and your circumstances are only indirectly related. There is another intervening factor that determines self-esteem 100 percent of the time: your thoughts.” – Matthew McKay

4. Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

5. “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right here.”

6. “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”

7. “One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.” ~Marilyn Monroe

8. “Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within” ~Helen Keller

9. “A person’s worth in this world is estimated according to the value they put on themselves.” ~Jean De La Bruvere

10. “Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us… Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life.” ~ Nathaniel Branden

11. “You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.”

12. “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.”

13. Wouldn’t it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants you to nurture yourself. The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out.” – Alan Cohen

14. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you – always.

15. “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.” ~Marie Curie

16. Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

17. I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.”― Laurie Halse Anderson

18. “Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

19. Confidence is a very fragile thing.

20. “My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.”

21. “Beauty begins the moment you decided to be yourself.”

22. “Without love our self-esteem weakens. With out it our courage fails. Without love we can no longer look out confidently at the world.” ~ Chief Dan George

23. When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” – Jean Shinoda Bolen

24. “It’s hard to give up the self-esteem connected to being codependent and appearing ‘right,’ which is probably a survival behavior learned from growing up in a crazy family. It feels like you will actually disappear.” ~ Melody Beattie

25. “Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.”

26. “The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.”

27. “The world will never value you more than you value yourself.” ~ Bill Masur

28. One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

29. “Narcissism is not about self love. It’s a clinical trait that belies a deep sense of emptiness, low self-esteem, emotional detachment, self-loathing, extreme problems with intimacy.” ~ Drew Pinsky

30. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.

31. “If they don’t know you personally don’t take it personal.” ~Gal Shapira

32. “To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.”

33. Much of your self-esteem doesn’t come from what happens to you on a given day or what somebody says, but what you know about yourself on the inside.” – Dr. Judy Ho

34. Your worth is not what you wear, but what you do.

35. My confidence comes from the daily grind – training my butt off day in and day out.

36. Do not wait for a coronation; the greatest emperors crown themselves.

37. In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.

38. The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

39. Anything you can imagine, you can create.

40. The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.

41. “Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.”

42. “If there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” ~Beyoncé

43. Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality.

44. “Never make this mistake of thinking that you elevate yourself by humiliating people.” ~ Robert Greene

45. Believing in yourself and having confidence gives you outer strength.

46. A mind that trusts itself is light on its feet.

47. “The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others.” ~ Dr. Sonya Friedman

48. “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.”

49. “To know what that true self is without social pressure is to know your true nature.” ~Martha Beck

50. “One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.” ~ Michael J. Fox

51. At every given moment we are absolutely perfect for what is required for our journey.”― Steve Maraboli

52. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” ~ Lucille Ball

53. “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”

54. It takes a lot for you to find your confidence, but you shouldn’t let someone else be the person to find it for you.

55. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” ~Vincent Van Gogh

56. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”― Lucille Ball

57. “Did your mom ever tell you, ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything’? She was right–and talking nicely also applies when you’re talking to yourself, even inside your head.”

58. “Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world making the most of one's best.”

59. “Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.”

60. “The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.” ~Rumi

61. “She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself.”

62. “To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” ~ Sandra Bierig

63. I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others.

64. For me, so far, confidence has been a journey, not a destination.

65. Hesitation creates gaps. Boldness obliterates them.

66. When you only know your faults and failures, you allow yourself and others to downgrade your dreams and belittle your wants.”― Shannon L. Alder

67. There are so many more important things to worry about than how you’re perceived by strangers.”― Dennis Lehane

68. “People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not.” ~Wayne Gerard Trotman

69. “You don’t have to be somebody different to be important. You’re important in your own right.” ~Michelle Obama

70. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

71. “A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else.”

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73. Don’t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

74. “There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.”

75. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

76. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.”

77. “Never dull your shine for somebody else.” ~Tyra Banks

78. “Don’t waste a second of your time convincing other people you’re worth loving.” ~Atticus

79. “People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.”

80. I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.

81. Confident people are busy people!

82. I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

83. “Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.”

84. “People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people’s minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.” ~Elizabeth Gaskell

85. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”

86. “Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself.” ~ Anthony Trollope

87. In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

88. “Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.” ~ Margaret Thatcher

89. “Make yourself a priority.” ~Maxime Lagacé

90. To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

91. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” ~Marilyn Monroe

92. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~ Buddha

93. “I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” ~Anne Freud

94. You develop courage by doing small things, just as you wouldn’t want to pick up a 100-pound weight without preparing yourself.

95. You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.

96. To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde

97. Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”― Andre Gide

98. You don’t become what you want, you become what you believe.

99. Sometimes the best thing you can do is stand in the rain and not care how wet your clothes get.” — Sarah R

100. “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” ~Brené Brown

101. “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” ~Helen Keller

102. Confidence isn’t optimism or pessimism, and it’s not a character attribute. It’s the expectation of a positive outcome.

103. Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.

104. Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

105. “Self-trust is the first secret of success.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

106. ”If you don’t love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won’t be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self.”

107. You have to develop ways so that you can take up for yourself, and then you take up for someone else. And so sooner or later, you have enough courage to really stand up for the human race and say, ‘I’m a representative.’

108. 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 Vanzant

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110. 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

111. The more you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you like discovering yourself.” – James Hilton

112. “You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”~ Louise Hay

113. Confidence comes with maturity, being more accepting of yourself.

114. “If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.”

115. Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It’s not about brands. It’s about something else that comes from within you.

116. “To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.” ~ Alan Cohen

117. Sometimes, if you fake confidence long enough, you’re going to be confident.

118. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don’t live at all.

119. When you trust yourself, you sow the seeds of fear into the hearts of your enemies!

120. “The world needs strong women – women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved, women who live bravely, both tender and fierce, women of indomitable will.” ~Amy Tenney

121. “When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.” ~Diane Von Furstenberg

122. Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.

123. “The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.”~ Ayn Rand

124. You are you, no one else is you, you are the right you, and the right you, is the you that you love.”― Ya’ira Somerville

125. Through my education, I didn’t just develop skills, I didn’t just develop the ability to learn, but I developed confidence.

126. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.”

127. If you don’t love yourself it’s tough to love anything about your life. Appreciating who you are is essential to your happiness.”― Karen Salmansohn

128. Find what makes you feel comfortable. The confidence you wear your clothes in is what’s really going to shine.

129. If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” – Fred Rogers

130. Along with age comes more confidence, so it kind of works out.

131. Don’t worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character.” – Laura Schlessinger

132. If you want to improve your self-worth, stop giving other people the calculator.” – Tim Fargo

133. “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung

134. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.

135. You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.

136. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”

137. Get more confidence by doing things that excite and frighten you.

138. “One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go.” ~ Shiela Murray Bethel

139. “Your problem is you’re… too busy holding onto your unworthiness.”

140. Wise words from a powerful woman.

141. “The greatest success is successful self-acceptance.” ~ Ben Sweet

142. “Have respect for yourself and no one can take away your self respect.” ~Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

143. “Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.”

144. I taught myself confidence. When I’d walk into a room and feel scared to death, I’d tell myself, ‘I’m not afraid of anybody.’ And people believed me. You’ve got to teach yourself to take over the world.

145. “Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak, sometimes you’re just strong enough to let go.” ~Taylor Swift

146. “There are so many more important things to worry about than how you’re perceived by strangers.” ~ Dennis Lehane

147. Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life.

148. To overcome fear is the quickest way to gain your self-confidence.” – Roy T. Bennett

149. The level of confidence women are able to build in women-only groups is important.

150. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.” – Marianne Williamson

151. Love yourself and love those around you. Take care of yourself and take care of those around you. Lead by example. Give love. Be a part of everything that is great in the world, and in turn there is more love and greatness in the world! Change the world!” – Jeffrey I. Moore

152. Fear of failure is caused by lack of self-esteem and confidence. Dealing with fear is the key to super success.” – Dan Pena

153. “If you have a good self-esteem, you can be generous, you can give back and you can be productive in the world.” ~ Deborra-Lee Furness

154. No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

155. “It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.”

156. Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.

157. “Self-esteem comes quietly, like the truth.” ~ Amity Gaige

158. A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” – Mark Twain

159. “Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness.”

160. “And when I reveal my true heart, not everyone is going to approve. What I know now is that I don’t need them to.” ~Alicia Keys

161. “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.”

162. “It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.” ~ Sally Field

163. “We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.”

164. “Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?”

165. I have a lot of confidence in myself, and I love that challenge as well. I love going to every competition as the favourite. It’s something I relish.

166. “Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.” ~ Dr. Roopleen

167. Do one thing every day that scares you.

168. “My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.”

169. Let your light shine within you so that it can shine on someone else.

170. “When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” ~Kim McMillen

171. Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live.

172. The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.” – Robert Hand

173. Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

174. “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

175. Take care of your costume and your confidence will take care of itself.

176. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ~ Maya Angelou

177. It’s all about confidence and how you feel about yourself. There’s no such thing as a perfect woman. I like imperfections – that’s what makes you unique.

178. I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

179. “Whether you think you can or think you can’t – you are right.” ~ Henry Ford

180. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” ~Oscar Wilde

181. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” ~ Mark Twain

182. Confidence comes from discipline and training.

183. “Fall in love with taking care of yourself. Fall in love with the path of deep healing. Fall in love with becoming the best version of yourself but with patience, with compassion, and respect to your own journey.” ~Sylvester McNutt

184. Remember that this is YOUR LIFE, and nothing is more important than YOU.”― Miya Yamanouchi

185. Do not be afraid; our fate cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.

186. Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.

187. Sometimes the most important person to know is yourself.” — Philip Ai

188. Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself

189. “Be everything to you, not everything to everybody” ~Lisa Lieberman-Wang

190. You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.”― Diane Von Furstenberg

191. “No other love no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one’s heart better than unconditional self-love.”

192. I don’t entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I’m me. God knows, I’m me.” – Elizabeth Taylor

193. “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

194. What I find powerful is a person with the confidence to be her own self.

195. Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.

196. “The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.” ~ Melanie Koulouris

197. “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 Vanzant

198. “If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”

199. The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson

200. Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” – Thomas Jefferson

201. Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us… Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life.” — Nathaniel Branden

202. “No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from life’s slings and arrows, and when death comes, we meet it alone.” ~ Martha Beck

203. “Listen to your heart above all other voices.” ~ Marta Kagan

204. “If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.” ~Anonymous

205. Comparing yourself to someone else really stops you from being who you are.

206. Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

207. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.

208. The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtues consistently.

209. If we are going to build self-esteem, we must get committed to our promises to ourselves and to others.” – David DeNotaris

210. “Your worth is not a product of your appearance, your intelligence, your talent or how successful are you.” ~ Invajy

211. “You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” ~ Maya Angelou

212. “When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn't healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.”

213. To overcome fear is the quickest way to gain your self-confidence.

214. Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.

215. Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.

216. Confidence – It all has to do with how you feel about yourself – it’s about projecting the attitude, I’m happy with who I am.

217. I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.

218. Confidence is the most beautiful thing you can possess.

219. “There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.”

220. You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.

221. “Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.” ~ Jack Canfield

222. “Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” ~Louise L. Hay

223. “Attitude is everything.” ~Diane Von Furstenberg

224. You can’t live your life for other people. You have to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.” — Lady Unique

225. Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway.

226. Confidence is knowing who you are and not changing it a bit because of someone’s version of reality is not your reality.”― Shannon L. Alder

227. “Do not live to satisfy the expectations of others.” ~Ichiro Kishimi

228. “If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.” ~T. Harv Eker

229. It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

230. If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.

231. “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” ~ Benjamin Spock

232. “The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.”

233. Clothes can make the woman, but sometimes it’s confidence that rocks the look!

234. “Self-esteem comes from who you have in your life. How you were raised. What you struggled with as a child.” ~ Halle Berry

235. “To establish true self-esteem, we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.” ~ Denis Waitley

236. “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

237. “Don't waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don't care if they like it.”

238. “Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.” ~ John Milton

239. To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.” – Alan Cohen

240. “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ~Louise L. Hay

241. As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big.

242. Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.

243. “Don’t let a little stormy weather get you down, there is always sunshine on the other side.” ~Heather A. Stillufsen

244. “Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”~ Lucille Ball

245. “When I extend small kindness to others, I find it easier to like myself. If you feel that your self-esteem is low, try extending small kindness to strangers.” ~ Haemin Sunim

246. As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

247. “To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.”

248. “The most important key to the permanent enhancement of esteem is the practice of positive inner-talk”. ~ Dennis Waitley

249. “Who you are inside is what helps you make and do everything in life.” ~ Fred Rogers

250. You just have to be yourself and go full with confidence and be courageous.

251. If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.” – T. Harv Eker

252. 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

253. “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~ Dr. Seuss

254. You don’t have to worry about burning bridges if you’re building your own.

255. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

256. “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”

257. Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.” — Martha Gellhorn

258. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”

259. Never let success get to your head; never let failures get to your heart.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour

260. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

261. Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.”― Dr. Roopleen

262. I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.”― Madonna

263. “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

264. “Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine. ” ~ Oprah Winfrey

265. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

266. Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.

267. You don’t have to be the prettiest girl in the room for every guy to want you and every girl to want to be you.” — Nichole W

268. Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” – Peter T. McIntyre

269. “I don't want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.”

270. “And you, you scare people because you are whole all by yourself.” ~Lauren Alex Cooper

271. Courage originally meant to speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.

272. You can be anything you want to be; all you have to do is believe.” — Jovantae D

273. “It is weakness that is the source of all selfishness.” ~ Swami Vivekananda

274. 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

275. “Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” ~Lao Tzu

276. Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.”

277. Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity.

278. “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” ~Oprah Winfrey

279. Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence.

280. If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you’ll see your rivals scrambling for second place.”― Criss Jami

281. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ~ George Eliot

282. I realized, through it all, that…

283. Only my own personal vision holds me back.

284. “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.”

285. “Someone else’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.” ~ Les Brown

286. “Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.”

287. “I had to grow to love my body. I did not have a good self-image at first. Finally it occurred to me, I’m either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung from there. Things that I thought weren’t attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.”

288. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

289. “I don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.” ~ Tom Petty

290. Nothing reduces the odds against you like ignoring them.

291. Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” ~Rumi

292. “The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung

293. “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”

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295. You are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself.

296. “Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

297. Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.” – Maxwell Maltz

298. “Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” ~Roy T. Bennett

299. The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.

300. Let nothing dim the light that shines from within.

301. Don’t take anything for granted. If you don’t believe in yourself, nobody else will. Have a little more confidence.

302. “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.”

303. “Your task is not to seek for Love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”

304. Talent is given, greatness is earned.

305. It’s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.

306. “So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself.”

307. “Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.” ~ Fred Rogers

308. Be yourself, you’re already fully equipped to succeed at that.” – Rob Liano

309. I think confidence is a true form of beauty.

310. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.

311. Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” – Marie Curie

312. You can’t let someone else lower your self-esteem, because that’s what it is – self-esteem.” – Winnie Harlow

313. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

314. “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”

315. “It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit.”

316. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ~George Eliot

317. “Greater self-esteem produces greater success, and greater success produces more high self-esteem, so it keeps on spiraling up.” ~ Jack Canfield

318. Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

319. “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” ~Anna Taylor

320. A good self-esteem level is mostly dependant on how we value ourselves without any bias.”― Stephen Richards

321. “I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.”

322. Self-esteem is crucial to how much or how little contentment you feel at the end of your life.” — Mark Goulston

323. “Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ”

324. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

325. The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

326. Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.” – Jack Canfield

327. I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right.

328. “Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters.”

329. Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.

330. “Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.” ~Taylor Swift

331. “Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone to tell you who you are.” ~Beyoncé

332. “Let nothing dim the light that shines from within.” ~Maya Angelou

333. “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~Buddha

334. “The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.”

335. “When you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.”

336. Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right. you cannot paint,” then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh

337. A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.

338. Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie

339. Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.

340. “Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.”

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342. Kindness in words creates confidence.

343. Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” – Parker Palmer

344. When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this – you haven’t.

345. “Your sense of self-worth comes from you alone – never the opinion of others.” ~ Robert Greene

346. In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.

347. “I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am.” ~Oprah Winfrey

348. Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.” — John Milton

349. “Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness.” ~ Jean Vanier

350. I think about trust and confidence as something that you earn every day, and we will keep at it, earning it every day.

351. What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.

352. Self-confidence grows on trees in other people’s orchards.

353. “Don’t let anyone make you feel that you don’t deserve the good things that happen in your life.” ~ Paulo Coelho

354. One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”― Shannon L. Alder

355. Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.

356. You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.” – Dr. Robert Anthony

357. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

358. “A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.”

359. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.

360. “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” ~Malcolm S. Forbes

361. “How you feel about yourself determines your life choices.” ~ Amanda Ray

362. “One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.”

363. Never let the opinion of another affect your opinion of yourself.” – Teresa Mummert

364. “Self-care is never a selfish act–it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” ~Parker Palmer

365. “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”

366. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

367. As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

368. “Self confidence is a super power. Once you start to believe in yourself, magic starts happening.” ~Unknown

369. We only value ourselves as others value us, for it might be said that we hold ourselves in trust for others.” – Charles Palliser

370. The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

371. “Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.”

372. Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah

373. “The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”

374. “It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

375. I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.

376. I think confidence does come with time, and I’ve been really surprised by that, actually.

377. The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.

378. “Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.” ~ Maxwell Maltz

379. Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.” – Thaddeus Golas

380. “I had to grow to love my body. I did not have a good self-image at first. Finally it occurred to me, I’m either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung from there. Things that I thought weren’t attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.” ~Queen Latifah

381. You can’t forgive without loving. And I don’t mean sentimentality. I don’t mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‘I forgive. I’m finished with it.’

382. Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

383. “It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others.”

384. “When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

385. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~Marianne Williamson

386. “You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.”

387. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

388. “Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

389. If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.

390. “Beauty begins the moment you decided to be yourself.” ~ Coco Chanel

391. “Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled.” ~ Eric Hoffer

392. I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.

393. Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

394. A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her.

395. The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.

396. Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine.”― Sarah Dessen

397. Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

398. “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself” ~Coco Chanel

399. “When we dim our light we don’t do anyone a favor. It’s a disservice because when you’re in the presence of someone who knows his or her worth, like the extraordinary Maya did, you want to shine brighter. Self-honoring energy is contagious.” ~Alicia Keys

400. “Too many people overvalue what they are not, and undervalue what they are.” ~ Malcolm Forbes

401. “The path to self-discovery is not a straight line. It’s a zigzag. We move in and out of awareness: one step forward, three steps to the left, a baby step back, another leap forward. A lightbulb moment might shine brightly one day, but then flicker the next. It takes work to hold tightly to a certain consciousness, to live in its wisdom. Every day, I have to intentionally maintain an awareness of my value.” ~Alicia Keys

402. And change, with every passing lad

403. Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

404. “One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.” ~Lucille Ball

405. “Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good.” ~Diane von Furstenberg

406. A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

407. Greater self-esteem produces greater success, and greater success produces more high self-esteem, so it keeps on spiraling up.” — Jack Canfield

408. “A person’s self-esteem has nothing to do with how she looks. ” ~ Halle Berry

409. To make a difference in anyone else’s life you must first make a difference in your own. Start small; you’ll never believe the things you can accomplish.” — Carol Ann W

410. There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.” – Nathaniel Branden

411. “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.”

412. Love, like fortune, favors the bold.

413. “You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”

414. The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.”― Mark Twain

415. “Your power is in your individuality, in being exactly who you area.” ~Jennifer Lopez

416. Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous; there’s really nothing to lose.

417. “You have a one of a kind gift to offer this world, and you are unique in the entire history of creation.” ~Wayne Dyer

418. “Loving oneself isn’t hard when you understand who and what ‘yourself’ is. It has nothing to do with the shape of your face, the size of your eyes, the length of your hair or the quality of your clothes. It’s so beyond all of those things and it’s what gives life to everything about you. Your own self is such a treasure.” ~Phylicia Rashad

419. Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.” — Nathaniel Branden

420. “People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.”

421. Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

422. “Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.”

423. Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.

424. “True abundance isn’t based on our net worth, it’s based on our self-worth.” ~Gabrielle Bernstein

425. Feel free to substitute queen, girl!

426. Youth is beautiful, but it fades. Fortunately we get confidence in return!

427. “Don’t blame your parents, don’t blame your boyfriend, don’t blame the weather. Accept the reality, embrace the challenge, and deal with it. Be in charge of your own life. Turn negatives into positives and be proud to be a woman.” ~Diane Von Furstenberg

428. “I wanted to show that women are empowered and strong, and don’t have to be saved by some male hero, but they can take care of themselves using their intelligence and their power.” ~Gal Gadot

429. 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

430. “Don’t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

431. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.

432. “You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” ~ Diane Von Furstenberg

433. It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

434. Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence.

435. “Hiding, secrets, and not being able to be yourself is one of the worst things ever for a person. It gives you low self-esteem. You never get to reach that peak in your life. You should always be able to be yourself and be proud of yourself.” ~ Grace Jones

436. Be yourself, there is no one better.

437. Confidence is everything. Confidence is what makes that simple white tee and jeans look good.

438. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”

439. “Self-love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first.”

440. Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.

441. “Avoid focusing on what you cannot do. Instead, focus on what you can do and accomplish without expecting approval and recognition from others.” ~ Lisa Lieberman-Wang

442. “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

443. I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.

444. I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else’s insecurities to be your own.

445. “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance”

446. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”― Sharon Salzberg

447. “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” ~ Brian Tracy

448. “If you do not respect your own wishes, no one else will. You will simply attract people who disrespect you as much as you do.”

449. “We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face … we must do that which we think we cannot.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt

450. “A star does not compete with other stars around it; it just shines.” ~Matshona Dhliwayo

451. “The biggest success factor in life is self-esteem: believing you deserve it, believing you can do it and believing you will achieve it.” ~ Invajy

452. “Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.”

453. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

454. Acts of bravery don’t always take place on battlefields. They can take place in your heart.

455. “You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” ~Maya Angelou

456. “You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.” ~Michelle Obama

457. Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good.

458. “The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.”

459. I don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.”— Tom Petty

460. “I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.” ~ Johnny Depp

461. “Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.” ~ Nathaniel Branden

462. The higher you climb, the further you have to fall.

463. “Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.” ~ Thomas Carlyle

464. “Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.” ~ Tina Fey

465. Determine to live life with flair and laughter.

466. Personality begins where comparison leaves off.” – Shannon L. Alder

467. Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

468. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

469. Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

470. Stand up straight and realize who you are, that you tower over your circumstances. You are a child of God.

471. I always feel that if you’re gonna be uncomfortable and unhappy in something, just because you think it’s in or it’s chic, I would advise you to be happy rather than well-dressed. It’s better to be happy.

472. “People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not.” ~ Wayne Gerard Trotman

473. I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity, is daring to dare.

474. “You will never gain anyone’s approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.” ~Mandy Hale

475. “There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

476. I had to grow to love my body. I did not have a good self-image at first. Finally it occurred to me, I’m either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung from there. Things that I thought weren’t attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.” – Queen Latifah

477. Confidence is one of the sexiest things in guys and girls.

478. It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

479. The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring.

480. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” ~Lucille Ball

481. “Self-esteem is crucial to how much or how little contentment you feel at the end of your life.” ~ Mark Goulston

482. “Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” ~ Rob Liano

483. “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” ~ Andre Gide

484. Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

485. The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.”― Ayn Rand

486. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” ~ Shannon L. Alder

487. “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassions, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”

488. Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.

489. “Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself – no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are – completely; the good and the bad – and make changes as YOU see fit – not because you think someone else wants you to be different.”

490. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

491. “Get more confidence by doing things that excite and frighten you.” ~Jessica Williams

492. Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself.”― Anthony Trollope

493. Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” – Benjamin Spock

494. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”

495. You’ve been criticising yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”― Louise Hay

496. “Being worthy is not something you earn. It is something you recognize and believe in.” ~ Invajy

497. “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”

498. “The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.”

499. Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James

500. “Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” ~Shannon L. Alder

501. There’s a confidence and sense of self that comes with age that I didn’t anticipate.

502. “You can’t compare an apple to an orange. It will cause a lot of self-esteem issues.” ~ Craig Sheffer

503. “When we fulfill our function, which is to truly love ourselves and share love with others, then true happiness sets in.”

504. “You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.”

505. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ~Maya Angelou

506. “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

507. “If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.”

508. We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay – and rise!

509. “I found in my research that the biggest reason people aren't more self-compassionate is that they are afraid they’ll become self-indulgent. They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line. Most people have gotten it wrong because our culture says being hard on yourself is the way to be.”

510. You are blessed and highly favored.” – Les Brown

511. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

512. The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” – William James

513. I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful but also to reassure them, give them confidence.

514. I’d rather die my way than live yours.

515. It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.

516. “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by a**holes.” ~ Sigmund Freud

517. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” ~Oprah Winfrey

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519. If you hear a voice within you say

520. What you think to be the end may actually be a great beginning to a bright future. So, don’t conclude the end and live your part boldly.” — Saranya P.M.

521. Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you’re confident even when you’re not.

522. It’s not whether you got knocked down; it’s whether you get back up.

523. “Negative thinking patterns can be immensely deceptive and persuasive, and change is rarely easy. But with patience and persistence, I believe that nearly all individuals suffering from depression can improve and experience a sense of joy and self-esteem once again.” ~ David D. Burns

524. “You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.” ~ Dr. Robert Anthony

525. “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.”

526. Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.

527. “I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you’re not the best, so you should work a little harder.” ~ Jay Leno

528. “It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.”

529. Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

530. History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

531. “We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.” ~Marie Curie

532. Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.” – Brian Tracy

533. I never had confidence – never. The hardest thing to know is your own worth, and it took me years and years to find out what mine is.

534. . “I never loved another person the way I loved myself.”~ Mae West

535. Self trust is the essence of heroism.

536. I was once afraid of people saying, Who does she think she is? Now I have the courage to stand and say, This is who I am.

537. It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.

538. “The best way to be loved, is to love yourself.” ~Adam Lambert

539. Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them.” – T. Harv Eker

540. If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?

541. If you’re presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.

542. Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing.

543. My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry, to get my work done, and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

544. Don’t measure how valuable you are by the way you are treated.” – Charlie Mackesy

545. “The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.”

546. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt

547. When you have confidence, you can do anything.

548. “When you adopt the viewpoint that there is nothing that exists that is not part of you, that there is no one who exists who is not part of you, that any judgment you make is self-judgment, that any criticism you level is self-criticism, you will wisely extend to yourself an unconditional love that will be the light of the world.”

549. “You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise!” ~Maya Angelou

550. “You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.” ~ Lou Holtz

551. You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

552. “People who want the most approval get the least and the people who need approval the least get the most.”

553. “Just be yourself, there is no one better.” ~Taylor Swift

554. “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.”

555. “People who want the most approval get the least and the people who need approval the least get the most.”~ Wayne Dyer

556. “I am not a has-been. I am a will be.” ~Lauren Bacall

557. Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.

558. When you have high self-esteem, you are not dependent on others to feel happy. You believe in yourself and you believe in your values more than anything.” – Angel Graff

559. “If you want to improve your self-worth, stop giving other people the calculator.” ~Tim Fargo

560. We must have perseverance, and above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.

561. Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball

562. “You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being – not because anybody says so, not because you’re successful, not because you make a lot of money – but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason.” ~Wayne Dyer

563. “You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.”

564. I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” – Edward Everett Hale

565. I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.” — Jane Fonda

566. You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.

567. The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”― Michel de Montaigne

568. Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

569. Failure is not having the courage to try, nothing more and nothing less.

570. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”

571. “When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, your real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.” ~Shannon L. Alder

572. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.

573. It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary

574. Quit beating yourself up, beat your goals up instead.

575. “I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” ~Louise May Alcott

576. “Action is a high road to self-confidence and esteem. Where it is open, all energies flow toward it. It comes readily to most people, and its rewards are tangible.” ~Bruce Lee

577. “Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don’t base your self-esteem on their opinions.” ~ Harvey Mackay

578. “Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.” ~ Gloria Steinem

579. “The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.” ~Amelia Earhart

580. “Respect yourself and others will respect you.” ~ Confucius

581. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

582. “Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.

583. “We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.” ~ Swami Vivekananda

584. Remember: If someone’s trying to pull you down that means they’re already beneath you.”― Karen Salmansohn

585. Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” – Helen Keller

586. Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible.’

587. “Flowers grow back even after the harshest winters. You will, too.” ~Jennae Cecelia

588. Sometimes you had to fake it to feel it.

589. Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.

590. At the core of your heart, you are perfect and pure. No one and nothing can alter that.”― Amit Ray

591. “Start loving yourself and everything else will come.” ~ Lisa Lieberman-Wang

592. I never loved another person the way I loved myself.”― Mae West

593. “Inhale confidence, exhale doubt.” ~Unknown

594. Just remember, there are no quick fixes. But, by taking action just a little bit every day, you will build up a powerful reservoir of confidence, self-esteem, and discipline.” – Scott Allan

595. The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he’s dead.

596. When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.

597. “You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it’s important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.” ~Michelle Obama

598. “Free yourself from others’ versions of you.” ~Angela Jiang

599. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

600. “Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.”