ENCOURAGING QUOTES FOR YOUR SELF-ESTEEM

Do you currently doubt your self-worth and feeling low? Encouraging quotes have a powerful effect on our minds and emotions as they capture affirming and empowering messages in a concise and relatable way. They remind us that we are not alone in our struggles and give us hope making us feel like everything will be okay.

Self-esteem is defined as the subjective assessment of one’s own worth. It includes the feeling of self-acceptance and a positive attitude towards oneself [1].

We have complied a list of 20 such quotes from famous people that we hope will remind you to love and believe in yourself just as you are because you are capable and enough.

1. "Your present circumstances don’t determine where you go. They merely determine where you start."  — Nido Qubein

2. “Believe in yourself, and you’re halfway there.”—Callie Gullickson

3. “ Accept who you are; and revel in it.”— Mitch Albom

4. "There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in."― Leonard Cohen

5. "You are enough just as you are. Each emotion, everything in your life, everything you do or do not do... where you are and who you are right now is enough. It is perfect."— Haemin Sunim

6. “We’re all about progress, not perfection.” —Selena Samuela

7. "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."— Oscar Wilde

8. "The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself."— Steve Maraboli

9. “ Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.”— Stephanie Bennett Henry

10. "You can be happy and still want to improve. You can be happy and still want to be healthier, smarter, more generous, more compassionate. Because happiness isn't about complacency. It's about knowing you're enough." — Unknown

11. "And still, I rise.” —  Maya Angelou

12. “ Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A.A. Milne

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

14. “ No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

15. "The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it's all that matters."— Audrey Hepburn

16. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” —Arthur Ashe

17. “They can knock you down, but they can never knock you out.”—Kendall Toole

18. “ 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

19. “If you think you can’t, change your mind.”—Denis Morton

20. “ The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.”— Blake Lively

Sources

1. Orth U., Erol R.Y., Luciano E.C. Development of Self-Esteem from Age 4 to 94 Years: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies. Psychol. Bull. 2018;144:1045–1080. doi: 10.1037/bul0000161.

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