- High self-confidence is a positive internal dialogue. This is what most strive for. Perfect self-confidence is the complete absence of internal dialogue. Puzzlingly few people are interested in this. James Pierce
- “If you have to convince someone that you are their soulmate then you didn’t realize the thousand other guys applying for the job.” ― Shannon L. Alder
- “Don’t shrink your standards, link yourself with those who think and ink like you.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson
- The most important relationship in your life is the one you have with yourself. The right person for you right now might be you. Mel Robbins
- “Our relationships and friendships often reflect where we are in life at the moment, and sometimes when you evolve sooner than you were prepared for, the only way to complete the process is to remove people from your life who only remind you of the version of yourself you have since outgrown…This is why I am strongly against helping to build men up in a world where they are averse to anything that reminds them of their struggle.” ― Chidera Eggerue, How To Get Over A Boy
- When you stand up, speak up, and share your truth with kindness and compassion, you empower others to do the same. When you shine, your light illuminates everyone around you. Strengthening your confidence is a gift not only to yourself, but also to the world. Gabby Bernstein
- If you set out to cheat and deceive others you’ll be tense and anxious in case you’re found out. But if you live your life and conduct your business on the basis of truth and honesty, it gives you a sense of satisfaction and self-confidence that is also a source of inner strength. 14th Dalai Lama
- “When you establish peace, when you etablish love, when you establish kindness here [inside], you cannot act any other way to the outside world.” ― Mimi Ikonn
- The more we value things, the less we value ourselves. Bruce Lee
- When you do not treat yourself the way you want others to treat you, you can never change the way things are. Rhonda Byrne
- “If you have to choose between your self-respect & ego and other person; choose your self-respect & ego.Because other person may leave you at their will but your self-respect & ego will always support and carry you even in toughest situations.” ― Nikita Dudani
- The very things you cannot bring yourself to consider reveal the lies you have let yourself believe. James Pierce
- You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are. Eckhart Tolle
- Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage. Thucydides
- A tree doesn’t have to be straight to be loved. Neither do you. Maxime Lagacé
- You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don’t have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success – none of that matters. No one can take this love away from you. Ram Dass
- Have good trust in yourself … not in the One that you think you should be, but in the One that you are. Maezumi Roshi
- If you have earned your self-respect, respect by others is a luxury; if you haven’t, respect by others is a necessity. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- “That’s the big picture, your happiness. And health. You should never care what a man thinks of you — until he demonstrates to you that he cares about making you happy. If he isn’t trying to make you happy, then send him back from “whence” he came because winning him over will have no benefit. At the end of the day, happines, joy…and yes…your emotional stability…those comprise the only measuring stick you really need to have.” ― Sherry Argov, Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl—A Woman’s Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
- “Whatever we have in the glory of man is “away”. Those are just not enough before we go “home” to the glory of God.” ― indonesia123
- Step into the fire of self-discovery. This fire will not burn you, it will only burn what you are not. Mooji
- Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Bruce Lee
- Work on yourself. Build the confidence and gusto required to rise above your mental baggage. @DailyZen
- You are often your own harshest authority. Let yourself be free. @dailyzen
- Never trade respect for attention. Mel Robbins
- If you don’t care to be liked, they can’t touch you. Naval Ravikant
- “A key barometer to help us weigh the rightness of our actions is self-respect.” ― Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
- The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which affliction we tend to allow others’ appraisals to play a determining role in how we see ourselves. Alain de Botton (Status Anxiety, Amazon book)
- “If only you could be yourself.” they shouted. So, she did. “You are not like me or anyone I have met!” they screamed. So, she blended. “You are so fake.” they laughed. So, the caterpillar retreated to her cocoon to find peace alone. One day, they came to find her gone. She left a message, “God knew I was different and gave me these beautiful wings because he meant for me to fly. You see…I wasn’t meant to be like you. I was meant to be me–better.” ― Shannon L. Alder
- “Your body is a temple, not a daily dumping ground for another person’s pain, anger, betrayal, judgment, hypocrisy, denial, games, jealousy or blame. When you are being psychologically, spiritually or emotionally abused by a person, and they don’t care how it hurts you, then it is time to leave what is polluting your relationship with God.” ― Shannon L. Alder