Top 1200 Self-Worth Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

Self-defense is not just a set of techniques; it’s a state of mind, and it begins with the belief that you are worth defending.

Fashion can be extremely fickle so you need to work on your image, self-worth and confidence.

I tied so much of my self-worth - and trust me, if you're a runner, you understand this - to my performance.

For the sinful self is not my real self, it is not the self YOU have wanted for me, only the self that I have wanted : And I no longer want this false self. But now, Father, I come to You in your own Son's self ... and it is He Who Presents me to You.

Stressing the practice of living purposefully as essential to fully realized self-esteem is not equivalent to measuring an individual's worth by his or her external achievements. We admire achievements-in ourselves and others-and it is natural and appropriate for us to do so. But that is not the same thing as saying that our achievements are the measure or grounds of our self-esteem. The root of our self-esteem is not our achievements but those internally generated practices that, among other things, make it possible for us to achieve.

A lot of my self-worth is based on what I do. And if you take that away I just mope.

If you don't believe inside yourself that you can learn a lot, nobody's ever going to do that for you. Nobody's ever gonna give you self drive. Nobody's ever gonna give you self esteem. Nobody's ever gonna give you your self worth. You have to set it for yourself.

Fighting was the only way I felt self-worth, with people thinking I was the best.

God demands nothing less than self - surrender as the price for the only real freedom that is worth having.

Power doesn't have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping, self-warming and self-justifying. When you have it, you know it.

WHAT A TIRING WAY TO LIVE, WHEN YOUR SELF-WORTH IS CONSTANTLY RELYING ON THE AFFIRMATION AND APPROVAL OF OTHERS.

Hateful words stand no chance against self-worth and a little of humor.

While fighting for acceptance, we must remember that our own self worth is not determined by whether or not we get it.

I'm curious by individuals that embrace half a story so they can justify how incomplete they feel about their own self worth.

I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value.

True self is non-self, the awareness that the self is made only of non-self elements. There's no separation between self and other, and everything is interconnected. Once you are aware of that you are no longer caught in the idea that you are a separate entity.

Once a week, I like to slip into a deep existential depression where I lose all my sense of oneness and self-worth.

Why don't I have enough money? The answer is obvious. Money is how people are measured. What you are worth is what you are worth. The reason I am not worth very much is because I am not worth very much. Nothing could be simpler.

Our culture places a very high premium on self-expression, but is relatively disinterested in producing "selves" that are worth expressing.

How can we embrace rest and play if we've tied our self-worth to what we produce?

I grew up in a middle-class family in Jamaica, I had no self-worth issues whatsoever.

I believe becoming healthy and working out saved my life by giving me the confidence and self worth to achieve my goals.

And as a writer, your self-worth is literally based on the last thing you wrote.

My doctrine means that I must identify myself with life, with everything that lives, that I must share the majesty of life in the presence of God. The sum-total of this life is God. .. Man is not at peace with himself until he has become like unto God. The endeavor to reach this state is the supreme, the only ambition worth having. And this is self-realisation. This self-realisation is the subject of the Gita, as it is of all scriptures... to be a real devotee is to realise oneself. Self-realisation is not something apart.

To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything.

Playing tennis, I didn't tie in my self-worth into winning or losing matches.

When you know your self-worth, and you read and you ask questions and you study and you travel, you become free.

Selfishness is one of the more common faces of pride. 'How everything affects me' is the center of all that matters - self-conceit, self-pity, worldly self-fulfillment, self-gratification, and self-seeking.

Selfishness is one of the more common faces of pride. 'How everything affects me' is the center of all that matters-self-conceit, self-pity, worldly self-fulfillment, self-gratification, and self-seeking.

There is a basic idea to this fighting spirit: that there are standards worth devoting yourself to that are more important than your self-interest.

...to be a poet, requires a mythology of the self. The self described is the poet self, to which the daily self (and others) are often ruthlessly sacrificed. The poet self is the real self, the other one is the carrier; and when the poet self dies, the person dies.

Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best.

Self esteem is not the same as being self centered, self absorbed or selfish. Self esteem is also not complacency or overconfidence, both of which and set us up for failure. Self esteem is a strong motivator to work hard. Self esteem is related to mental health and happiness.

First comes Self-confi­dence, that is the foundation. Then comes Self-satis­faction, it is like the wall. Next comes self-sacrifice, it is like the roof. Finally the house is complete and the Indweller is installed inside; that is Self-realiza­tion. It starts with Self-confidence and it ends with realizing the Self.

One bright and thankful look at the cross is worth a thousand morbid, self-condemning reflections.

I always tell guys to get paid what you are worth and know what you are worth so that if you are worth it, you will get that number.

I have the armour of self-worth that comes from having open-minded parents who felt there was nothing wrong with me.

The very cheapness of literature is making even wise people forget that if a book is worth reading, it is worth buying. No book is worth anything which is not worth much; nor is it serviceable, until it has been read, and re-read, and loved, and loved again; and marked, so that you can refer to the passages you want in it.

Only when you are aware of the uniqueness of everyone's individual body will you begin to have a sense of your own self-worth.

When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.

Dysfunctions can occur in each of the self-regulatory subfunctions-in how personal experiences are self-monitored and cognitively processed, in the evaluative self-standards that are adopted, and in the evaluative self-reactions to one's own behavior.. Problems at any one of these points can create self-dissatisfactions and dejection. dysfunctions in all aspects of the self system are most apt to produce the most chronic self-disparagement and despondency

Giving encouragement to others is a most welcome gift, for the results of it are lifted spirits, increased self-worth, and a hopeful future.

When someone is unrelentingly critical of you, always finds fault, can never be pleased, and blames you for everything that goes wrong, it is the insidious nature and cumulative effects of the abuse that do the damage. Over time, this type of abuse eats away at your self-confidence and sense of self-worth, undermining any good feelings you have about yourself and about your accomplishments .

Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price.

One's own self or material goods, which has more worth? Loss (of self) or possession (of goods), which is the greater evil? He who loves most, spends most, He who hoards much loses much

The Democrats are threatened by self-reliant people, self-sufficient people. They're threatened by you being independently self-sufficient. Sanctuary cities? You might think that these people would love to offload some of the burden on their social services. You'd be dead wrong. This is how they define their worth. This is how they define their compassion, by forcing the taxpaying, working citizens of their communities to pay for all of this. That's how they get to run around and tell people how great they are.

Yet each of us also carries another portrait with us, a picture far more important than any in our wallet. Psychologists have a name for it. They call that mental picture of ourselves, our self-image. ... there's always the person whose self-image is bent all out of shape, like a photo carried too long in a wallet.The good news of the tremendous worth we have in God's eyes can light up our inner self-portrait.

Every time we choose action over ease or labor over rest, we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect and self-confidence. In the final analysis, it is how we feel about ourselves that provides the greatest reward from any activity. It is not what we get that makes us valuable, it is what we become in the process of doing that brings value into our lives. It is activity that converts human dreams into human reality, and that conversion from idea into actuality gives us a personal value that can come from no other source.

Only when you are aware of the uniqueness of everyones individual body will you begin to have a sense of your own self-worth.

The idea of the self interests me a great deal. What is the self? And finding yourself, and which self? In a way, we're more than one self, but you somehow try to get to a rock bottom self.

It's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers, you know?

Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.

Attempts to help humans eliminate all self-ratings and views self-esteem as a self-defeating concept that encourages them to make conditional evaluations of self. Instead, it teaches people unconditional self-acceptance.

It is very important that, no matter what happens, you keep your feeling of self worth and value.

I was so depressed for so many years over trying to become a working comedian that my sense of self-worth would plummet.

Coming out to gays is a way of affirming sanity and self-worth.

When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose you self-worth in the process.

I am very self-conscious about seeing myself on television but I do feel people relate to me so it's worth it.

If my sense of security lies in my reputation or in the things I have, my life will be in a constant state of threat and jeopardy-a fear that these possessions may be lost, stolen, or devalued. If I'm in the presence of someone of greater net worth, fame, or status, I feel inferior. If I'm in the presence of someone of lesser net worth, fame or status, I feel superior. My sense of self-worth constantly fluctu-ates. I don't have any sense of constancy, anchorage, or persistent selfhood. I am constantly trying to protect and insure my assets, properties, securities, position, or reputation.

The question is whether personal freedom is worth the terrible effort, the never-lifted burden and risks of self-reliance.