#esteem

In yourself right now is all the place you've got. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#empowerment #independence #individuality #self-assurance #self-awareness

Never pick up a fight with someone who has nothing to lose. ↗

— POB Bismark

#self-esteem #respect

I am bigger than the box I'm in. ↗

— Rachel Cohn

#self-esteem #romantic

Your self-esteem is a notch below Kafka. ↗

— Woody Allen

#cockroaches #self-esteem #absurd

People are never able to outperform their self-image. ↗

— John C. Maxwell

#self-esteem #self-growth

Surely a good therapist should produce a Dorian Gray-style portrait from under the couch so the patient can see the person they really are. ↗

— Rosamund Lupton

#mental-health #self-assessment #self-esteem #mental-health

It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities. ↗

— Johann Arndt

#blessings #bound #certainly #christian #duty

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

#arrows #behalf #comes #death #else

To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself. ↗

— Simone de Beauvoir

#body-image #diet-industry #eating-disorders #self-esteem #weight

I have strong sentiments toward Iran, since I distinguish between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people. I highly esteem Iranian music and culture. ↗

— Moshe Katsav

#culture #distinguish #esteem #highly #i