#tee

I naively believe that self-love is 80 percent of the solution, that it helps beyond words to take yourself through the day as you would with your most beloved mental-patient relative, with great humor and lots of small treats. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#inspirational #self-esteem #humor

If you don't feel you have any choice in a situation, self-esteem and confidence plummet. But once you understand that you do have a choice, self-esteem will improve. You aren't a helpless victim anymore. You decide how you deal with a situation. You aren't just reacting to life; you're creating your life. ↗

— Theresa Francis-Cheung

#inspirational #non-fiction #self-esteem #tarot #inspirational

Sometimes you can cattle rope your heart and sometimes you can't, is all. ↗

— Deb Caletti

#love #romance #teenage-love #inspirational

As a teenager, I didn’t want to be me; I wanted to be many different people. Maybe I realized that they all lived inside me and that if I managed to connect with them, they would become aspects of me. ↗

— Marion Cotillard

#life #people #teenagers #inspirational

You’ve got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

#confidence #inspirational #self-esteem #success #winning

Ranger removed my goggles "Would you like to come home with me?" I stepped away from him. "Thank you for the offer, but no. I'm done with men." Ranger smiled. "Forever?" "Until I figure some things out." "And if you don't figure them out?" "If I can't figure them out on my own, I'll ask you to help me." "Babe, that's like the blind leading the blind. ↗

— Janet Evanovich

#men

[I]f you seek in every way to minimise my firm beliefs by your anti-feminist attacks, please recall that a small dagger or knife point can pierce a great, bulging sack and that a small fly can attack a great lion and speedily put him to flight. ↗

— Christine de Pizan

#beliefs #clichés #convictions #dignity #double-standards

Be the winner in your life! ↗

— Tae Yun Kim

#inspirational #quotes #self-esteem #winner #inspirational

I got through my teen years by being a bit of a clown. ↗

— Diane Cilento

#being #bit #clown #got #i

Appreciate the things and people in your life while remaining independent of them. Give thanks for them, but realize that they do not complete you. Only you can complete you. ↗

— Serenity Rey

#gratitude #inspiration #inspirational #self-esteem #inspirational