A high self-esteem having artist works hard to be understood. A low self-esteem having artist works hard to be agreed with.
My narrators tend to be women with low self-esteem, so I can send them to charm school.
Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled.
Positive self-esteem must be preceded by self-respect. To get self-respect you have to do something good.
If you have a smothering parent, the effect it can apparently have on a child is to give them, in equal doses, a sense of too much self-esteem, because they are mummy's little princess or prince, and low self-esteem. It affects future relationships.
Protect your self-esteem and self-confidence - it is your responsibility!
Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.
Self esteem determines magnitude of your success.
I'm very passionate about the use of sports in young people's lives to build self-esteem and self-discipline and self-confidence. It's been a big thing for me.
Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem.
Women with low self-esteem love bad boys. Women who have work to do love bad boys. Women who love themselves love good men.
The hunger for attention is usually a result of low self-esteem and the lack of unconditional self-love.
'My self-esteem,' 'my self-this,' 'my self-that.' Believe me, I've been there - I'm an actress. At one point, you just get nauseous with it and think, 'I have to take my mind off myself!'
The opposite of self-assertiveness is self-abnegation--abandoning or submerging your personal values, judgment, and interests. Some people tell themselves this is a virtue. It is a "virtue" that corrodes self-esteem.
I started acting when I was 5 years old. And I was pretty well known for a while. Your self-esteem and your identity start to become wrapped up in that celebrity, and when that starts to fade away, your self-esteem and your identity start to fade awa...
With women, the way they look... it's the core of their self-esteem.
That's a lot of what the ghetto is, a reflection of poor self esteem
Self-esteem is such a challenging issue for young women.
I hate when counselors and teachers blame everything on low self-esteem in teens. Some of us actually have self-esteem, believe it or not. And when we make mistakes, it's not because of a defect in our psyche. We screw up just because.
In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-expression, and conformity is valued above integrity, those who preserve their self-esteem are likely to be heroic exceptions.
