Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

If one is to love oneself one must behave in ways that one can admire.

That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own esteem.

I think I've evolved into someone pretty confident - in myself and in my skin.

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

I feel good about who I am.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad's message made a whole lot of people feel whole again, human being again. Some of them came out and found a new meaning to their manhood and their womanhood.

Confidence comes from within and as long as you are putting forth a respectable effort to take good care of yourself, you should feel confident about that path.

The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect.

I didn't appreciate the young woman that I was, or my young beauty, because I was so obsessed with the fact that I felt fat. It's never good to add to anybody else's suffering. It's an important topic to really get the gravity and the importance of - dealing with dignity.

I know who I am and I've always been comfortable in my own skin.

Maybe you just don't see your own beauty.

Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.

My daughter is not an object to flash around or a prized item to put on display.

That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.

When I was in my early 20s, I looked towards exterior things to make me feel sexy - guys, clothes, shoes, etc. Now it's all about how I feel internally.

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

I struggled with self-esteem issues as a young girl, and it was not until my gymnastics career was completed in 2000 that I realized my accomplishments would not have been possible without my type of body, and I finally started to appreciate and celebrate myself.

I was doing a children's book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted to shed the shame I'd been feeling - and maybe make it easier for women my age who had probably felt bad about themselves.

Above all things, reverence yourself.

I was born with confidence in myself and who I am. Even when I was a little kid, I felt that, and I carried it all through my years. I'm 26 now, and I'm still that person. I think every woman needs to have that self-love.