Michael Franti Quotes

To grow in our ability to love ourselves we need to receive love as well.

Freud suggests that in order to love someone else, one must love themselves; it's a classic "needs before other needs" argument. Unfortunately, no one really loves themselves . And, if they do, they need to get to know themselves better. Unfortunately, no one is really happy.

Before we can make friends with anyone else, we must first make friends with ourselves.

If you feel incomplete, you alone must fill yourself with love in all your empty shattered spaces

Age has given me the gift of me; it just gave me what I was always longing for, which was to get to be the woman I've already dreamt of being. Which is somebody who can do rest and do hard work and be a really constant companion, a constant, tender-hearted wife to myself.

As you get older, it's always a process of self-love, learning how to really do that for yourself instead of trying to find it outside yourself.

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.

To fall in love with yourself is the first secret of happiness. Then if you're not a good mixer you can always fall back on your own company.

I'm always talking about loving yourself and expressing yourself and learning how to love yourself. I'm still the same.

I think the most difficult love begins with one's self. How you treat yourself is something you bring to your relationships.

Probably the most neglected friend you have is you. And yet every man, before he can be a true friend to the world, must first become a friend to himself.

A man who loves himself takes the first step towards real love.

Can you make yourself love? Can you make yourself loved? -Lena Kaligaris

The one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search for love must begin.

You have to fall in love with yourself first, and if someone wants to join you, more power to them!

It takes a while to really love yourself...

Friendship with oneself is all important.

To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.

Can you remember the last time you were in love? Your heart went ahhh. It was such a wonderful feeling. It’s the same thing with loving yourself except that you will never leave. Once you have your love for yourself, it’s with you for the rest of your life, so you want to make it the best relationship you can have.

I've learned that it's important to spend some time in a relationship with yourself and not being defined by your partner.

First, all relationships are with yourself-and sometimes they involve other people. Second, the most important relationship in your life-the one you have, like it or not, until the day you die-is with yourself.

If you're looking for love, focus on something you love to do and work hard. Love will find you. Basically, love yourself before you love anyone else. A lot of girls have such insecurities nowadays that you have to be comfortable with who you are before you can really have a good relationship with someone else.

When you read my texts, you saw a curt, miserable git. And you told me so. Maybe you're right. But you know what I saw when I read yours? - Sam No. And I don't want to know. - Poppy I saw a girl who races to help others but doesn't help herself. And right now you need to help yourself. No one should walk up the aisle feeling inferior or in a different league or trying to be something they're not. - Sam

You've got to love yourself first, and until you value yourself enough and love yourself enough to know that, you can't really have a healthy relationship.

The first love affair you must consummate is the love affair with yourself. Only then are you ready for a romantic relationship.