Max Nordau Quotes

What other people think about me is not my business.

If you don't know your worth, if you don't know your value, if you don't know how fantabulous you are - it's going to be hard for other people to see it. Being appreciative of self is beauty to me.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

Your self-worth has nothing to do with your craft or calling, and everything to do with how you treat yourself.

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

I've been surrounded by a lot of people who felt that external success would result in them feeling good about themselves. But it just seems extremely unfulfilling to me.

The best way to avoid falling prey to the opinions of others is to realize that other people's opinions are just that - opinions. Regardless of how great or terrible they think you are, that's only their opinion. Your true self-worth comes from within.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.

I think it's really important to remind, reinforce people that their lives have value, you know? That their lives have worth.

No one has told me how much I'm worth, and I'm not trying to find out.

Only if you love yourself, only if you're happy with yourself and only if you know your own worth will you ever be happy.

Fame doesn't matter; people approving of you doesn't matter. And if it does matter, you're in store for something very difficult and painful.

Nobody can determine what your life means or how much your valued. You are your value.

As a player, you don't put a price tag on your own head. You can't go around thinking, 'I'm worth that much.'

You are wonderful. Valuable. Worthwhile. Lovable. Not because others think so. Self worth comes from only one place: self.

I can't control what people think of me, and I stopped really caring a long time ago.

I feel fine and comfortable with myself, but not because I'm beautiful.

If you're not someone who has a natural and effortless love for yourself, it's hard to let go of your desire to please other people, and that's really not an ingredient for a happy life.

I was at a point where I was ready to say I am what I am because of what I am and if you like me I'm grateful, and if you don't, what am I going to do about it?

I must let go of my need for the world to love me.

Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy.

You don't need people to tell you how beautiful you are on there.

I would so much like young people to have a sense of the gift that they are. Not many of them feel like that.

I learned to love myself, because I sleep with myself every night and I wake up with myself every morning, and if I don't like myself, there's no reason to even live the life.

I don't always understand my worth.