Debbie Ford Quotes

If I didn't love the hourglass, I wouldn't love myself.

I want people to love me, but it's not going to hurt me if they don't.

Nothing is harder than to accept oneself.

I suggest we learn to love ourselves before it's made illegal.

It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.

You have to know that as long as you love who you are - your morals, your values, that type of stuff - you're OK.

To me, self-esteem is not self-love. It is self-acknowledgment, as in recognizing and accepting who you are.

Our first and last love is self-love.

You have to be able to love yourself because that's when things fall into place.

The greatest lesson I have learned in life is that I am enough simply because I have been given life. Growing up, I constantly found myself trying to please others because I wanted to be included and validated. I expended myself completely.

I fall asleep feeling beautiful. Then, in the morning, before I leave the house, I say five things I love about myself, like 'You have really pretty eyes.' That way I can go out into the world with that little bit of extra confidence. It's a feel-good protein shake in my back pocket in case someone messes with me that day.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

Revere thyself, and yet thyself despise.

Accept yourself, love yourself.

I love who I am.

Nobody is more worthy of love in the entire universe than you. I wish I had reminded myself of that more.

Lately though I've been in love with myself and I've become my own best friend.

Now I am older, I understand we have to accept who we are.

You are who you are, and you should love that person.

It is easy for me to love myself, but for ladies to do it is another question altogether.

You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

Your self-esteem won't come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while, and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you.

I stopped worrying about being desired a long time ago.

Until you are somewhat comfortable and confident and embrace who you are as a person, you can't possibly love somebody else because you don't like yourself that much.