J. G. Ballard Quotes

When you raise your opinion of yourself and what you are capable of it has a decided influence on what you do.

I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.

Growing up, I started developing confidence in what I felt. My parents helped me to believe in myself. I wasn't the best looking guy, I wasn't the best athlete in the world, but they made me feel good about myself.

Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself.

Walk into a room, knowing you are somebody, somebody special. Don't ever let them smash that or pull you down.

Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.

High self-esteem isn't a luxury. It's a necessity for anyone who has important goals to achieve.

Don't allow anybody to make you feel that you're nobody.

Some people like to call me cocky or arrogant, but I just think 'how dare you assume I should think less of myself'

The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat.

Don't belittle yourself. Be BIG yourself.

I think it's very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or their situation that they're growing up in; it has to do with who they are as an individual.

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

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

Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-brake on.

A person's self-esteem has nothing to do with how she looks.

If you feel good, you stand up a bit straighter.

Don't let what others think or say get in your way; their actions reflect on them, not you.

A sense of worthiness is a child's most important need.

But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self confindence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts.

It used to hurt when people ran down my films. I used to feel inferior. I wouldn't go to parties or award functions because my cinema is not considered good enough. But now I keep my head high, and I am proud of what I am doing.

If you believe in yourself, then everything is going to look great on you.

I want people to realize that they matter.

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 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.