Martha Beck Quotes

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

I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that.

It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.

Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement.

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

There are a lot of people who give you the message that maybe you are not good enough, and the best thing you can do for yourself is to block out all of that noise.

I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.

You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.

You are more beautiful than you realize, stronger than you know, more powerful than you could imagine.

I want kids to know: Don't wait for somebody to come along and tell you you're special. Because that may never happen.

Understanding who you are is saying, 'You're great; you have tons of confidence, and don't ever forget that.' And that helped me, man. Because when things weren't going right, I thought, 'You've got to remember who you are. Don't stray from that. Don't let these things get you down.'

My parents instilled in me a sense of self that I was more than just a diagnosis or a condition.

I've worked very hard on my self-esteem, and I know my value.

I am a firm believer that the only person who can make you feel inferior is yourself.

The fact that people don't like me doesn't bother me.

I've learned to ignore the negative people and just be a living example of confidence and self-love.

I do not let anyone make me feel ashamed of being who I am.

You gotta love yourself, because when you're hurting - you never know who's gonna be around to do the lovin' for ya. You gotta love yourself through the pain.

Loving and accepting ourselves are the ultimate acts of courage.

The idea that you're hard to love is ludicrous.

Self worth is everything. Without it life is a misery.

They can take everything away from me, but they can never take my pride, unless I somehow get some.

It is very important that, no matter what happens, you keep your feeling of self worth and value.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

I'm coming from a place of total strength and humility now.