Gloria Steinem Quotes

Self-esteem is as necessary to the spirit as food is to the body.

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

In order to deal with reality successfully - to pursue and achieve the values which his life requires - man needs self-esteem; he needs to be confident of his efficacy and worth.

The more you like yourself, the better you do at everything you put your mind to.

Self-esteem is something you have to earn!

Self-esteem is not a luxury; it is a profound spiritual need.

Show me someone without an ego, and I'll show you a loser.

How much we like ourselves governs our performance.

It's all about self-esteem now. Build the kids' self-esteem, make them feel good about themselves. If everybody grows up with high self-esteem, who's gonna dance in our strip-clubs?

I think that Mama June has the greatest self-esteem on the planet. I always say to people, 'If I had her self-worth, I would probably be ruling the world.'

I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you're not the best, so you should work a little harder.

I feel like I have a healthy self-esteem.

To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

Self-love is really a foundation for everything, and however you practice or express that is so, so important.

You can't let someone else lower your self-esteem, because that's what it is - self-esteem. You need to first love yourself before you have anybody else love you.

I've realised you don't gain validation from other people just because you have perfect skin or hair, it comes from the inside and I feel brighter and happier since I made peace with, and begun to accept, my spots.

...true self-esteem comes from competence, not the other way around.

You have to feel good about yourself.

Self-esteem is the goddamn root of all evil.

The feeling of being valuable - 'I am a valuable person'- is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline.

Self-esteem is like a difficult-to-cultivate flower. It requires frequent nurturing that occurs when you keep your word and follow through on your promises.

Human beings of any age need to approve of themselves; the bad times in history come when they cannot.

If you respect yourself and you love yourself, that's the only way anybody else is going to.

If you love yourself, you will be surprised: others will love you. Nobody loves a person who does not love himself.

I've learned to take time for myself and to treat myself with a great deal of love and respect, because I like me.. I think I'm kind of cool.