Bernie Siegel Quotes

If I don't love myself, I won't survive.

The main health hazard in the world today is people who don't love themselves.

The first problem, of course, is that we haven't learned to love ourselves. That's the first problem. We can only give to another what we have to give. And if we have no love over here, we can't give it over there.

You can only experience love if you have self love.

Self-love is an idolatry. Self-hatred is a tragedy.

I will love myself despite the ease with which I lean toward the opposite.

To not love ourselves can keep what we want from us.

One of the bonuses about loving yourself is that you get to feel good.

No one can give you anything-love, shame, self-esteem- until you give it to yourself. Today, give yourself good things.

I know my family loves me, but the hardest part is to love myself.

There is nothing I need so much as nourishment for my Self Esteem

Accept yourself. Love yourself just as you are. Your finest work, your best moments, your joy, peace, and healing come when you love yourself. You give a great gift to the world when you do that. You give others permission to do the same: to love themselves. Revel in self love. Roll in it. Bask in it, as you would the sunshine.

Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.

I think the most difficult love begins with one's self. How you treat yourself is something you bring to your relationships.

Love yourself first and the rest of your life will fall into place.

If you had a person in your life treating you the way you treat yourself, you would have gotten rid of them a long time ago.

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.

In order to be a friend to anybody, you have to be a friend to yourself. If you're not a friend to yourself, there's no way you're gonna have any friends.

A lot of people say if you can't love yourself, then you can't love others. It's always different, but I definitely have loved a lot in my life.

I want you to walk out of here tonight not loving me more, but loving yourselves more.

Self-love is a busy prompter.

It is not selfish or narcissistic to love yourself. It is your first and foremost responsibility.

We are forever looking outside ourselves, seeking approval and striving to impress others. But living to please others is a poor substitute for self-love, for no matter how family and friends may adore us, they can never satisfy our visceral need to love and honor ourselves.

You can't make someone feel good about themselves until you feel good about yourself.