Martha Beck Quotes

My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

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

You're made to feel ugly, and I made ugly beautiful. Just by sheer persistence. Nobody has the right to say that I am ugly, and I will not be a professional victim, you know. Sorry!

No one can figure out your worth but you.

You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about 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.

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.

Know that you are worth so much more than the value you place on your body. It's not the only thing that defines you.

Magazines and opinions of you and stuff like that, those will change, but your opinion of yourself does not have to based on what other people say. So I just learned that my inner voice has to be louder than their outside voice.

I am confident in who I am.

Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life.

I think that everyone in this world should be confident in who they are and believe in themselves no matter what.

You have to be proud of who you are.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

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.

You have to go 100 per cent and be confident in your body.

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

The day women begin to feel good about themselves, they will truly feel empowered, and only they can do that for themselves. It will happen the day we stop seeking validation.

Self-esteem doesn't have to just be about the way you look; it can be about your talents and passions. All of those things can build someone's confidence and show them that they have self worth and they are important.

It's all about believing in yourself and knowing your worth and being optimistic and really just loving yourself for who you are.

I think anybody should be confident in themselves.

I'm not looking for 'outer esteem' anymore, what they call 'other esteem.' I'm looking for self-esteem. And people think that self-esteem is built with accomplishments. And, 'Hey, look what I did in my life.'

I wouldn't change anything about myself. Not because I'm being cocky or anything, but because this is who I am, and I'm proud of who I am.