Low Self-Image Quotes

I've always believed that I had talent, even when I felt like a very inferior sort of person, which I spent a lot of time living my life feeling that I wasn't worthy.

You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it.

In high school I was the dog, always, and I never have felt comfortable or right in my body, and part of my whole exhibitionist thing has probably been a way of testing to see whether or not I really was this repulsive creature that I felt like for so long.

I didn't have any relationships in my teenage years, as I felt I was not attractive enough.

When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence.

I never thought I was cute, ever.

Growing up, I never felt like the pretty girl.

I suffered from 'No one will ever fancy me!' syndrome, well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. Absolutely not.

I believed what people said, that I don't deserve to be a leader because of the way I look. That I don't deserve to be popular, that I don't deserve to be loved. I'm not intelligent.

I've never been super confident about anything. The work is never as good as it could be.

Oh, God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable!

I suppose for whatever reason I actively welcome being put down, something which perhaps goes back to my upbringing - that accusation of not being worthy which could be laid at one's door.

I'm really not that confident!

Body image - what we're supposed to look like - is made so unattainable that all girls are put in this position of feeling inferior. That's a horrible thing.

I have no talent. I have nothing to offer.

I was a very, very shy, insecure teenager.

The chip comes from people saying I'm not good enough, or I can't score, or I'm not a real basketball player.

I didn't always have a lot of self confidence growing up.

Poor people put a low value on themselves and their efforts.

I don't have the feelings of self-worth that a woman should have... and that's been the center of a lot of my mistakes and a lot of my pain.

I'm somebody who hasn't really felt fairly confident in my own life.

When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing.

I grew up feeling like the ugly duckling, and things have not changed that much.

It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.

With girls, there's an insecurity that starts early on. It hangs around them, like some annoying kid from down the block who won't take the hint and go home when dinnertime comes. And moms are usually not great at giving their daughters confidence.