“Self-worth isn’t a switch that flips inside you. It’s a daily struggle not to sabotage your own success. Not to cave into the voices inside your head that whisper you’re not good enough, or you’ll fuck things up, or that someone else could do things better than you.”— Julie Johnson, amazon.com
“Please don't ever sit in your room and lock yourself away because you don't think you're good enough.”— Catherine Tate, azquotes.com
“Never settle for less than what you are worth, your time is the most precious thing you own. You are worthy of happiness, warmth, creativity and freedom, never limit that. Never limit yourself to less that joy for someone, or something, who doesn’t care what you are feeling. You are not a compromise…”— Amy Kennedy, satiricalwords.tumblr.com
“You need to have a value for yourself. Guys see how you present yourself, how you take care of yourself and how you respect yourself. They base their view of you from your view of yourself.”— Kristina Zias, thoughtcatalog.com
“Now girls are often raised to see love only as giving. Women are praised for their love when that love is an act of giving. But to love is to give AND to take. Please love by giving, and by taking. Give and be given. If you are only giving and not taking, you’ll know. You’ll know from that small and…”— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, time.com
“Not that smart. Not that hot. Not that nice. Not that funny. That's me: I'm not that.”— John Green, amazon.com
“I’m worth more than an ‘I’ll try’. I deserve more than an ‘I miss you’ text. I am more than just potential. I’m worth more than just an almost. You need to want me in your life enough to actually do something to make sure I’m there.”— Zybelle Slouanne Esmena, thoughtcatalog.com
“It is time to start recognizing your own worth. It is time to start recognizing you are worth more than someone who already left you in the past. It is time to start recognizing that you are goddamn beautiful. And anyone who doesn’t see that, doesn’t deserve to be in your life. And anyone who doesn’…”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“‘Have some self respect’ literally has nothing to do with me. It’s about you rating and weighing my behaviour against a 2 dimensional caricature of a women that you think deserves basic decency. I respect myself. What you mean is ‘please conform to my personal, rigid beliefs of what I deem acceptabl…”— iamatinyowl, iamatinyowl.tumblr.com
“I don't ever want to hear you say that you don't deserve or you aren't worthy. You do. You are.”— Lesley Livingston, amazon.com
“If someone even for a second makes you question your worth, it is them who isn’t worthy of you.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything: the ability to discriminate, to love and to remain indifferent. To lack it is to be locked within oneself, paradoxically incapable of either love or indifference.”— Joan Didion, amazon.com
“People's opinions, especially negative ones, largely stem from what they know they don't have and can't do. You eventually have to stop basing your self-worth on the insecurities of others.”— Brianna Wiest, amazon.com
“Let go of the expectation that if you work on yourself enough, you won't struggle anymore. If you work on yourself enough, you'l understand what the struggle is for.”— Brianna Wiest, amazon.com
“Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.”— M. Scott Peck,, amazon.com
“Dear friend, You are not a freak. You are wanted. You are necessary. You are the only you there is. Don’t be afraid to leave the castle. It’s a great big world out there.”— Jennifer Niven, amazon.com
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com