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35 Quotes That Prove The Greatest Love Story Starts With Yourself

Not only do self love and love of others go hand and hand but they are indistinguishable.
Kirsten Corley
October 12, 2016
“If you're comfortable with yourself—which everyone can get to, to some extent—that's when you start getting into who is your real self.”
— Shirley MacLaine, Shirley MacLaine on the Oprah Winfrey Show
Tagged: Single, Womanhood, Love, comfortable, Real Self
“Loving yourself is hard. Hating yourself is harder.”
— Ryan O'Connell, 25 Things I’ve Learned In My 20s
Tagged: Love, Hate, Self-Love, Self-Acceptance, Self-hatred
“It’s a very simple premise—loving yourself. I’ve been criticized for being too simplistic, and I have found that the simple things are usually the most profound.”
— Louise Hay, Do You Truly Know How to Love Yourself?
Tagged: accept me, Self-Love, Love, Acceptance
“Just because someone isn’t willing or able to love us, it doesn’t mean that we are unlovable.”
— Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution
Tagged: Love, strength, Self-Love, Shame
“Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn’t change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Imperfection, Fear, Bravery, Worthiness, Self-Love, Self-Acceptance