Updated June 18, 2014.
Good self-esteem is a key building block when working to overcome social anxiety disorder. Below are a list of quotes about building confidence and self-esteem.
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself. ~Harvey Fierstein
As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are - what others say is irrelevant.
~Nic Sheff
The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. ~Mark Twain
Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own? ~Brigham Young
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes. ~Sally Field
If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. ~Vincent Van Gogh
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. ~Peter T. Mcintyre
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan
The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves. ~Ellen Goodman
When people believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. ~Norman Vincent Peale
Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence - and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.
~Nathaniel Branden
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection. ~Buddha
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. ~W.C. Fields
The strongest single factor in acquiring abundance is self-esteem: believing you can do it, believing you deserve it, believing you will get it. ~Jerry Gillies
I was once afraid of people saying, "Who does she think she is?" Now I have the courage to stand and say, "This is who I am." ~Oprah Winfrey
Self-love, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting. ~William Shakespeare
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. People who do not experience self-love have little or no capacity to love others. ~Nathaniel Branden
You really have to look inside and find your inner strength, and say, "I'm proud of what I am and who I am, and I'm just going to be myself. ~Mariah Carey
High self-esteem isn't a luxury. It's a necessity for anyone who has important goals to achieve. ~Jack Canfield
Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. ~Helen Keller
When we are no longer able to change a situation... We are challenged to change ourselves. ~Viktor Frankl
I began to understand that self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it. ~Gloria Steinem
Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. ~Zig Ziglar
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. ~Theodore Roosevelt
Sources:
Psychology Today. 25 Quotes for Self Esteem. Accessed February 6th, 2013.
Spirit Wire. Self Esteem Quotes. Accessed February 6th, 2013.
Quote Garden. Confidence Quotes. Accessed February 6th, 2013.
Good self-esteem is a key building block when working to overcome social anxiety disorder. Below are a list of quotes about building confidence and self-esteem.
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself. ~Harvey Fierstein
As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are - what others say is irrelevant.
~Nic Sheff
The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. ~Mark Twain
Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own? ~Brigham Young
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes. ~Sally Field
If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. ~Vincent Van Gogh
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. ~Peter T. Mcintyre
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan
The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves. ~Ellen Goodman
When people believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. ~Norman Vincent Peale
Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence - and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.
~Nathaniel Branden
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection. ~Buddha
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. ~W.C. Fields
The strongest single factor in acquiring abundance is self-esteem: believing you can do it, believing you deserve it, believing you will get it. ~Jerry Gillies
I was once afraid of people saying, "Who does she think she is?" Now I have the courage to stand and say, "This is who I am." ~Oprah Winfrey
Self-love, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting. ~William Shakespeare
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. People who do not experience self-love have little or no capacity to love others. ~Nathaniel Branden
You really have to look inside and find your inner strength, and say, "I'm proud of what I am and who I am, and I'm just going to be myself. ~Mariah Carey
High self-esteem isn't a luxury. It's a necessity for anyone who has important goals to achieve. ~Jack Canfield
Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. ~Helen Keller
When we are no longer able to change a situation... We are challenged to change ourselves. ~Viktor Frankl
I began to understand that self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it. ~Gloria Steinem
Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. ~Zig Ziglar
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. ~Theodore Roosevelt
Sources:
Psychology Today. 25 Quotes for Self Esteem. Accessed February 6th, 2013.
Spirit Wire. Self Esteem Quotes. Accessed February 6th, 2013.
Quote Garden. Confidence Quotes. Accessed February 6th, 2013.