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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
Oct 1, 2025
My acting gives me my self-worth
Most people love you for who you pretend to be.
I never read reviews - I never have. I've never read message boards, either. I'm just not interested in it in any way - I'm not interested in it inflating my ego, and I'm not interested in it improving my self-worth. So, I don't read them.
Tennis is a huge part of my life, but I don't base my self-value or my self-worth or the quality of my life on my results on the court.
I don't judge my self-worth as a football player. Football is something I love. It's a fun career deal, but it's not what I want to do with my life, because I see football as a game.
We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem.
A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.
The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
2006 Games -by then, my identity had started to shift. Before that, my identity was in snowboarding. That's how people knew me and that's how I knew myself. That's where I got a lot of my self worth. That began to shift and I started to understand that I didn't get my worth from people or from the things that I did. It was from Christ. If I hadn't had that shift in my life, I think my world would have come crumbling down.
The field of creativity that exists within each individual is freed by moving out of ideas of wrong-doing or right-doing. If we can answer 'yes' to the question. 'Is my self-worth as strong as my self-critic?' then we are ready to engage our creative expression.
I jumped off the wheel of fortune because I wanted to simplify things. Now I've fulfilled my obligations to myself by making my new record. I'd like it to sell millions of copies, but my self - worth is not based on chart positions.
Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.
Only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
There are no utopia jobs on this earth, .. There's nobody out there that can say, 'I've got the ideal job and there are no problems.' If your self worth is based on what other people think of you, you're in trouble. My self worth is not based on them. My self worth is based on my faith, how I treat others, what I'm doing right for this program and these kids and this coaching staff. Other than that, I understand you're not going to please everybody.
That’s what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is....Most people love you for who you pretend to be....To keep their love, you keep pretending - performing. You get to love your pretense...It’s true, we’re locked in an image, an act - and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image - they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it - they feel like you’re trying to steal their most precious possession.
I work out all the time. Cardio, resistance and a lot of jogging. I love to go hiking. I'm going to invest this in myself, into my self-worth, into my self-esteem.
The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.
It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.
Think highly of yourself because the world takes you at your own estimate.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.
Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone to tell you who you are.
Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.
If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.
Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.
If we really love ourselves, everything in our life works.
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.
People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy.
Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.
That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.
Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.