“I cheated on you because I wanted to be with someone that could just drag me down as far as I could go.”— Liz Tigelaar, Valerie, Michaela Watkins, imdb.com
“Narcissistic rage occurs when that core instability is threatened and furthermore threatened to destabilize them even further.”— Mark Goulston, psychologytoday.com
“And just as Hamlet’s mother said, “the lady doth protest too much,” “the narcissist doth brag, scorn, talk down, primp and belittle too much” in order to continually prove to the world and themselves that they are larger than life. This is not to increase their self-esteem as much as it is to contin…”— Mark Goulston, psychologytoday.com
“What is at the core of narcissists is not what is often referred to as low self-esteem. I don’t think that is accurate, but something that the people around them say to themselves to mollify their own rage at the narcissist, i.e. 'Oh, they only act that way, because they lack self-esteem.' What is r…”— Mark Goulston, psychologytoday.com
“You are Light in your world because you are your world. You are capable.”— Coleman Herbert, Sarah Lane, Michelle Monaghan, imdb.com
“The following morning I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER.”— Groucho Marx, books.google.com
“It is dangerous to characterize those higher on the spectrum of narcissism as just struggling with self-esteem issues. We are all, as human beings, to an extent, struggling with self-esteem – but most of us do not chronically violate the rights of others as a result.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“I must have been out of my mind. Look at you. Why don't you do something with your life? Sit around here all day, you contribute nothing to society. You're just taking up space. How could I be with someone like you? Couldn't respect myself.”— Larry David, Cosmo Kramer, Michael Richards, imdb.com
“Experimenting with wearing makeup is often a rite of passage for young girls in our society. However, the concern is how young is too young? Girls who start too young may be hiding more than an acne breakout, they may be demonstrating early signs of self-esteem issues and a negative self-image or se…”— Adrienne Ressler, consumeraffairs.com
“To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.”— Sugar Ray Robinson, books.google.com
“There is nothing more intimidating to a boy than a woman with self-esteem. There is nothing more beautiful to a man than a woman with self-esteem.”— Jeremy Penn, instagram.com
“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, goodreads.com
“nervous, adj.: Sometimes confidence escapes the room. Sometimes I throw it out the window. And other times, it’s taken from me.”— David Levithan, twitter.com
“When you have low self-esteem, to be embraced at your most vile is a marvel.”— Melissa Broder, amazon.com
“We overweight people, we say terrible things to ourselves….Oh, you wouldn't believe it. 'You fat pig. How can you do this? You're a disgusting jerk.' And that gets you nowhere. That gets you right back into a bowl of pasta fregula.”— Richard Simmons, menshealth.com
“I think it is very important that you like yourself for who you are and not want to look like anyone else. You also have to understand, many people have had cosmetic surgeries in order to look the way they look. So why look like them when you can just look like you? And there is nothing wrong with l…”— Richard Simmons, buzzfeed.com
“You can have all the [dating] criteria and standards in the world, but what you draw to you is what you are. If you’re not abundant in love and self-esteem and self-respect and self-worth in [your heart], you’re not going to draw somebody that’s the same way.”— Iyanla Vanzant, nancyyard.wordpress.com
“In order to realize our true self we must be willing to live without being dependent upon the opinion of others.”— Bruce Lee, amazon.com