“Don't put yourself down just to avoid criticism, to please others, or to show your "kindness." The world needs light, not mediocrity.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“When you know what you bring to the table, there’s no shame in acting accordingly.”— Kristina Mucker, facebook.com
“We talk about self-worth a lot, but I really implore all of us to really sit with ourselves and think about what we have to offer. Imposter syndrome is real (especially for women) and we sell ourselves short by accepting the bare minimum, neglecting our needs, and silencing our voices.”— Kristina Mucker, facebook.com
“Pay attention to the signs. Stop making excuses for people. Stop defending their inconsiderate ways. Start taking care of you and your own needs.”— Reyna Biddy, reynabiddy.tumblr.com
“I just want someone who will love me. when I do not know how to love myself.”— Beau Taplin, afadthatlastsforever.tumblr.com
“We can’t be so desperate for love that we forget where we can always find it; within.”— ALEXANDRA ELLE, goodreads.com
“You deserve peace, love, happiness and all that your heart desires. Don’t let anyone control your life and take away those things.”— Sonya Parker, onsizzle.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
“Probably someone should take this girl in his arms and hold her tight, I thought. Probably someone other than me. Someone qualified to give her something.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Do not allow him to consume you. If he does not call, go to sleep. If he does not message, put your phone away and have a fantastic day anyway. If he acts distant when you are with him and refuses to tell you what is wrong, don’t wait for him, go home and do something you love. If he tries to insinu…”— Nikita Gill, meanwhilepoetry.tumblr.com
“But just remember, life without me would be even more unbearable.”— Anne Rice, Lestat, Tom Cruise, amazon.com
“Every living soul has different talents, different desires, different faculties. Be yourself, for even if you deceive the entire world, you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing.”— Carl Jung, quotes.blognook.com
“Just because I liked something at one point in time doesn’t mean I’ll always like it, or that I have to go on liking it at all points in time as an unthinking act of loyalty to who I am as a person, based solely on who I was as a person. To be loyal to myself is to allow myself to grow and change, a…”— Jarod Kintz, amazon.com
“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try accepting yourself and see what happens.”— Louise Hay, amazon.com
“I am sorry they made you feel like being wrong is a crime. You don’t always have to say you’re sorry, not with me.”— Kawelwa, writingbykawelwa.tumblr.com
“Drifting off to sleep, I thought about her. How nobody is perfect. How you just have to close your eyes and breathe out and let the puzzle of the human heart be what it is.”— Sue Monk Kidd, amazon.com
“Having a low opinion of yourself is not modesty. It’s self-destruction.”— Bobby Sommer, goodreads.com
“No one’s comfort is more important than my peace of mind and well-being, and I need to stop feeling guilty about that.”— Martine Thompson, vogue.com