These self image quotes will inspire you. Self-image results from how others perceive how the individual sees oneself or the idea one has of one’s abilities, appearance, and personality.
A collection of motivating, happy, and encouraging self image quotes, self image sayings, and self image proverbs.
Best Self Image Quotes
- “A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.” ~ Joyce Brothers
- “Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.” ~ Maxwell Maltz
- “A person’s self-concept is the core of his personality.” ~ Joyce Brothers
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“Total, unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first step in building a positive self-image.” ~ Nido R Qubein
- “God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for me? My limbs work, so I’m not going to complain about the way my body is shaped.” ~ Drew Barrymore
- “My limbs work, so I’m not going to complain about the way my body is shaped.” ~ Drew Barrymore
- “To be born again means that we must be changed from a negative to a positive self-image – from inferiority to self-esteem, from fear to love, from doubt to trust.” ~ Robert H. Schuller
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“The power of a positive self-image plays a vital role in experiencing perfect health.” ~ Deepak Chopra
- “A positive self-image has little relationship to our material circumstances.” ~ Ezra Taft Benson
- “We make butterflies by feeding caterpillars, not by trying to paste wings on them. Kids need to like themselves the way they are, and we can help them develop a positive self-image.” ~ Louise Hart
- “I do not have a genetically “gifted” body. I have to work hard every day and I am always working on maintaining a positive self image.” ~ Kim Lyons
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“A positive self-image and healthy self-esteem is based on approval, acceptance, and recognition from others; but also upon actual accomplishments, achievements and success upon the realistic self-confidence which ensues.” ~ Abraham Maslow
- “Our time and attention is scarce. Art is not that important to us, no matter what we might like to believe… Our love of art is often quite temporary, dependent upon our moods, and our love of art is subservient to our demand for a positive self image. How we look at art should account for those imperfections and work around them. Keep in mind that books, like art museums, are not always geared to the desires of the reader. Maybe we think we are supposed to like tough books, but are we? Who says? Many writers (and art museums) produce for quite a small subsample of the… public.” ~ Tyler Cowen
- “Our love of art is often quite temporary, dependent upon our moods, and our love of art is subservient to our demand for a positive self-image. How we look at art should account for those imperfections and work around them.” ~ Tyler Cowen
- “Your worst enemies are made when you ignore people. Those boys in America who shot dead classmates recently, didn’t do that because they woke up with a positive self image that morning and then felt like slaughtering their friends.” ~ Tori Amos
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“The greatest single cause of a poor self-image is the absence of unconditional love.” ~ Zig Ziglar
- “A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.” ~ David D. Burns
- “People can very quickly have a very poor self-image. It doesn’t take much.” ~ Paddy Considine
- “I had a pretty poor self-image for a long time. I broke into acting as a model in New York. I was never anything like a “supermodel,” but I made a living at it for a couple years. The thing was, I was convinced that I was tricking everyone into thinking I was attractive.” ~ Geena Davis
- “My johns adored and worshipped me, therefore they empowered me. When I was 18, 19, and 20, I had a poor self-image and needed attention. It’s hard for people who haven’t been prostitutes to imagine, but I think it’s often true. There can be a very symbiotic relationship happening.” ~ Annie Sprinkle
