"Total, unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first step in building a positive self-image." -– Nido Qubein  

"The core of your personality is your self-esteem, 'How much you like yourself.'  The more you like and respect yourself, the better you do at everything you attempt." -– Brian Tracy  

"No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning." -- Barbara De Angelis

"To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives." -- Denis Waitley  

"No one can make you feel inferior without your permission." -- Eleanor Roosevelt  

"People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success." -- Norman Vincent Peale  

"The most influential person who will talk to you all day is you, so you should be very careful about what you say to you!" -- Zig Ziglar

"The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside we all believe that we are above-average drivers." -– Dave Barry

"Personality development is the process of building and maintaining high levels of self-esteem.  You can change your performance by changing the way you think about yourself in that area." -– Brian Tracy  

"My experience has shown me that if you have to say what you are, you probably aren't. Think about that for a moment.  'I'm honest,' 'I'm ethical,' even 'I'm the boss,' or 'I'm in charge,' usually indicates just the opposite. Doesn't it?" -- Jeffrey Gitomer

"Total, unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first step in building a positive self-image." -– Nido Qubein