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These quotes about being yourself will help you determine your own identity and live the life you want for yourself.

How many times each day do you mean to say one thing, and say another instead, because you’re worried about what others might think?

How often do you wake up in the morning with one idea in mind for what you want to accomplish, only to find yourself doing something else because of social pressures or personal anxieties?

No lifetime, no matter how successful, will be truly rewarding or happy if you cannot learn to love yourself and be yourself.

It may seem hard, but great people throughout history who have struggled to find their identities, too. Just as they rose to the challenge, you too can learn how to be yourself.

Be Yourself Quotes

Be yourself, don’t take anything from anyone, and never let them take you alive. Gerard Way

You’ve got to be yourself, and if you’re not, you’re a phony. It comes shining through if you’re not careful. Jack Harbaugh

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind. Bernard Baruch

Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness. Allen Ginsberg

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that’s all you’ve really got; when you strip everything down, that’s all you’ve got, so always be yourself. Al Roker

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Maya Angelou

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all. Rita Mae Brown

You cannot change what you are, only what you do. Philip Pullman

You are you. Now, isn’t that pleasant? Dr. Seuss

I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all. Coco Chanel

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else. Judy Garland

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. Mahatma Gandhi

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. E.E. Cummings

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another. William Shakespeare

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. Friedrich Nietzsche

Where’s your will to be weird? Jim Morrison

If you cannot be a poet, be the poem. David Carradine

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. Oscar Wilde

I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves. Steve Maraboli

There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality. Anton Chekhov

I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy, that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever only rejoices me, and the heart appoints. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another. Homer

If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? RuPaul

They can’t scare me if I scare them first. Lady Gaga

Find out who you are and do it on purpose. Dolly Parton

Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live. Gianni Versace

An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man’s entire existence. Balzac

When I was a child my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk, you’ll be the pope.’ Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. Picasso

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. Marilyn Monroe

Don’t let others box you into their idea of what they think you should be. A confined identity is a miserable way to exist. Be you and live free. Trust that in living true to yourself, you will attract people that support and love you, just as you are. Jaeda deWalt

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater. Bono

If you want to be yourself, sometimes you can’t compare the economic benefit with art. Kelly Liang

Learn to be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not. Henri Frederic Amiel

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth. Benjamin Disraeli

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

One’s real life is often the life that one does not lead. Oscar Wilde

We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin. Andre Berthiaume

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. Andre Gide

Taking into account the public’s regrettable lack of taste, it is incumbent upon you not to fit in. Janeane Garofalo

Some people say you are going the wrong way, when it’s simply a way of your own. Angelina Jolie

How many more of us are faking the facade ? How many more of us are pretending to be something we’re not? Even better, how many of us will have the courage to be ourselves regardless of what others think? Katie McGarry

Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think. Roy T. Bennett,  The Light in the Heart

To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are. Roy T. Bennett

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself. Rita Mae Brown

Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Bruce Lee

You just have to be yourself and go full with confidence and be courageous. Gabby Douglas

If you can just be yourself, then you have to be original because there’s no one like you. Marc Newsom

It sounds so simple, but if you just be yourself, you’re different than anyone else. Tony Bennett

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. Bindi Irwin

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people. J. B. Priestley

Don’t worry about what the people say; be yourself, say what you want to say with respect. Mariano Rivera

The secret to success is to be yourself. S. Sreesanth

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you. Lao Tzu

Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself. Harvey Fierstein

Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses. Brian Tracy

Never apologize for being yourself. Paolo Coelho

Our time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Steve Jobs

You must not be afraid of your uniqueness and you must care less and less what people think of you. Robert Greene

No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else. Buckminster Fuller

When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval. Epictetus

Don’t believe you have to be like anybody to be somebody. Nike

Don’t let other people decide who you are. Bob Goff

You change the world by being yourself. Yoko Ono

Don’t chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people – the ones who really belong in your life – will come to you, and stay. Will Smith

When you see a mob doing something, it should make you less likely to do it yourself, not more likely. Paul Graham

A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. G.K. Chesterton

You, being yourself, unknowingly inspire others to be themselves. Mooji

The imitator dooms himself to hopeless mediocrity. Ralph Waldo Emerson

The world just wants your authentic truth. Gabby Bernstein

Large groups are no place for smart people. Naval Ravikant

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. John F. Kennedy

I pay no attention whatever to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. Bertrand Russell

This above all: to thine own self be true. William Shakespeare, Hamlet

At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time. Friedrich Nietzsche

They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same. Kurt Cobain

I would rather die having spoken in my manner, than speak in your manner and live. Socrates

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. E.E. Cummings

Appear as you are, be as you appear. Rumi

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. Carl Jung

You want to be uncommon amongst uncommon people. Period. David Goggins

The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself. Peter Thiel

Only dead fish go with the flow. Derek Sivers

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself-and especially to feel, or not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at any moment is fine with them. That’s what real love amounts to – letting a person be what he really is. Jim Morrison

Don’t dilute yourself for any person or any reason. You are enough! Be unapologetically you. Steve Mariboli

It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world. Dolly Parton

Consult your conscience; rather than popular opinion. Pubilius Syrus

Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself. Hermann Hesse

Don’t try to impress people. Always be yourself. Bella Thorne

We hope that these quotes about being yourself have inspired to take your own path.

It’s not always easy to be yourself, but part of that stems from learning to love and respect yourself as you are. These sayings remind us that others have faced that struggle with their self esteem and the judgment of others and won!

Quincy Seale

8 thoughts on “Quotes About Being Yourself”

You will be enough for the person who truly understand and love you but the person who not are just faking themselves.

I kind of cried reading these lol. Nice post!

* Be the brightest star in the darkest night.

If you want to be stronger, learn how to fight alone.

Life is all about you not others, so do whatever you want to do for a lot more fun and happiness…

When life knocks you down get back up and hit it harder! ~ Alyssa

Be yourself and stay true to yourself or you will be surrounded by fake people.

Glen Hutcheson

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100 Be Yourself Quotes To Boost Your Courage And Confidence

By Maxime Lagacé

Maxime is the founder of WisdomQuotes. He has been collecting quotes since 2004. His goal? To help you develop a calm and peaceful mind. Learn more about him on his about page .

Here are 100 of the best quotes about being yourself .

And remember:

Being different and unique may seem scary at first.

But it can also be your greatest source of strength.

You’ll discover quotes by Thoreau, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and more.

Never apologize for being yourself. Paulo Coelho

Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. Oscar Wilde

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. Rita Mae Brown

Existence wants you to be you. Osho

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. André Gide

Some people around you will not understand your journey. They don’t need to; it’s not for them. Paulo Coelho

You must not be afraid of your uniqueness and you must care less and less what people think of you. Robert Greene

No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else. Buckminster Fuller

We are the ones we have been waiting for. Alice Walker

When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval. Epictetus

Don’t believe you have to be like anybody to be somebody. Nike

Don’t let other people decide who you are. Bob Goff

He who obeys, does not listen to himself. Friedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)

You change the world by being yourself. Yoko Ono

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The Best Be Yourself Quotes

If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world. Elaine S. Dalton

What is the seal of liberation? No longer being ashamed in front of oneself. Friedrich Nietzsche

Don’t chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people – the ones who really belong in your life – will come to you, and stay. Will Smith

You are what you believe yourself to be. Paulo Coelho ( Source )

A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. G.K. Chesterton (The Everlasting Man)

Be in the world, but don’t let the world be in you. Love, and yet don’t be lost in it. Relate, and yet be alone, utterly alone. Know perfectly well that all relationship is a game: play the game and play it as beautifully as possible and as skillfully as possible. Osho

Every man who says frankly and fully what he thinks is so far doing a public service. We should be grateful to him for attacking most unsparingly our most cherished opinions. John Stuart Mill

The world just wants your authentic truth. Gabby Bernstein

There’s a point, around the age of twenty, when you have to choose whether to be like everybody else the rest of your life, or to make a virtue of your peculiarities. Ursula K. Le Guin (The Dispossessed)

When you see a mob doing something, it should make you less likely to do it yourself, not more likely. Paul Graham

Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be? Charles Bukowski

You, being yourself, unknowingly inspire others to be themselves. Mooji

The imitator dooms himself to hopeless mediocrity. Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you don’t say what you think then you kill your unborn self. Jordan B. Peterson

The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom. Epicurus

Even if one is neither vain nor self-obsessed, it is so extraordinary to be oneself – exactly oneself and no one else. Simone de Beauvoir

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. Henri Bergson

Do not live to satisfy the expectations of others. Ichiro Kishimi (The Courage to Be Disliked)

Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions of your life and wrap around you like a shawl, to parry stones, to keep you warm. Alice Walker

Large groups are no place for smart people. Naval Ravikant

Just stick to your principles. And rest assured that, if you remain true to them, the same people who made fun of you will come to admire you. Epictetus

A rebel is the one who lives totally according to his own light and risks everything else for his ultimate value of freedom. Osho

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The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect). Mark Twain

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Mahatma Gandhi

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. John F. Kennedy

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others. It’s about how it feels to you. That’s what it means to be true to yourself. Michelle Obama

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. Dr. Seuss

What makes you different or weird, that’s your strength. Meryl Streep

Find out who you are and do it on purpose. Dolly Parton ( Source )

This above all: to thine own self be true. William Shakespeare (Hamlet)

I pay no attention whatever to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings. Mozart

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. Bertrand Russell

They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same. Kurt Cobain

Listen and be open, but don’t let anybody tell you who you are. Jeff Bezos ( Source )

Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you. Tyrion Lannister (George R. R. Martin, Games of Thrones)

Nothing is yet in its true form. C.S. Lewis

My philosophy is: It’s none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier. Anthony Hopkins

One must know oneself. Even if it does not help in finding truth, at least it helps in running one’s life, and nothing is more proper. Blaise Pascal

When a person decides to be themselves, they offer something no one else can be. Curtis Jackson (50 Cent, Source )

I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It’s still my symbol of rebellion – against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others’ ideas. Johnny Cash

I would rather die having spoken in my manner, than speak in your manner and live. Socrates

Not till we have lost the world do we begin to find ourselves. Henry David Thoreau

The superior man follows nobody else’s path. Napoleon Bonaparte

Short Be Yourself Quotes

Become who you are. Friedrich Nietzsche

Conformity gets you nowhere. Neil Strauss

Our own life has to be our message. Thich Nhat Hanh

I’d rather be a freak than a clone. Joanne Harris

Appear as you are, be as you appear. Rumi

It is a waste of energy to follow anybody. Jiddu Krishnamurti

What the world craves is authenticity. Naval Ravikant

Stop letting the world keep score for you. Shane Parrish

You are who you are when nobody’s watching. Stephen Fry

Bet on yourself. Anthony Pompliano ( Source )

Train yourself to take nothing personally. Robert Greene

Do not commit to any side or cause but yourself. Robert Greene

Consult your conscience; rather than popular opinion. Publius Syrus

You are what existence wants you to be. Just relax. Osho

To lead others, one must find one’s own direction. Zhuangzi

We have to wake up. We have to refuse to be a clone. Alice Walker

Stop trying to look smart and just be you. Matt D’Avella ( Source )

Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness. Allen Ginsberg

Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be; embrace who you are. Brené Brown

Inspirational Be Yourself Quotes

Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable. Conor McGregor

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. Carl Jung

In order to stand out, we have to know what we stand for. Simon Sinek

It has often been said that a reformation should begin with each man reforming himself. Søren Kierkegaard

This next level will require you to be okay with people not liking you. A person who is okay with not being liked is a powerful person. Inner Practitioner ( Source )

You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear. Robert Greene

Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in history. There are ideas unique to you, a specific rhythm and perspective that are your strengths, not your weaknesses. You must not be afraid of your uniqueness. Robert Greene

The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself. Peter Thiel

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. George Bernard Shaw

You eliminate competition by being yourself. Dan Go

Don’t follow people. Either walk alongside, or not at all. Naval Ravikant ( Source )

If you want to be rewarded, you have to be irreplaceable. If you want to be irreplaceable, you have to be unique. If you want to be unique, you have to be authentic. If you want to be authentic, stop listening to everyone and everything else. It’s drowning “you” out. Naval Ravikant

If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path. Joseph Campbell

Always stay true to yourself and never sacrifice who you are for anyone. Rakesh Valand ( Source )

Stop caring about impact and just be the best version of you possible – then you’ll naturally have an impact. Naval Ravikant

Be so completely yourself that everyone else feels safe to be themselves too. Unknown

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without. Zhuangzi

I’m going to do what I want to do. I’m going to be who I really am. And I’m going to figure out what that is. Stephen Chbosky

Better to be rejected for who you are than accepted for who you’re not. Ed Latimore ( edlatimore.com )

Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there. Gary Snyder

You create yourself moment to moment. You are not born as a fixed entity, but only as a infinite potentiality. Osho

I teach you rebellion! Come out of the masses. Stand alone like a lion and live your life according to your own light. Osho

You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are. Jordan B. Peterson

Just to be you, what a privilege that is. Unknown

Part 1. In this age, the mere example of non-conformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service. Precisely because the tyranny of opinion is such as to make eccentricity a reproach, it is desirable, in order to break through that tyranny, that people should be eccentric . John Stuart Mill (On Liberty)

Part 2. Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage which it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time . John Stuart Mill (On Liberty)

My kids are starting to notice I’m a little different from the other dads. “Why don’t you have a straight job like everyone else?” they asked me the other day. I told them this story: In the forest, there was a crooked tree and a straight tree. Every day, the straight tree would say to the crooked tree, “Look at me…I’m tall, and I’m straight, and I’m handsome. Look at you…you’re all crooked and bent over. No one wants to look at you.” And they grew up in that forest together. And then one day the loggers came, and they saw the crooked tree and the straight tree, and they said, “Just cut the straight trees and leave the rest.” So the loggers turned all the straight trees into lumber and toothpicks and paper. And the crooked tree is still there, growing stronger and stranger every day . Tom Waits

Key Takeaways

• There will never be another person like you on Earth. Be proud of yourself. Smile .
• How to be miserable? Compare yourself to others. (There’s always someone better than you)
• What happens when you conform? You lose self-respect.
• How to live a life of meaning? Create your own path, in your own way.
• How to be somebody? How to change the world? Be YOU.

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Hope you enjoyed these inspiring be yourself quotes.

You’ll see, once you discover being yourself is once in a lifetime opportunity, you’ll never let yourself down again.

Now, if you did like the quotes, please share them with a friend today!

Do you feel 100% yourself with other people? What’s your favorite be yourself quote? And remember: words can transform your life, if you find the right ones.

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181 Inspiring Quotes To Appreciate Yourself

As the great philosopher Aristotle once said, "Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." Self-appreciation quotes are an essential element in the journey of self-discovery and personal growth.

In a world where external validation is often valued more than  self-love , it's crucial to remind ourselves of our worth and value as individuals.

For many of us, it's easy to get lost in the chaos of life and forget the importance of self-appreciation. It's easy to let negative thoughts and feelings cloud our minds, leading us to believe that we're not good enough or deserving of love and respect .

But the truth is, we are all unique and valuable in our own way.

As I reflect on my own journey towards self-appreciation, I am reminded of the power of words. Words have the ability to uplift, inspire, and motivate us.

That's why I've compiled a list of some of the most powerful quotes about self-appreciation that have helped me on my journey towards self-love.

One of my favorite quotes comes from the renowned poet Maya Angelou, who once said, "I am my own best friend and my own worst enemy.

That's just how it is with me." This quote speaks to the duality of our nature as human beings.

We have the power to lift ourselves up or tear ourselves down. It's up to us to choose which path we take.

Another quote that has had a profound impact on me is from the legendary musician Bob Marley, who said, "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds."

This quote highlights the importance of breaking free from the limiting beliefs and negative thought patterns that hold us back from appreciating ourselves fully.

Self-appreciation isn't always easy, but it's essential for our mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

As the great author Oscar Wilde once said, "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." So let's take a moment to appreciate ourselves, our uniqueness and our flaws.​​

25 Self Love Quotes

1. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball

2. “Talk to yourself like someone you love.” – Brene Brown

3. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness .” – Robert Morely

4. “Love yourself. Be clear on how you want to be treated. Know your worth. Always.” – Maryam Hasnaa

5. “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur

6. “Fashion is my way to express how much I love myself.” – Laura Brunereau

7. “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” – Charles Bukowski

8. “The right mental attitude will guide you towards feeling a sense of love that you deserve to experience.” – Anonymous

9. “You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself.” – R.Z.

10. “Love yourself so much that when someone treats you wrong, you recognize it.” – Rena Rose

11. “She remembered who she was and the game changed.” – Lalah Deliah

12. “I love the person I’ve become because I fought to become her.” – Kaci Diane

13. “If you don’t know what you’re here to do, then just do some good.” – Dr. Maya Angelou

14. “It’s not my responsibility to be beautiful. I’m not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.” – Warsan Shire

15. “The entire universe deserve your love. You also deserve to experience it back.” – Anonymous

16. “Be the love you never received.” – Rune Lazuli

17. “I know what I bring to the table… so trust me when I say I’m not afraid to eat alone.” – Unknown

18. “Be loud about the things that are important to you.” – Karen Walrond

19. “As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know this is ‘authenticity.’” – Charlie Chaplin

20. “Start healing your heart and you will look beautiful.” – Alexandra Vasiliu

21. “Love yourself more, you’ll never regret it.” – Ann Marie Molina

22. “Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” – Mark Twain

23. “Don’t compare your life to others, there’s no comparison between the sun and the moon, they both shine when it’s their time.” – Unknown

24. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

25. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball

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26. “The best way to gain  self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.” – Swati Sharma

27. “Make happiness your priority and be gentle with yourself in the process.” – Bronnie Ware

28. “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” – Michele Ruiz

29. “She will rise. With a spine of steel and a roar like thunder, she will rise.” – Nicole Lyons

30. “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious . You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” – Anna Taylor

31. “You are not your mistakes. They are what you did. Not who you are.” – Lisa Lieberman-Wang

32. “Accepting yourself only as long as you look a certain way isn’t self love, it’s self destruction.” – Laci Green

33. “Bring the sun over my heart, I want to bloom.” – Alexandra Vasiliu

34. “I’m doing it for me.” – Unknown

35. “Life tried to crush her, but only succeeded in creating a diamond.” – John Mark Green

36. “ Unconditional self love is all the really matters in life. It’s where real life begins.” – Anonymous

37. “My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

38. “I was once afraid of people saying ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am.” – Oprah Winfrey

39. “Self-worth sets the standard that life meets.” – Jewel

40. “When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier.” – Diane Von Furstenberg

41. “In stressful times, it’s okay to not be perfect. Cut yourself some slack. Because right now, you might not be your best self, but you are growing and you are trying your best. And that is good enough.” – Ashley Hetherington

42. “Your crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it.” – Maya Angelou

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43. “The self-love needed for self-care missing. Academicians use terms like self-esteem, self-worth, self-support, self-care, but rarely self-love. That is left to the spiritual community. People don’t realize that taking care of their own needs; eating, drinking, brushing their teeth, showering, wearing clean clothes, going to work are all acts of self-love.” – Angela C. Santomero

44. “Self-love is necessary for a functional and successful life ” – Angela C. Santomero

45. “The salvation of man is through love and in love. I understood how a man who has nothing left in this world still may know bliss, be it only for a brief moment, in the contemplation of his beloved.” Viktor E. Frankl

46. “To love is to be vulnerable.” – Brene Brown

47. “Self-kindness is self-empathy. And even when I talk to myself like someone I love and it feels weird, it works.” – Brene Brown

48. “Not having to pretend simplifies our life. On the other hand, pretending day after day to be someone you are not, requires enormous effort.” – Piero Ferrucci

49. “I’m constantly amazed by how easily we love ourselves above all others, yet we put more stock in the opinions of others than in our own estimation of self. . . . How much credence we give to the opinions our peers have of us and how little to our very own!” – Marcus Aurelius

50. “Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love” – Buddha

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51. “We have the need to be accepted and to be loved by others, but we cannot accept and love ourselves. The more self-love we have, the less we will experience self-abuse. Self-abuse comes from self-rejection, and self-rejection comes from having an image of what it means to be perfect and never measuring up to that ideal.” – Don Miguel Ruiz

52. “Tell yourself how wonderful you are, how great you are. Tell yourself how much you love yourself.” – Don Miguel Ruiz

53. “Healthy self love means being gentle with the soul within you. To love oneself is the purest, bravest thing. Anybody in the entire world can experience self love. Just do the simple acts of love for yourself, and then your authentic self begins.” – Anonymous

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54. “Let all that you do be done in love.” – 1 Corinthians 16:14

55. “I loved you at your darkest.” – Romans 5:8

56. “For though I fall, I will rise again .” – Micah 7:8

57. “Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit, you choose.” – Proverbs 18:21

58. “Though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.” – Psalm 27:3

59. “Perhaps this is the moment for which you have been created.” – Esther 4:14

60. “But as for you, be strong, and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” – 2 Chronicles 15:7

61. “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” – Joshua 1:9

62. “For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it.” – Ephesians 5:29

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63. “You are what you believe yourself to be.” – Paulo Coelho

64. “As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drewn me down and away from myself.” – Charlie Chaplin

65. “Don’t allow yourself to think that toxic love is the best love you can ever have.” – Khalilah Velez

66. “Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.” – Maya Angelou

67. “Love is about becoming the right person. Don’t look for the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, become the person you want to spend the rest of your life with.” – Neil Strauss

68. “The worst outcome in this world is not having self esteem. If you don’t love yourself, who will?” – Naval Ravikant

69. “Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself , for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others.” – Wilfred Peterson

70. “Choose, everyday, to forgive yourself. You are human, flawed, and most of all worthy of love.” – Alison Malee

71. “Learn to love yourself enough to be happy in your own company, not needing to use anyone as an escape.” – Samantha Camargo

72. “And I said to my body, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath. And replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.” – Nayyirah Waheed

73. “ Self-care is never a selfish act; it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” – Parker Palmer

74. “Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world making the most of one’s best.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick

75. “Be so completely yourself that everyone else feels safe to be themselves, too.” – Unknown

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76. “Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one’s self.” – Priscilla Presley

77. “Self-love—it doesn’t mean that everyone will treat you the way you deserve to be treated. It means that you won’t let them change the way you see yourself; nor will you stick around for them to destroy you.” – Tony A. Gaskins Jr.

78. “The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” – C. Joybell C.

79. “The real difficulty in self-love is combating the inner critic who goes against our own wishes by challenging our own beliefs. You know you’re worthy of love, but the critic keeps reminding you of the past pain that you can’t let go of.” – Unknown

80. “Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.” – Maxwell Maltz

81. “The right mental attitude will guide you towards feeling a sense of love that you deserve to experience.” – Unknown

82. “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” – Brené Brown

83. “Strong people have a strong sense of self-worth and self-awareness; they don’t need the approval of others.” – Roy T. Bennett

84. “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy , care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” – Jean Shinoda Bolen

85. “When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.” – Shannon L. Alder

86. “All the filth in your mind that tells you that you aren’t worthy or good enough is the reason why you’re not experiencing self-love in a healthy sense.” – Unknown

87. “In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.” – Andrea Dykstra

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88. “Keep taking time for yourself until you’re you again.” – Lalah Delia

89. “Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” – Louise L. Hay

90. “The expert in anything was once a beginner.” – Helen Hayes

91. “When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy.” – Kim McMillen

92. “Life is too short to spend another day at war with yourself.” – Rita Ghatourey

93. “You’re always one decision away from a totally different life.” – Unknown

94. “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” – Coco Chanel

95. “Love is the absence of judgment.” – Dalai Lama

96. “The only person I need to compare myself to is my yesterday self.” – Allison Sue

97. “Feel the fact that you are enough.” – Mark Nepo

98. “Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself.” – Rupi Kaur

99. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity; it’s sanity.” – Katrina Mayer

100. “Respect yourself and others will respect you.” – Confucius

101.“Self-love is the greatest middle finger of all time.” – Unknown

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102. “Loving ourselves points us to capacities of resilience, compassion, and understanding within that are simply part of being alive.”

103. “ Self-compassion  provides the same benefits as high self-esteem without its drawbacks.”

104. “Love, connection, and acceptance are your birthright. To claim them you need only look within yourself.”

105. “Happiness is found when we go with the flow of life, not when we rail against it, and self-compassion can help us navigate these turbulent rapids with a wise, accepting heart.”

106. “Western culture places great emphasis on being kind to our friends, family, and neighbors who are struggling. Not so when it comes to ourselves.”

107. “But self-kindness involves more than merely stopping self-judgment. It involves actively comforting ourselves, responding just as we would to a dear friend in need.”

108. “I am both the comforter and the one in need of comfort.”

109.“Who is the only person in your life who is available 24/7 to provide you with care and kindness? You.”

110. “To give ourselves compassion, we first have to recognize that we are suffering.”

111. “The beauty of self-compassion is that instead of replacing negative feelings with positive ones, new positive emotions are generated by embracing the negative ones.”

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112. “Confidence isn’t thinking you are better than anyone else; it’s realizing that you have no reason to compare yourself to anyone else.” –Maryam Hasnaa

113. “Just be yourself. Let people see the real, imperfect, flawed, quirky, weird, beautiful, and magical person that you are.” – Unknown

114. “When I’m by myself, I can be myself, which is what I want to be. Not just a part of someone else.” – Jean Culligan

115. “You have to be odd to be number one.” – Dr. Seuss

116. “I will never apologize for being me, but I will apologize for the times that I am not.” – Michael Carini

117. “Some people don’t understand the importance of solitude. I don’t always want to be stimulated. I don’t always want noise. In fact, when I find my alone time, that’s when I find myself. Alone time helps me put myself first. It helps me reset life.” – S. McNutt

118. “It took me a long time to love myself, years actually. With that being said, you either like me or you don’t. I have no time to try and convince anyone to value all that I am.” – Daniel Franzese

119. “I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then I ask myself the same question.” – Harun Yahya

120. “When I’m by myself, I can be myself, which is what I want to be. Not just part of someone else.” – Jean Culligan

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121. “Self love, self respect, self worth… there is a reason they all start with ‘self’. You can’t find them in anyone else.”– Dr. Anne Brown

122. “I will not be another flower, picked for my beauty and left to die. I will be wild, difficult to find, and impossible to forget.” – Erin Van Vuren

123. “The respect you show to others (or lack thereof) is an immediate reflection on your self respect.” – Alex Elle

124. “You are good enough. You do deserve good things. You are smart enough. You are worthy of love and respect.” – Lorri Faye

125. “It is the highest form of self respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.” – Dale Turner

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126. “Know your worth. You must find the courage to leave the table if respect is no longer being served.” – Tene Edwards

127. “Their opinions are not your oxygen.” – Curtis Tyrone Jones

128. “All relationships are a reflection of your relationship with yourself.” – Deepak Chopra

129. “I’ve learned that if someone threatens my peace of mind, self-respect, or self-worth… I must walk away. I owe it to myself… I owe it to my future.” – Steve Maraboli

130. “Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.” – Miguel Angel Ruiz

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131. “People have to pretend you’re a bad person so they don’t feel guilty about the things they did to you.” – Unknown

132. “This is my life… my story… my book. I will no longer let anyone else write it; nor will I apologize for the edits I make.” – Steve Maraboli

133. “I don’t fit into any stereotypes and I like myself that way.” – C. Joybell

134. “I am, indeed, a king because I know how to rule myself.” – Pietro Aretino

135. “I am thankful for all of those who said no to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself.” – Albert Einstein

136. “I can’t control your behavior, nor do I want that burden… but I will not apologize for refusing to be disrespected, to be lied to, or to be mistreated, I have standards, step up or step out.” – Steve Maraboli

137. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling

138. “No one can rescue me. I know because I’ve already tried to get them to do it. It doesn’t work. This is all on me.” – Michelle D’Avella

139. “I must be myself. I cannot break myself any longer for you, or you. If you can love me for what I am, we shall be the happier. If you cannot, I will still seek to deserve that you should.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

140. “Doubt me, hate me, you’re the inspiration I need.” – Anonymous

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141. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

142. “Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” – Helen Keller

143. “When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs, and habits—anything that kept me small. My judgment called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” – Kim McMillen

144. “Your sense of self-worth comes from you alone—never the opinion of others.” – Robert Greene

145. “We do not have the right to feel helpless. We must help ourselves. After destiny has delivered what it delivers, we are responsible for our lives.” – Cheryl Strayed

146. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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147. “A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else.” – Haruki Murakami

148. “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.” – Lao Tzu

149. “It isn’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.”- W.C. Fields

150. “They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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151. “Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” – Louise Hay

152. “No other love, no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one’s heart better than unconditional self-love.” – Edmond Mbiaka

153. “Nothing else falls into line when you’re cold to your own person. Everything else falls into line when you open your heart to yourself and stay true to your own person.” – Unknown

154. “A self-love deficit isn’t what will bring you joy. The wrong mental attitude can be devastating in the world. If you have true self-esteem and high self-love you can share that love with the world around you. To love oneself is to love the world and a person learns that only when they show themselves the kindness they deserve.” – Unknown

155. “Scarcity of self-value cannot be remedied by money, recognition, affection, attention or influence.” – Gary Zukav

156. “Don’t fall into the trap of sacrificing your self-esteem for affection and acceptance.” – Ashley Graham

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157. “If there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” – Beyoncé

158. “Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you, who you are.” – Beyoncé

159. “You change the world by being yourself.” – Yoko Ono

160. “Put yourself first. Self-love is not selfish at all. It means that you’re taking care of yourself , and like my mom reinforced to me, to make sure that I was safe and that I was healthy.” – Laurie Hernandez

161. “I just wanted to remind you, in case you needed to hear it, to be kind and loving to yourself, and talk to yourself like you would talk to your best friend.” – Camila Cabello

162. “If we treated ourselves as well as we treated our best friend, can you imagine?” – Meghan Markle

163. “Just do what works for you, because there will always be somebody who thinks differently.” – Michelle Obama

164. “The things that make me different are the things that make me.” – Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne

165. “I am what I am. I can’t help myself and if you don’t like it get with somebody else.” – Jonas Brothers

166. “You must want to spend the rest of your life with yourself first.” – Rupi Kaur

167. “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.” – Oscar Wilde

168. “The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.” – Mark Twain

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169. “There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”- Anaïs Nin

170. “Be the love you never received.”- Rune Lazuli

171“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”- Oscar Wilde

172. “The real difficulty to overcome is how you think about yourself.”- Maya Angelou

173. “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.”- Charles Bukowski

174. “Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.”- Maxwell Maltz

175. “It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.”- Sally Field

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176. “Be careful how you are talking to yourself because you are listening.”- Lisa Hayes

177. “Be yourself — not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.”- Henry David Thoreau

178. “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”- Thich Nhat Hanh

179. “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.”- Parker Palmer

180. “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”- André Gide

181. “When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.”- Diane Von Furstenberg

How Can Reading Self-Appreciation Quotes Be Beneficial

Reading quotes about self-appreciation can be helpful in several ways:

• Inspiration: Quotes about self-appreciation can be a source of inspiration and motivation. When you read about how others value and appreciate themselves, it can encourage you to do the same.
• Self-reflection: Reading quotes about self-appreciation can help you reflect on your own sense of self-worth . You may find that some quotes resonate with you more than others, and this can give you insight into what areas of self-appreciation you may need to work on.
• Affirmation: Sometimes, we need to hear positive messages about ourselves in order to feel good. Reading quotes about self-appreciation can provide that affirmation, reminding you that you are valuable, worthy, and deserving of love and respect.
• Mindset shift: Quotes about self-appreciation can also help shift your mindset from negative self-talk to positive self-talk. When you read about how others value themselves, it can help you reframe your own thoughts and beliefs about yourself.

Overall, reading quotes about self-appreciation can be a simple but effective way to boost your self-esteem and improve your overall well-being.

Here are some ways to implement self-appreciation quotes into your daily life:

• Make it a habit: Set a daily reminder on your phone or calendar to read a self-appreciation quote each day. This can help you start your day on a positive note and remind you to appreciate yourself throughout the day.
• Write them down: Write down your favorite self-appreciation quotes in a journal or on sticky notes and place them in areas where you'll see them often, such as on your bathroom mirror, your desk, or your fridge.
• Use them as mantras: Repeat your favorite self-appreciation quotes to yourself as a mantra when you need a confidence boost or when you're feeling down .
• Share them with others: Share your favorite self-appreciation quotes with friends, family, or colleagues. Not only will it spread positivity, but it may also spark a conversation about self-appreciation and self-care.
• Create visual reminders: Create visual reminders of your favorite self-appreciation quotes by creating art or graphics that feature the quote. You can then use these visuals as phone or computer backgrounds, or print them out and hang them in your space.

Remember that implementing self-appreciation quotes into your daily life is a practice, and it takes time and effort to cultivate a positive self-image.

But with consistent effort, you can gradually shift your mindset and begin to appreciate yourself more.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if i don't feel inspired by self-appreciation quotes.

It's important to remember that self-appreciation is a journey, and it's normal to have days where you don't feel particularly inspired or motivated.

If you're not feeling inspired by self-appreciation quotes, try taking a break and focusing on other self-care practices that feel more fulfilling to you.

You can always return to self-appreciation quotes when you're feeling more receptive.

Can Self-Appreciation Quotes Really Make A Difference In How I Feel About Myself?

Yes, reading self-appreciation quotes can be a helpful tool in building self-esteem and improving your self-image.

However, it's important to remember that self-appreciation is a practice that requires consistent effort and self-reflection.

Reading quotes alone may not be enough to fully shift your mindset, but it can be a helpful starting point.

Is It Okay To Rely On Self-Appreciation Quotes As My Only Source Of Self-Esteem?

While self-appreciation quotes can be a helpful tool, it's important to cultivate self-esteem from within rather than relying solely on external sources.

This means taking the time to reflect on your own values, strengths, and accomplishments, and recognizing your own worth independent of outside validation.

Self-appreciation quotes, however, can be a helpful supplement to this practice!

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Inspirational Quotes

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

— Albert Einstein

“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”

— Mother Teresa

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

— Thomas A. Edison

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”

“This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”

— William Shakespeare (Hamlet)

“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.”

— William Shakespeare

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.”

— William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet)

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.”

Mother Teresa

“Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.”

— Alfred Lord Tennyson (In Memoriam)

“I could be martyred for my religion. Love is my religion and I could die for that.”

— John Keats

“The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.”

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”

― Helen Keller

“With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.”

— William Wordsworth

“I am very happy because I have conquered myself and not the world. I am very happy because I have loved the world and not myself.”

— Sri Chinmoy

“Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.”

“Try not to change the world. You will fail. Try to love the world. Lo, the world is changed. Changed forever.”

“My God is love and sweetly suffers all.”

— Sri Aurobindo (Savitri)

When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence.”

— Sri Aurobindo

“True knowledge is not attained by thinking. It is what you are; it is what you become.”

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”

— Jalal-al-Din Rumi

“If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?”

“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”

“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”

“I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.”

“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.”

— Emily Dickinson

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.”

“Love is the absence of judgement.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large — I contain multitudes.”

— Walt Whitman

“In the faces of men and women, I see God.”

I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

“The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss.”

— Thomas Carlyle

“You see things; you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‘Why not?”

— George Bernard Shaw (Back to Methuselah)

” Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”

– Martin Luther King – 1963

“An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self sustained.”

– Mahatma Gandhi – Young India 1924-1926 (1927), p. 1285

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”

– Mahatma Gandhi: His Life and Message for the World (1954), by Louis Fischer, p.177

“To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself.”

– Thomas Jefferson

“I am by heritage a Jew, by citizenship a Swiss, and by make-up a human being, and only a human being, without any special attachment to any state or national entity whatsoever.”

– Albert Einstein, Letter to Alfred Kneser (7 June 1918); Doc. 560 in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein Vol. 8

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.”

— Abraham Lincoln

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The Top 10 Quotes to Inspire You to Be Yourself

We all feel the pressures to conform throughout our lives -- to the expectations, values or worldviews of others, be it in our intimate circles or in society at large. In the short run, it can seem the easy way out to simply bend to the opinions of others in our pursuits of intimacy, acceptance and achievement. It's only in the long run that we realize this "success" can bring little happiness, because it's a kind made for the life of another.

The harder path, in the short run, is the one we chart ourselves . But down the road, the destination has our name inscribed above the doorway, with love and fulfillment waiting for us on the other end.

It's time you faced your fears and found the courage to build your future from the inside out. To aid you on your journey, here are our Top 10 Quotes to Inspire You to Be Yourself.

The Top 10 Be Yourself Quotes to Inspire You

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. - Oscar Wilde ( more Oscar Wilde quotes )

 Our time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. - Steve Jobs ( read more quotes )

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind. - Bernard Baruch

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening. - Nelson Mandela ( read more quotes )

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche

You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do. - Eleanor Roosevelt ( read more quotes )

Always be a first-rate version of yourself and not a second-rate version of someone else. - Judy Garland

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself. - Rita Mae Brown

Be yourself, but always your better self. - Karl Maeser

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Police Officer Is Now Family After Saving Three-Month-Old

Being a new parent is terrifying because you’re always expecting the worst. But when the worst actually happens, and your baby stops breathing, you hope that a stranger like this police officer will be there to save the day.

A Harrowing Incident

Officer Mike Harton sits with Tooka, he girl whose life he once saved

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A normal day at the movies turned into a new mother ’s worst nightmare five years ago when her three-month-old daughter Tooka stopped breathing. Nikki Huckaby ran out of the theater and screamed for help.

“I was standing there, and that’s when she came running toward this way,” Officer Mike Harton recalled to CNN . “[The baby] curled back, trying to take a breath, and then she went completely limp on me.”

It was then that Harton’s training kicked in and he started performing chest compressions and back blows, trying to get Tooka breathing again.

“All I was thinking, is like, she cannot die in this movie theater,” Huckaby recalled.

“All I could think in my head was, 'Not on my watch, not on my watch,'” Harton added.

Saving a Life

After 30 long seconds, Tooka finally released a small cry. It was music to the mom and officer’s ears. “That cry was the best cry ever,” Harton said.

“I literally watched a miracle happen before my eyes,” Huckaby said.

From that moment on, Harton began calling Tooka “Little Angel” and the officer became a part of the family ’s life. He was even asked to be Tooka’s godfather. Today, he’s there for all of the five-year-old’s big life events: birthdays, holidays, and the first day of school. Tooka even wants to be a police officer when she grows up.

“That day, an angel came down,” Harton continued. “She did more for me than I did for her. My life changed that day. Our family got extended, and it’s amazing.”

Positive Relationships

In the interview, Huckaby explained that she and Harton wanted to share their story to show that positive police relationships can — and should — exist.

“A lot of people don’t get a chance to have that positive relationship with police officers. I hope this story is an example of how you can come together from different worlds and really be family because we are humans first,” Huckaby said.

It’s a nice reminder that the police in our communities do more than we think and are there to serve first and foremost. By highlighting more of these examples, we can deepen our relationships with police officers who show up for those in need, lend a helping hand, and continue to show up long after their official duties are done.

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Jennifer Garner's Mom Once Made a Dollar a Day

Growing up, Jennifer Garner’s mom didn’t have much. Patricia Ann Garner’s family lived on an old farm and she earned only a dollar a day babysitting. Despite her mom’s financial struggles , Garner says the woman was determined to change her fate with hard work and resilience.

A Rough Start

Jennifer Garner and Patricia Ann Garner

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Jennifer Garner was born in Houston, Texas, in 1972 and grew up in West Virginia. She was the middle of three daughters , and her family was a happy one. She recalls taking violin in school (and being so bad at it that her mom offered to pay her to never play again), studying ballet for nine years, and majoring in chemistry at Denison University before switching majors.

Little did she know that her decision to pursue the arts would one day come full circle for her mother.

Patricia grew up in Oklahoma on a 20-acre farm that her parents bought. The house was a two-room house with no electricity, running water, or indoor plumbing, and in 1936, it sold for a cool $700.

“As a farm girl growing up on a tiny farm in Locust Grove, OK, my mother earned $1.00 a day for babysitting her neighbor’s five children,” Garner shared on Instagram . “My mom’s family was poor— I’m sure she cherished that money — but it was the neighbor’s old LIFE magazines that really shaped Mom’s future.”

Forging a New Path

Eventually, Patricia knew she had to leave the farm to pursue a better life. So, as the farm changed hands between her uncles following her father’s death, she set out into the world. She met her husband, a chemical engineer named William John Garner, and became a teacher . They had three kids together and showered them with love.

After Garner became famous through roles like Alias and 13 Going On 30 , she began telling the story of how her mother came from humble roots and put together a beautiful life for her and her sisters. She also realized a lifelong goal, of traveling to all 50 states and visiting all seven continents.

“I think my mom was so poor, it's just unbelievable that she managed to leave,” Garner said in a 2020 interview . “When I moved to New York after college, my mom said, 'Jennifer, no matter what you do, it will never be as big of a deal as it was for me to leave that farm.'"

Embracing Their Roots

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Despite her rough upbringing, Patricia never wanted to keep it quiet. In that same 2020 interview, Garner explained how she and her mom had discussed Garner's openness about it. According to Garner, her mom is good with it.

“She said, 'I'm never ashamed of growing up poor,'" Garner recalled. "Rather, I am amazed by the grace and dignity that my parents had throughout my childhood.'”

Garner is embracing those roots, too. In 2017, she purchased the farm where her mother grew up from her uncle. They agreed that her aunt and uncle would live there and maintain the property, which now boasts an additional 35 acres.

The farm produces pumpkins, blueberries, field peas, and rye to help the soil, reports The Oklahoman . Some of that produce is used for Garner’s baby food company, Once Upon a Farm.

“I definitely am another generation removed from what my mom gave us and certainly from what she had,” Garner, now a mother of three, said in 2015. “But I hope that my mothering has been so infused by Pat Garner that there's a germ of it in there.”

An Eye on the Future

This inspiring story is even more so because we know how it turned out for Garner and her family. But Patricia’s experience also teaches an important lesson: never give up. Sometimes, life deals you what feels like an impossible hand, and it can be hard to push through.

However, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a brighter future or that things won’t improve. Sometimes, a dream and the will to make it happen are all you need. Rather than giving up, look for opportunities, take calculated risks, and know when it’s time to move on.

After all, if a woman who once made a dollar a day could do it, so can you.

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We do not learn much from learned books, but from true, sincere, human books, from frank and honest biographies.

Biography is the only true history.

I believe that people should write biographies only about people they love, or understand, or both. Novels, on the other hand, are often better if they're about people the writer doesn't like very much.

People think that because a novel's invented, it isn't true. Exactly the reverse is the case. Biography and memoirs can never be wholly true, since they cannot include every conceivable circumstance of what happened. The novel can do that.

It can be a long gap between the emergence of fully researched historical biographies.

The secret of biography resides in finding the link between talent and achievement. A biography seems irrelevant if it doesnt discover the overlap between what the individual did and the life that made this possible. Without discovering that, you have shapeless happenings and gossip.

The immense majority of human biographies are a gray transit between domestic spasm and oblivion.

Biography can be the most middle-class of all forms, the judgment of little people avenging themselves on the great.

Perfect objectivity is always impossible, no matter who writes a person's biography.

Biography is one of the new terrors of death.

I realize that I had always in my heart of hearts planned to write a biography of Marie Antoinette.

I like contemporary American literature and I like biographies and I like jazz and I like baseball and I like writers who write about the human condition and sci-fi is just something that I happened into.

If those gentlemen would let me alone I should be much obliged to them. I would say, as Shakespeare would say... Sweet Friend, for Jesus sake forbear.

All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose life.

I hate biographies which say, I was called to such and such an office, and he offered me so and so, and I got so and so money. I find that very tedious. The best biographies are written by other people.

I have not much interest in anyone's personal history after the tenth year, not even my own. Whatever one was going to be was all prepared before that.

My songs form a kind of biography or diary of my life as they are about people I have loved and people I only knew in my heart, places I have seen only for a moment and places I have lived all my life.

For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction, biography, and history offer an inexhaustible number of lives in many parts of the world, in all periods of time.

The biography of a writer - or even the autobiography - will always have this incompleteness.

What use is there for a biography of myself? I'm just a movie actor.

There is properly no history, only biography.

Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.

It is also one of the pleasures of oral biography, in that the reader, rather than editor, is jury.

One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

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107 Positive Self-Reflection Quotes to Grow in Life

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What does it mean to reflect on yourself?

Self-reflection plays a significant role in developing and strengthening our emotional intelligence. It is the gateway to understanding yourself—your emotions, dreams, desires, and even flaws.

Knowing what you are and what you want is the key to figuring out where you want to be.

Learning the art of self-reflection is essential if you want to succeed and be happy in life. How can you identify your areas for improvement if you cannot pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses?

This article features 107 self-reflection quotes that can help you achieve your goals and ambitions . These quotes can help you grow into the person you want to be, whether at home, in your workplace, or anywhere in life.

But before we get to our list, let’s first discuss some reasons why reading these self-reflection quotes can be beneficial.

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Why Read Self Reflection Quotes?

There are many ways to improve your self-reflection skills, and reading these quotes is one of them.

With these quotes, you can encourage yourself to continue practicing self-reflection and self-acceptance.

Doing this kind of reflection is the first step toward loving yourself and being happy .

107 Self-Reflection Quotes to Help You Grow as a Person

•  “You attract what you are, not what you want. So if you want it then reflect it.” – Tony Gaskins
• “There is no greater journey than the one that you must take to discover all of the mysteries that lie within you.” – Michelle Sandlin
• “The journey into self-love and self-acceptance must begin with self-examination… until you take the journey of self-reflection, it is almost impossible to grow or learn in life.” – Iyanla Vanzant
• “Self-reflection is the gateway to freedom. It also brings greater appreciation and enjoyment. We begin to enjoy spending time with our own mind, and we enjoy reflecting on our experience of the teachings. Like the sun emerging from behind the clouds, the teachings of the dharma become clear.” – Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
• “The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” – Thomas Paine

• “It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better.” – Ella Maillart
• “Be a reflection of what you’d like to receive. If you want love, give love. If you want truth, be truthful. What you give out will always return.” – Kristen Butler
• “Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes.” –Lawrence Bossidy
• “The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one’s self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course.” – Michel Angelo
• “There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” – Aldos Huxley
• “Friendship with one’s self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
• “The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation. You are not discovering yourself but creating yourself anew. Seek, therefore, not to find out who you are, seek to determine what you want to be.” – Neal Donald Walsch
• “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” – Ernest Hemingway
• “Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” – Margaret J. Wheatley
• “Self-reflection entails asking yourself questions about your values, assessing your strengths and failures, thinking about your perceptions and interactions with others, and imagining where you want to take your life in the future.” – Robert L. Rosen

Self-reflection entails asking yourself questions about your values, assessing your strengths and failures, thinking about your perceptions and interactions with others, and imagining where you want to take your life in the future.” – Robert L. Rosen

• “Be so busy improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others.” – Unknown
• “These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn’t even know existed.” – Ricky Martin
• “What we perceive about ourselves is greatly a reflection of how we will end up living our lives.” – Stephen Richards
• “Even if you think you're doing well and have it all figured out, there is a voice you will always inevitably hear at some point which nags at you and says “but wait…” Don't ever dismiss it, listen to what it has to say. Life will never be close enough to perfect, and listening to that voice means stepping outside of yourself and considering your own wrongdoings and flaws.” – Ashly Lorenzana
• “The past can’t be changed, can it? It can just be forgiven.” –  Elizabeth George
• “One of the greatest tragedies in life is to lose your own sense of self and accept the version of you that is expected by everyone else.” – K.L. Toth
• “Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards.” – Søren Kierkegaard
• “Unless you learn to face your own shadows, you will continue to see them in others, because the world outside you is only a reflection of the world inside you.” – Unknown
• “Beginning today, set an intention and a relentless focus on living your life as the greatest person you can be, in all situations.” – Brendon Burchard
• “You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” – Diane von Furstenberg

• “It is when you lose sight of yourself, that you lose your way. To keep your truth in sight you must keep yourself in sight and the world to you should be a mirror to reflect to you your image; the world should be a mirror that you reflect upon.” – C. JoyBell C.
• “The key to happiness is really progress and growth and constantly working on yourself and developing something.” – Lewis Howes
• “True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one’s true character, to be altogether one’s self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion.” – Corliss Lamont
• “Growth is actually contagious, so if you want to reach your goals, you’ve got to get around people who are going in the same direction you want to be going, and you will catch the success.” – Dr. Henry Cloud
• “The feeling of being ‘offended’ is a warning indicator that is showing you where to look within yourself for unresolved issues.” – Bryant McGill
• “Before you judge another, ask yourself if what you don't like in them is actually what you don't like in yourself.” – Joe Vitale
• “Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.” – Gautama Buddha
• “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always be where you’ve always been.” – T.D. Jakes
• “People who have had little self-reflection live life in a huge reality blind spot.” – Bryant McGill
• “I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get.” – Charles Bukowski
• “You’ve got to have rules to live by, and one of mine is always say yes. Put yourself in danger of something amazing happening to you.” – Tom Bilyeu
• “Before I ask you to sit with me, I must be able to sit with myself. Before I ask you to accept my pain, I have to accept the pain myself. Before I ask you to love me, I have to be madly in love with myself.” – C. Thoth

Before I ask you to sit with me, I must be able to sit with myself. Before I ask you to accept my pain, I have to accept the pain myself. Before I ask you to love me, I have to be madly in love with myself.” – C. Thoth

• “Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.” – Dr. Roopleen
• “Self-reflection is a humbling process. It’s essential to find out why you think, say, and do certain things—then better yourself.” – Sonya Teclai
• “There is one art of which people should be masters—the art of reflection.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• “The cosmos is evolving toward greater self-reflection, allowing us to open the eye of Spirit and see our source.” – Alex Grey
• “Quit trying so hard and sit quietly with yourself and you will see that there are no demands within you.” – Bryant McGill
• “Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.” – Aaron Rodgers
• “Self-reflection is a much kinder teacher than regret is. Prioritize yourself by making a habit of it.” – Andrena Sawyer
• “We are chained by our own control. Life is nothing more than finding the key that unlocks every part of our soul.” – Shannon L. Alder
• “Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner

• “Honest self-understanding liberates us from our stuck emotions.” – C Terry Warner
• “Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know myself, to know it completely.” – Kahlil Gibran
• “Your soul needs time for solitude and self-reflection. In order to love lead, heal and create you must nourish yourself first.” – Linda Joy
• “Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.” – Jennifer Elisabeth
• “If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that… I believe in what I do, and I’ll say it.” – John Lennon
• “Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.” – Marcus Aurelius
• “Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?” – Carl Sandburg
• “Failure is all a matter of perspective. Think of all the people you admire. I guarantee you they all failed at one time or another. The key is to recognize setbacks for what they really are-entry points for learning, not validation that you aren't good enough. After a disappointment analyze your actions, get feedback from friends, and take inventory of what you could do better next time. This type of self-reflection and improvement will ultimately make success inevitable.” – Jillian Michaels

Failure is all a matter of perspective. Think of all the people you admire. I guarantee you they all failed at one time or another. The key is to recognize setbacks for what they really are-entry points for learning, not validation that you aren't good enough. After a disappointment analyze your actions, get feedback from friends, and take inventory of what you could do better next time. This type of self-reflection and improvement will ultimately make success inevitable.” – Jillian Michaels

• “Honest self-reflection opens your mind to reprogramming, change, success, and freedom.” – Vikas Runwal
• “ Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away. ” – Barbara De Angelis
• “Reflect upon your present blessings – of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens
• “I can do this… I can start over. I can save my own life and I’m never going to be alone as long as I have stars to wish on and people to still love.” – Jennifer Elisabeth
• “Self-reflection is an important stage to diagnose, develop and strengthen your creativity.” – Pearl Zhu
• “He that knows himself, knows others.” – Charles Caleb Colton
• “Self-reflection is necessary to dig beneath our own layers and visit the inner crevices of our heart and mind to develop an understanding of life.” – Anonymous
• “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle
• “Self-reflection is a kind of self-judgment. The difference is just this―the former is positive and the latter is negative.” – Balroop Singh
• “Self-reflection is a desire felt by the body, as well as the soul.” – Susan Griffin

• “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates
• “Believing doesn’t make God real. Unbelief doesn’t make Him disappear. Your opinion doesn’t change reality.” – Randy Loubier
• “It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
• “I want to be the best version of myself for anyone who is going to someday walk into my life and need someone to love them beyond reason.” – Jennifer Elisabeth
• “My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery – always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What's this passion for?” – Virginia Woolf
• “A man must find time for himself. Time is what we spend our lives with. If we are not careful we find others spending it for us.” – Carl Sandburg
• “When I am sharply judgmental of any other person, it's because I sense or see reflected in them some aspect of myself that I don't want to acknowledge.” – Gabor Maté
• “Who hasn't asked himself, am I a monster or is this what it means to be human?” – Clarice Lispector
• “What woman here is so enamored of her own oppression that she cannot see her heelprint upon another woman's face? What woman's terms of oppression have become precious and necessary to her as a ticket into the fold of the righteous, away from the cold winds of self-scrutiny?” – Audre Lorde
• “I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.” – Shelby Foote
• “Self-transformation commences with a period of self-questioning. Questions lead to more questions, bewilderment leads to new discoveries, and growing personal awareness leads to transformation in how a person lives. Purposeful modification of the self only commences with revising our mind’s internal functions. Revamped internal functions eventually alter how we view our external environment.” – Kilroy J. Oldster

Self-transformation commences with a period of self-questioning. Questions lead to more questions, bewilderment leads to new discoveries, and growing personal awareness leads to transformation in how a person lives. Purposeful modification of the self only commences with revising our mind’s internal functions. Revamped internal functions eventually alter how we view our external environment.” – Kilroy J. Oldster

• “Not a bad thing to know something about darkness. You can’t talk about light without some knowledge of darkness. Like your buddy Nietzsche said, ‘He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.' Keep that in mind.” – Kazuki Kaneshiro
• “They remind me that no one saved me and no one will ever have to save me again. I will save myself.” ― Penelope Przekop
• “I was like an empty cup, and now I had to look at what had spilled out of me: all my delusional beliefs about my own value and my pretensions to being a kind of person I wasn't. While i was full of these things I couldn't see them. Now that I was nothing, only an empty glass, I could see everything about myself.” – Sally Rooney
• “How can I, who have not the strength to hold my own past, hope to save the past of someone else?” – Jean-Paul Sartre
• “Society whispered, ‘Disagree with grace.’ Solitude shouted, ‘Question your own space.’” – Amogh Swamy
• “One of the most dangerous things that you can do is to change yourself before you know yourself.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough
• “We spend a lot of time figuring out where we’re supposed to be instead of who we’re supposed to be.” – Dannika Dark
• “Being self-reflective and open to transformation is something we should celebrate, not fear.” – Alok Vaid-Menon
• “But he played music so loudly he could not hear his pain. He stunted his growth beneath a bass that decorated his aura and lyrics that hardened the glass parts of him. He was indeed an autumn leaf dipped in concrete. He wanted sound, any sound but his own thoughts. Ears that needed songs louder than the mind were ears afraid of what they might hear inside.” – Karl Kristian Flores
• “As understanding deepens, the further removed it becomes from knowledge.” – C.G. Jung

• “He sensed he learned a lesson, although the precise meaning of that lesson wasn't clear to him.” – Isabel Allende
• “I have always held that it is only when one sees one's own mistakes with a convex lens, and does just the reverse in the case of others, that one is able to arrive at a just relative estimate of the two.” – Mahatma Gandhi
• “If the ignorant could be happy there’d be no reason for anyone to struggle to become wise. Nature has decreed that the ignorant can never be happy, and in their lack of knowledge is the secret of their own misfortunes.” – Manly P. Hall
• “Inmost suffering, by its very nature, is highly discomforting and thus it thrusts one out of the comfort zone of shallowness and into a much deeper region of self-reflection.” – Derya Sefer
• “Solitude is the choice to be alone for self-reflection and happiness.” – Shree Shambav
• “Like long lost love abandoned in forgotten letters, you lose yourself in others and dream their dreams, become their aspirations. When you look in the mirror, you see a black, blank picture of Them staring back and you vow not to, before giving in once again.” – Scott C. Holstad

Like long lost love abandoned in forgotten letters, you lose yourself in others and dream their dreams, become their aspirations. When you look in the mirror, you see a black, blank picture of Them staring back and you vow not to, before giving in once again.” – Scott C. Holstad

• “Let yourself go. Pull out from the depths those thoughts that you do not understand, and spread them out in the sunlight and know the meaning of them. By understanding George you may learn to understand yourself.” – E.M. Forster
• “What about someone who believes in beautiful things but doesn’t believe in the beautiful itself and isn’t able to follow anyone who could lead him to the knowledge of it? Don’t you think he is living in a dream rather than a wakened state? Isn’t this dreaming: whether asleep or awake, to think that a likeness is not a likeness but rather the thing itself that it is like?” – Plato
• “Accustomed to himself, he then felt not so interesting. He knew himself too well; he thence hid out for some mystery.” – Criss Jami
• “New awareness gives you access to new actions. That’s the power of questions: they create new awareness. And when you identify the options and choose the path forward, you are totally sold on executing it.” – Darcy Luoma
• “Learn to look after your needs and desires and let go of whatever is not serving you. Take time out for yourself and love the person in the mirror.” – Dee Waldeck
• “Pause don’t panic- Whatever you are facing, be it a personal problem or pandemic, ask yourself, Is this really going to matter a year from now?” – Shaneen Clarke
• “We all have monsters. All of our monsters look different. What does yours look like?” – Niedria D. Kenny
• “Everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes us what we are.” – Shahanshah Hafeez
• “If it makes you happy, it doesn't have to make sense to anybody else.” – T.J. Burr
• “Self-reflection helps us walk a mile in another’s shoes.” – Adam Gerace

• “Look outside and you will see yourself. Look inside and you will find yourself.” – Drew Gerald
• “Self-reflection becomes self-torment when learning doesn't occur.” – Jeffrey G. Duarte
• “If you find yourself trapped inside a dimming world, remember it was always this dark inside the body. Where the heart, like any law, stops only for the living. If you find yourself, then congratulations, your hands are yours to keep.” – Ocean Vuong
• “There was something wrong; nobody else had to tell me. Writing it down made me see it. I’d told myself, as if writing to another person.” – Gina Barreca
• “Self-awareness is a good which still can, in some cases, steal one's innocence – for it is often much worse to know better without the discipline to do better.” – Criss Jami

Final Thoughts on Self Reflection Quotes

While it is fairly easy to acknowledge our strengths, it is never easy to admit our weaknesses. One of the hardest parts of the self-reflection process is accepting that we are lacking in some areas.

Nevertheless, the goal of self-reflection is to help you become the best version of yourself by overcoming these weaknesses. You must be brave enough to change and improve for the better.

We hope that, with these quotes, we were able to inspire and encourage you to be a better and happier human being. If you feel like the process is draining you, read these quotes and motivate yourself to keep going.

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50 Best Personal Growth Quotes for Everyday Evolution

Looking for some inspiration to kick off a new chapter of growth or jumpstart your next evolution? Regardless of your goals, these words — from some of the most notable authors, scientists, artists, philosophers, politicians, activists, business professionals and athletes — are sure to resonate.

Bookmark these 50 best personal growth  quotes to draw upon in the months ahead.

Quotes for a Growth Mindset

• “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” - Maya Angelou
• “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” - Ernest Hemingway
• “Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.” - Carrie Fisher
• “One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” - Abraham Maslow
• “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” - Oprah Winfrey
• “When we’re growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.” - Elliot Page
• “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” - Frederick Douglass
• “Permit yourself to change your mind when something is no longer working for you.” - Nedra Glover Tawwab
• “Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.” - Chinese Proverb
• “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” - Carl Bard

Quotes About Change

• “Change brings opportunity.” - Nido Qubein
• “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together.” - Marilyn Monroe
• “Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” - Steve Maraboli
• “Recognizing that you are not where you want to be is a starting point to begin changing your life.” - Deborah Day
• “People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” - Rob Siltanen
• “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” - Angela Davis
• “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall
• “Change is made of choices, and choices are made of character.” - Amanda Gorman
• “Tradition is nothing but ancestral peer pressure.” - Indya Moore
• “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” - John F. Kennedy

Quotes About Education

• “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” - Malcolm X
• “A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.” - Helen Keller
• “Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.” - Walt Disney
• “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” - John Dewey
• “You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.” - Cesar Chavez
• “Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.” - Bill Nye
• “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” - Benjamin Franklin
• “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela
• “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” - Sydney J. Harris
• “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” - Malala Yousafzai

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Quotes about success.

People often think of achievement as an end goal, but if you're wondering how to be successful , you should prepare for an ongoing process of growth and self-discovery. Look to these quotes remind you of what's really important on your personal quest for success.

• “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” - Albert Einstein
• “The swiftest way to triple your success is to double your investment in personal development.” - Robin Sharma
• “I would like to think that all of my successes in life are really just the fruit of my failures.” - Yvie Oddly
• “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” - Warren Buffett
• “Always work hard and have fun in what you do because I think that's when you're more successful. You have to choose to do it.” - Simone Biles
• “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” - Thomas Jefferson
• “Failure is not the opposite of success; it is a stepping stone towards it.” - Sundar Pichai
• “When someone tells me ‘no,’ it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.” - Karen E. Quinones Miller
• “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” - Babe Ruth
• “Success isn't about the end result, it's about what you learn along the way.” - Vera Wang

Quotes About Life

Because personal growth is a long-term effort, you're bound to encounter obstacles along the way. These quotes might help you find your life direction  or guide you toward growth when you're facing hardship or feeling discouraged.

• “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain
• “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.” - Rick Warren
• “You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” - Shonda Rhimes
• “You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” - Diane von Furstenberg
• “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you… never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe
• “Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” - Les Brown
• “Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experiences that reveals the human spirit.” - e.e. cummings
• “If you don’t make the time to work on creating the life you want, you’re eventually going to be forced to spend a lot of time dealing with a life you don’t want.” - Kevin Ngo
• “It is never too late to be who you might have been.” - George Eliot
• “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” - Dolly Parton

Whether you’re pursuing a new dream , working hard toward ongoing goals or making a plan to transform your life in some way, you're bound to encounter challenges along the way. But those challenges could be a gateway to growth and new opportunities.

If you find any of these quotes particularly inspirational, consider printing them out and posting them in the places you view often throughout the day. Sometimes a simple quote can impact you in the most positive of ways.

Know someone who needs a bit of motivation? Share these quotes and help them on their personal growth journey.

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152 Self-esteem Quotes to Inspire and Lift Your Spirits

If you struggle with low self-esteem, you might compare yourself to others, judge yourself harshly, and feel unworthy of good things. Low self-esteem is difficult to overcome and can affect many areas of our lives.

If you are feeling inspired to change negative beliefs about yourself, and are looking for some uplifting sayings to help you do so, then you’ve come to the right place.

The following 152 quotes about self-esteem will help inspire you to improve your self-worth and change the way you see yourself.

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The way you see yourself is directly impacted by low-self esteem. If you find that you are struggling with self-worth and need motivation to improve your relationship with yourself, then you have come to the right place. The following are deep and inspiring quotes about having low self-esteem.

1. “If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson &nbsp 2. “I try to believe it, but deep down, I don’t feel my self-worth.” —Christina Hibbert, Discovering Self-Worth &nbsp 3. “If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must believe we are worthy of love and belonging.” —Brene Brown

4. “Deep down, everyone feels the same… at our core, we all just want to belong. We all just want to be loved.” —Christina Hibbert, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth &nbsp 5. “Quiet that voice of doubt inside of you. You are good enough. You do deserve good things. You are smart enough. You are worthy of love and respect. You are amazing just the way you are.” —Lorri Faye &nbsp 6. “We’ve been told and taught to believe that there are things about us that make us unworthy.” —Julie Kristina, The Six Keys to Self-Esteem , YouTube

7. “Maybe I’m dumb, maybe I’m not smart enough.” — Self-Esteem Documentary , Youtube &nbsp 8. “I refuse to follow the rules where society tries to control people with low self-esteem.” —Kanye West &nbsp 9. “I need to work on my self-esteem. It’s very bruised.” —Hlehle_Lupindo, March 2 2022, 9:29AM, Twitter

10. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” —Marilyn Monroe &nbsp 11. “Whenever we are trying to do something on the outside… so what we can feel good about ourselves on the inside, it is a losing battle.” —Julie Kristina, The Six Keys to Self-Esteem , YouTube &nbsp 12. “Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.” —Aberjhani

13. “Low self-esteem: when every compliment sounds sarcastic.” —Unknown &nbsp 14. “Low self-esteem comes from who you assess yourself to be. It’s about who you are, and I didn’t think I was anything or anybody.” —Gloria Gaynor &nbsp 15. “Low self-esteem involves imagining the worst that other people can think about you.” —Roger Ebert

16. “It’s not what you think you are that’s holding you back. It’s what you think you are not.” —Unknown &nbsp 17. “While everyone struggles with occasional dips in self-esteem, those who have chronically low self-esteem may actually be struggling with low self-worth.” —Hailey Shafir, Self-Worth Vs. Self-Esteem , 2021 &nbsp 18. “People with low-self esteem are less self-confident and have more negative thoughts and feelings about themselves.” —Hailey Shafir, Self-Worth Vs. Self-Esteem , 2021

19. “There are so many factors around me that have made me question who I am, whether I’m doing the right thing, whether I am worthy enough.” — Self-Esteem Documentary , Youtube &nbsp 20. “Feeling good enough is not just about letting go of your insecurities and gaining healthy self-esteem. Actually having a healthy self-esteem is a gateway to further development.” —Marko Sander, Self-Esteem Documentary , Youtube &nbsp 21. “There are others for whom no amount of achievement, prestige and financial security ever seems to do the trick.” —The School Of Life, Self-Esteem , Youtube

22. “They anxiously chastise and critique themselves. Always feeling that they’ve underperformed, never quite trusting that they really deserve to exist.” —The School Of Life, Self-Esteem , Youtube &nbsp 23. “We don’t feel inadequate in relation to everyone who has more than us, only those who we’ve come to see as belonging to another crucial determinant of self-esteem: our peer group.” —The School Of Life, Self-Esteem , Youtube &nbsp 24. “Every time someone we went to school with does better than us, a small part of us will die.” —The School Of Life, Self-Esteem , Youtube

25. “It’s not so easy running around your whole life long desperate to put out the raging fires of self-hatred, striving to impress everyone you meet in search of an unsatisfied desire for a parental approval you never knew.” —The School Of Life, Self-Esteem , Youtube &nbsp 26. “Knowing about the odd internal origins of self-esteem is crucial because of how often we pursue goals in the belief that success will, at last, give us the keys to feeling good about ourselves.” —The School Of Life, Self-Esteem , Youtube &nbsp 27. “When we promise things to ourselves and we break that integrity, our brain is listening… and it’s like ‘I can’t trust you’.” —Julie Kristina, The Six Keys to Self-Esteem , YouTube

28. “In our efforts to be ‘enough,’ we often find ourselves stuck in a damaging cycle of perform, please, and perfect, shaming ourselves for our shortcomings and hiding them from others.” — The Secret to Being Enough , Fabulous Gist

Low self-esteem can easily make you sabotage yourself. You might also like to check these self-sabotage quotes .

Having low self-esteem can create feelings of depression. When you notice your view of yourself having a negative impact on your mental health and other areas of your life, it’s time to make a change. Hopefully, the following quotes can uplift you and give you the strength you need to make positive changes in your life.

1. “The happiness wasn’t there; I realized why that was. There was such an attempt to achieve these things and keep going that you lose sight of the people and the blessings that you have around you.” —J. Cole, Self-Esteem Documentary , Youtube &nbsp 2. “My walls went up as my confidence went down.” —Unknown &nbsp 3. “Sometimes people with low self-esteem will try to punish you for caring about them.” —Unknown

4. “Mental health issues such as depression or anxiety often come from a lack of self-esteem, lack of worth, lack of acceptance and struggles to see the positives in yourself.” —Jonny Pardoe, Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence , 2019 &nbsp 5. “One day, this pain will make sense to you.” —Unknown &nbsp 6. “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, make sure you are not, in fact, surrounded by assholes.” —William Gibson

7. “Constant failure to attain goals throughout life results in defeatism, low self-esteem or depression.” —Theodore Kaczynski &nbsp 8. “Low self-esteem is not possible when you understand the nature of everything. Depression is not possible. The universe is absolutely friendly.” —Byron Katie &nbsp 9. “People with low self-esteem are more likely to sabotage themselves when good things happen to them, because they don’t feel deserving.” —Unknown

10. “Self-esteem seems to underlie almost every issue for which my clients come to therapy. They say they’re there because of depression, or anxiety, or relationship problems, but at its core, the real problem is almost always a struggle with self-esteem.” —Christina Hibbert, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth &nbsp 11. “‘I still don’t feel good enough’. This is learned helplessness, and it puts people into depression.” —Marko Sander, Self-Esteem Documentary , Youtube

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The following quotes are a great pick-me-up. They can be helpful in keeping you inspired about your journey towards healthy self-esteem. Here are some of the most motivational quotes about self-esteem.

1. “People always tell you to be humble, be humble, be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great, to be amazing, to be awesome?” —Kanye West &nbsp 2. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” —Albert Einstein &nbsp 3. “My self-esteem is high because I honor who I am.” —Louise Hay

4. “Never let self-doubt hold you captive. You are worthy of all that you dream and hope for.” —Roy Bennett &nbsp 5. “Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” —Eleanor Roosevelt &nbsp 6. “Maybe having a healthy self-esteem means to surround yourself with the people you love.” —Marko Sander, Self-Esteem Documentary , Youtube

7. “You don’t have to do or be or become anyone or anything in order to be good enough.” —Julie Kristina, The Six Keys to Self-Esteem , YouTube &nbsp 8. “It took me a long time to realize I had low self-esteem. You want to know the secret to beating it? You need to allow yourself to make the attempt. After you fail, you need to do it again. You need [to] train yourself to trust yourself. Keep trying. Don’t give up on your success.” —FCG_Dad, March 3 2022, 4:29PM, Twitter &nbsp 9. “There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well, you must treat me well, and the world must be easy.” —Albert Ellis

10. “Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.” —William J. Boetcker &nbsp 11. “You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.” —Dr. Robert Anthony &nbsp 12. “Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them.” —T. Harv Eker

13. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” —Unknown &nbsp 14. “The people who contributed to your sense of low self-esteem will be ashamed when God gets through unleashing you. You won’t have to prove anything. God will prove it.” —Unknown &nbsp 15. “Our relationship with ourselves is an inside job.” —Julie Kristina, The Six Keys to Self-Esteem , YouTube

16. “If you could meet yourself, you might really like her.” —Niko Everett, Meet Yourself , TedxYouth

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Without healthy self-esteem, it is difficult to feel self-confident. Self-esteem is a belief about yourself that will allow you to feel confident in who you are, as well as your abilities. Hopefully, the following self-confidence quotes can help you to overcome low self-esteem.

1. “I used to feel embarrassed, but then I realized that nobody’s watching and nobody gives a damn.” —Barbara Corcoran &nbsp 2. “You can have anything you want as long as you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.” —Dr. Robert Anthony &nbsp 3. “Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.” —Tina Fey

4. “Once you embrace your value, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” — Rob Liano &nbsp 5. “True confidence has no room for jealousy and envy. When you know you are great, you have no reason to hate.” —Unknown &nbsp 6. “The single most powerful way to build confidence is to act with the confidence you aspire to have.” —Margie Warrell, Use It or Lose It , 2015

7. “Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” —Peter T. McIntyre &nbsp 8. “Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.” —Brian Tracy &nbsp 9. “I have faith in my ability to learn it; I have faith in my ability to try; I have faith in my ability not to give up.” —Brooke Castillo, Self-Confidence , Life Coach School Podcast

10. “External approval can temporarily boost your self-esteem, but ultimately keeps you trapped in the same cycle of relying on external validation to feel good about yourself.” —Hailey Shafir, Self-Worth Vs. Self-Esteem , 2021 &nbsp 11. “Self-esteem begins with self-understanding, grows with courage and perseverance, ends with confidence.” —Maxime Lagacé &nbsp 12. “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” —Dale Carnegie

13. “If you have good self-confidence in one area but a lack of self-esteem, you are not likely to be happy.” —Jonny Pardoe, Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence , 2019 &nbsp 14. “Feeling good about who and how we are helps us feel good about life’s situations and other people, and helps us face challenges with confidence and compassion.” —Christina Hibbert, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth &nbsp 15. “Many of us seek to ‘have’ self-esteem, but self-esteem is hard to ‘have’ because it’s based mostly on things that change.” —Christina Hibbert, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth

16. “There are no authentic or inauthentic people. Authenticity is a practice; you choose it every day. Am I gonna show up and let myself be seen? That’s a choice.” —Brené Brown

If you’re looking for quotes about self-worth, you’ve come to the right place. Having healthy self-esteem means that you value yourself and know that you deserve nothing but the best. Enjoy the following 11 uplifting quotes about high self-esteem.

1. “Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let those feelings stop them.” —T. Harv Eker &nbsp 2. “We need not feel like we must prove ourselves to be part of the world because there are no prerequisites to being good enough.” — The Secret to Being Enough , Fabulous Gist &nbsp 3. “It’s about waking up in the morning and saying that I’m worthy of love, belonging, and joy. It’s about engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.” —Brené Brown

4. “There are people with modest jobs, unspectacular bodies, and unglamorous friends, who confidently nevertheless lay claim to buoyant levels of self-esteem.” —The School Of Life, Self-Esteem , Youtube &nbsp 5. “Our goal shouldn’t be to ‘feel good about ourselves.’ Our goal should be to be able to know and say, like this man I admire greatly: ‘I believe in myself.’” —Christina Hibbert, Self-Esteem Vs. Self-Worth &nbsp 6. “Greater self-esteem produces greater success, and greater success produces more high self-esteem, so it keeps on spiraling up.” —Jack Canfield

7. “The only thing that matters in life is your own opinion of yourself.” —Osho &nbsp 8. “We can’t be expected to look and behave the same perfect way all the time because we are ever-changing. Nobody is immune to imperfections. We need help. We make mistakes. We outright fail.” — The Secret to Being Enough , Fabulous Gist &nbsp 9. “Self-esteem has a strong relation to happiness.” — Rosenburg Self-Esteem Scale , Fetzer Institute

10. “ Self-acceptance is saying this is who I am right now, right or wrong, good or bad.” —Julie Kristina, The Six Keys to Self-Esteem , YouTube &nbsp 11. “Healthy self-esteem comes when we stay and we speak up and we… believe that our voice counts.” —Julie Kristina, The Six Keys to Self-Esteem , YouTube

The way you see yourself is quite often very different from how everyone else sees you. Beauty really does come from within, and when you believe you are beautiful, you are. If you are looking for positive quotes for low self-esteem related to body image, then these 15 quotes are perfect for you.

1. “And I said to my body softly, ‘I want to be your friend’. It took a long breath and replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.’” —Nayyirah Waheed &nbsp 2. “No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.” —Robert Holden &nbsp 3. “One day I had to sit down with myself and decide that I loved myself no matter what my body looked like and what others thought about my body.” —Gabourey Sidibe

4. “Body image is as simple as making the choice to love yourself despite your shortcomings—to embrace your whole self and not let others dictate how you feel about your body.” —Paige Fieldsted &nbsp 5. “Body confidence doesn’t come from trying to achieve the perfect body, it comes from embracing the one you’ve already got.” —@Lyfe2cool1, Feb 27 2022, 7:28PM, Twitter &nbsp 6. “We are told that if we’re beautiful, if we’re skinny, if we’re successful, famous, if we fit in, if everyone loves us, that we’ll be happy. But that’s not entirely true.” — Self-Esteem Documentary , Youtube

7. “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” —Coco Chanel &nbsp 8. “Be happy in your own skin. If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful and worthy.” —Octavia Spencer &nbsp 9. “Say goodbye to your inner critic, and take this pledge to be kinder to yourself and others.” —Oprah Winfrey

10. “Fall in love with taking care of your body.” —Unknown &nbsp 11. “You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” —Louise Hay &nbsp 12. “To me, there is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” —Steve Maraboli

13. “A person’s self-esteem has nothing to do with how she looks.” —Halle Berry &nbsp 14. “The first step toward being loved is learning to love what you see when you look in the mirror.” —Tadahiko Nagao &nbsp 15. “It’s not selfish to love yourself. In fact, selfishness involves very little self-love.” —Christina Hibbert, The Pyramid of Self-Worth

If you struggle with your body image, see this article about how body neutrality can help you feel better about yourself and your body.

Women and teenage girls often struggle with self-esteem. Improving your view of yourself can be difficult, but it is definitely worth the hard work. Here are some of the best quotes for women to improve their self-esteem and build confidence .

1. “She believed she could and she did.” —Unknown &nbsp 2. “I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women, and I’m very proud of that.” —Adele &nbsp 3. “Strong women don’t play victim, don’t make themselves look pitiful, & don’t point fingers. They stand and they deal.” —Mandy Hale

4. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” —Oprah &nbsp 5. “In love with my future self.” —Unknown &nbsp 6. “We live in a culture of scarcity, of never enough. There is only one way out of scarcity – and that is enoughness. At some point, we need to say: I am enough.” —Brené Brown

7. “Confidence is the ability to feel beautiful without needing someone to tell you.” —Mandy Hale &nbsp 8. “A strong woman builds her own world. She is one who is wise enough to know that it will attract the man she will gladly share it with.” —Ellen Barrier &nbsp 9. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” —Buddha

10. “You are of worth. You are valuable. You are loveable. You are important. You are essential to this world. And you don’t have to believe me. Not yet.” —Christina Hibbert, Is Self-Esteem a Myth? &nbsp 11. “Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgment of others.” —Oprah Winfrey &nbsp 12. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most.” —Marianne Williamson

13. “Oh god, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it’s unbelievable!” —Angelina Jolie &nbsp 14. “Women with low self-esteem love bad boys. Women who have work to do love bad boys. Women who love themselves love good men.” —Tracy McMillan &nbsp 15. “I’m the girl that talks others out of suicide but has a hard time doing the same for herself. She truthfully assures everyone how beautiful, lovely, wonderful, and precious they all are because she doesn’t want them to feel the same way she does: the opposite.” —Unknown

Men can often feel as though the world has high expectations of them, and the worry of not living up to them can affect their self-esteem. The following quotes are great inspiration for any guy who is trying to improve their self-esteem .

1. “Don’t worry about hurting my feelings because I guarantee you not one bit of my self-esteem is tied up in your acceptance.” —Dr. Phil &nbsp 2. “Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling loveable and feeling capable.” —Jack Canfield &nbsp 3. “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 that ensues.” —Abraham Maslow

4. “Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.” —Mahatma Gandhi &nbsp 5. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” —Unknown &nbsp 6. “The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

When it comes to our youth, it’s important that we build them up as early as we can. Healthy self-esteem is created when you’re a teen. The beliefs that you pick up when you’re young can affect you for the rest of your life. The following are positive self-esteem quotes to boost confidence in kids and teens.

1. “Parents need to fill a child’s bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can’t poke enough holes to drain it out.” —Alvin Price &nbsp 2. “If there were ever a magic bullet that could transform a young person’s life, it would be a pill coated with self-esteem. This powerful yet fragile quality is the key to the future for a teenager.” —Nicholas Emler, Self-Esteem , 2001 &nbsp 3. “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” —Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh

4. “The way we talk to children becomes their inner voice.” —Peggy O’mara &nbsp 5. “When someone has low self-esteem they tend to avoid situations where they think there’s risk of failure, embarrassment or making mistakes.” —Self-Esteem and Teenagers, Reachout.com &nbsp 6. “Kids who feel good about themselves have the confidence to try new things.” — Your Child’s Self-Esteem , KidsHealth

7. “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” —Dr. Seuss &nbsp 8. “Too many young girls have eating disorders due to low self-esteem and distorted body image. I think it’s so important for girls to love themselves and to treat their bodies respectfully.” —Ariana Grande

Sometimes short and sweet is exactly what we need. The following are the best and most famous short self-esteem quotes.

1. “The most powerful thing anyone can say to us is what we say to ourselves.” —Christine D’ercole &nbsp 2. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” —Sir Edmund Hillary &nbsp 3. “Nothing holds you back more than your own insecurities.” —Unknown

4. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” —Oscar Wilde &nbsp 5. “It’s not possible to have ‘too much’ self-esteem.” —Christina Hibbert, Self-Esteem and Self-Worth &nbsp 6. “The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.” —Maya Angelou

7. “Low self-esteem is like driving through life with the handbrake on.” —Maxwell Maltz &nbsp 8. “Your sense of self-worth comes from you alone – never the opinion of others.” —Robert Greene &nbsp 9. “Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.” —Gloria Steinem

10. “If you live off a man’s compliments, you’ll die from his criticism.” —Cornelius Lindsey &nbsp 11. “The worst outcome in the world is not having self-esteem. If you don’t love yourself, who will?” —Naval Ravikant &nbsp 12. “I can do all this through him, who gives me strength.” —Philippians: 4:13, NIV

If you struggle with low-self esteem, repeating self-loving mantras can be a good tool. You can repeat them to yourself when you notice you are feeling insecure or nervous.

Different sayings work for different people, so you may need to experiment with different types of positive self-talk to find what works for you. Take care to only use affirmations you can actually believe in, forcing yourself to repeat affirmations that seem unrealistic can have the opposite effect.

1. “I love myself, imperfections and all.” &nbsp 2. “I might still have a way to go, but I am proud of how far I have already come.” &nbsp 3. “I am enough.”

4. “I am worthy, just as I am right now.” &nbsp 5. “This is an opportunity for me to try something new.” &nbsp 6. “I know I am more capable than I give myself credit for.”

7. “Even though it wasn’t the outcome I hoped for, I learned a lot about myself.” &nbsp 8. “I am capable and strong and I will get through this.” &nbsp 9. “Attempting to do this took courage and I am proud of myself for trying.”

10. “I forgive myself for the mistakes I have made in the past.”

Although low self-esteem can be a difficult issue, even the wise know how important it is to be able to laugh at yourself. You don’t need to be strong all the time. If you need a reminder to laugh at yourself and not take yourself too seriously, these are the perfect quotes for you.

1. “I have a problem with low self-esteem, which is really ridiculous when you consider how amazing I am.” —Unknown &nbsp 2. “Sometimes I pretend to be normal. But it gets boring, so I go back to being me.” —Unknown &nbsp 3. “Too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener.” —Unknown

4. “I have this weird self-esteem issue where I hate myself , yet I still think that I’m better than everyone else.” —Unknown

What is low self-esteem?

Low self-esteem is a lack of confidence in one’s worth and ability. Generally, when you have low self-esteem, you have very little belief in yourself and do not feel deserving of good things. Fortunately, low self-esteem is something that can be changed over time.

Viktor is a Counselor specialized in interpersonal communication and relationships. He manages SocialSelf’s scientific review board. Follow on Twitter or read more .

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300+ Instagram bio quotes and captions to rock your feed

Looking to impress and inspire those who end up on your Instagram profile with fancy and cool Instagram statuses? Having good Instagram bio quotes and captions is essential to capture your audience. If they find what they read on your Instagram bio interesting, they will then continue looking at the rest of your feed. If they don’t, they may leave. And if they like the captions you put, they are very likely to start following you. Have you ever read someone’s Instagram status and related? That’s right, we usually like to follow those who think like us and clever Instagram captions are a way to do that.

Attention spans are shorter than ever and the platform is filled with endless amounts of the same type of content, similar filters and even the same framings. Whether you are looking for a cute Instagram bio quote or a clever Instagram status for your photo, I got you covered in this list of 300+ Instagram bio quotes and captions.

Instagram bio quotes and statuses

Instagram offers its user the opportunity to create a profile, also referred to as your Instagram Bio, under which all the photos published are located. There are three types of users on the platform, Personal, Business and more recently, Content Creator accounts.

Regardless of the type of profile you have, all profiles have a profile photo that cannot be enlarged, a name, a username (your Instagram handle which starts with @) a short bio, and a website link (remember the popular “link in bio” comment you read on influencer’s posts?).

Brand profiles have mandatory contact details that may or may not be public, but people can use to call you, and I have got a lot of weird middle-of-the-night calls this way. Content Creator accounts also have contact details (though you can specify an email only) and a label, for example, blogger. You can choose to make your contact details and label private.

Things to consider when deciding your Instagram Bio quote

Instagram bios have a description field which allows for a maximum 150 characters. This may seem like a lot but with an average 5 characters for word, this is only 30 words. Say a bit about yourself and you will quickly eat up your allowance.

What I am trying to say is: be smart when choosing your Instagram status because space is of the essence.

What I am trying to say is: be smart when choosing your Instagram bio quote because space is of the essence.

How to pick the best quote for your Instagram bio

Before we jump right into the depths of the sea of Insta bio quotes, a word of warning.

The best bio quotes for Instagram are those that are representative of you and what you stand for and tell something to the person landing on your Instagram profile bio that makes them want to get to know you better.

While you may be tempted to pick a cute Insta bio quote for your profile, consider your audience and the image you want to portray before you do that. It may sound cute to you and your girlfriends but if your brand is a business hotel, the Instagram bio ideas you choose may be out of place.

A funny Insta bio quote could work for a snarky brand that wants to be slightly edgy, but it would probably be risky for an NGO.

Because not all styles work for everyone, I have decided to split the list of best Instagram bios quotes and captions into several categories so you can go right down to the type of image you want to convey.

Cute and girly quote and bio for Instagram

I had to start with the cute and girly Instagram statuses because if done properly and for the right profile, they can work wonders to put people in the right frame of mind. After all, 68% of Instagram users are female and that is most likely your audience too.

I selected the best girly quotes for your Instagram bio and avoided the ones that are too cheesy. A girly Instagram bio quote can also portray a strong and ambitious woman, so let’s take a look at 36 cute Instagram bio quotes.

1. “I am just a cupcake looking for a stud muffin” – Isn’t that a good start to our list of cute Instagram bio quotes? I knew you would like it

2. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but if the doctor is cute forget the fruit”

3. “Silence is the most powerful scream”

4. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken”

5. “Sometimes you don’t realize the value of a moment until it becomes a memory”

6. “Every time I see you I fall in love all over again”

7. “If life is not smiling at you, give it a good tickling” – One of my favorite lighthearted Instagram bio for girls

8. “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies” – This one is a bit cheesy, but there is a fine line between a cute Instagram status and a sticky one

9. “If life gives you lemons, make a margarita”

10. “There are no rainbows without rain, no stars without darkness”

11. “A King only bows down to his Queen”

12.””I have enough shoes”, said no one ever” – I have been known to own 60+ pairs of shoes…maybe this is my perfect Instagram bio quote!

13. “I never met a French fry I didn’t like”

14. “Be like a pineapple: stand tall, wear a crown and be sweet in the inside” – One of the top Instagram bio for girls, it talks about self-esteem, strenght and feeling good

15. “Rain is like confetti falling from the sky”

16. “You are enough” – I might have borrowed this great Instagram bio quote from a brand

17. “The greater the storm, the brighter the rainbow”

18. “You can’t spell awesome without ME”

19. “I am like a butterfly: pretty to see and hard to catch”

20. “Lift up your head princess or your crown will fall”

21. “Life isn’t perfect but your outfit can be”

22. “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away” – Vicki Corona

23. “Be like a diamond, precious & rare, not like a stone found everywhere”

24. “Born free now I am expensive” – A friend of mine once gifted me a cute notebook that had this quote on the cover and I thought it made for a great Instagram status for girls

25. “I don’t have time to hate people who hate me because I’m too busy loving people who love me”

26. “Living the life I imagined”

27. “Today’s mood is brought to you by coffee and lipstick”

28. “Behind every girl’s favorite song, is an untold story”

29. I’m a girl..Don’t touch my hair, face, phone, or boyfriend

30. “I dress up to stare at my reflection when I walk past store windows”

31. “The hardest thing I ever tried was being normal”

32. “Keep your heels, head & standards high”

33. “Chocolate doesn’t ask questions, chocolate understands”

34. “Trust the magic of new beginnings”

35. “I like it when you smile but I love it when I’m the reason”

36. “No rain no flowers”

Because one can never have too much optimism and girl power, here are 14 more Instagram bio quotes for girls you can also use on your Instagram captions. I could not stop myself at just 36, could I?

37. “Some girls don’t need make up because they are born to be original”

38. “I know looks are not everything, but I have them just in case” – I say girly Instagram bio quote, but I also say #femalepower

39. “I am made of flaws but stitched up to perfection”

40. “I am half sassy and half glam with a sprinkle of fairy dust” – My friend once got fairy dust as birthday present, I was so jealous! Maybe I should change my Instagram bio quote for this one

41. “You couldn’t handle me even if I came with instructions”

42. “I like my coffee how I like my man: hot and strong”

43. “A smarty pants who knows too much for her own good”

44. “Be the flamingo in a flock of pigeons”

45. “I am sugar and spice and everything nice”, Ashley Jana

46. “Confident is the new Sexy”

47. “Chase my storm”

48. “Addicted to Vitamin-Sea”

49. “A little bit of sun, sand and sea”

50. “I am a cutie with a mission and a hottie with ambition” – Probably a more suitable Instagram bio quote for my profile

51. “Bubbly like Champagne”

52. “Wear your confidence like a crown”

53. “Sleep is like a time machine to breakfast”

54. “You don’t need a King and a castle to be a Princess”

55. “Always living in the weekend”

56. “I’m everything you want but can’t have” – How sassy and self-confident is this Instagram bio quote?

57. “Let’s get lost together”

58. “These are the days we live for”

59. “Life is like a box of chocolates” – Forrest Gump. A quote that I have always loved ever since I was a kid

60. “Gone wild for a while”

61. “Watching sunsets not Netflix”

62. “Sweeter than honey”

63. “This account is proof that I can take photos”

64. “Life is a like a balloon, if you don’t let go you will never know how far it can rise”

65. “On a 24h Champagne diet” – Not just an Instagram status for gils, I know lots of men who love champagne too 😉

66. “Chasing waterfalls and wanderlust” – A great Instagram bio quote for the travel lovers

67. “You couldn’t handle me even if I came with instructions”

68. “I don’t need prince charming to have my own happy ending”

69. “I won’t cry for you. My mascara’s too expensive” – grrrrrrl!

Funny Instagram bio quotes

Making people smile will immediately put them in the right mood.

Creating a positive first impression will have a lasting impact, so a funny Instagram quote is usually a good place to start.

But be careful not to confuse humor with rudeness, sarcasm can be quite dangerous here as you never know what state of mind anyone who will be reading your Instagram bio quote is in. To avoid any risks, I have chosen a list of funny Instagram captions that are sure to make everyone smile and are fool-proof.

1. “It may look like I am having deep thoughts but I am actually just thinking about what to eat next”

2. “To be old and wise you must first be young and stupid”

3. “Recovering ice-cream addict”

4. “Life is too short for bad coffee”

5. “Monday is so far from Friday but Friday is so close to Monday”

6. “There, I joined Instagram, now what?”

7. “Under construction, come back soon”

8. “Don’t follow me because I don’t know where I am going” – This Instagram bio quote is dedicated to all those young souls who are yet to know what they want to be when they grow up

9. “I always learn from the mistakes of others who take my advice” – I can’t help but laugh at this cheeky funny Instagram status (and know a few friends for whom this would just fit!)

10. “My hobbies include eating and complaining that I’m getting fat”

11. “I’m not short, I’m just more down to earth than other people”

12. “I prefer my puns intended”

13. “I wonder what happens when the doctor’s wife eats an apple a day” – Admit it, this IG bio quote made you smile!

14. “It is wine o’clock somewhere!”

15. “This is the account of a caffeine dependent life-form”

16. “Never argue with an idiot they’ll drag you down to their level and beat you through experience”

17. “[Insert funny stuff about myself here]”

18. “I only use Instagram to stalk” – At least this one is an honest Instagram bio quote

19. “Your vibe attracts your tribe”

20. “Hey I just met you and this is crazy”

21. “Everyday is Friday if you want it to be”

22. “If I was funny, I would have a good Instagram bio quote”

23. “Cucumber is 95% water and 100% not pizza”

24. “This account is me on my worst behavior”

Good Instagram bio quotes

Not all Instagram bio quotes and captions need to be about rainbows and butterflies and be coloured in pink, sometimes you just want a good Instagram bio quote to inspire your followers and tell them what you are all about and how you see things.

I find that good Insta quotes are the right mix between inspiration and life philosophy so I have chosen to suggest IG bio quotes that are most optimistic without sounding arrogant.

Let the quotes in the following list inspire your own Instagram bio or feel free to use them as they are if they resonate with you.

1. “I did not wake up today to be mediocre”

2. “Be the light you want to see in the world” – By the way, this is not a quote from Ghandi

3. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”, African proverb

4. “Don’t expect change while thinking the same”

5. “Don’t let the colors fade to grey”, from a song by 5 Seconds of Summer

6. “Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire”, Jeniffer Lee

7. “The most complicated skill is to be simple”, Dejan Stojanovic

8. “A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinion of a sheep”

9. “Optimism is contagious” – Did you ever notice this to be the case?

10. “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% what you make of it”

11. “The best things in life are free”

12. “It is better to be a lonely lion that a popular sheep”

13. If you are tired of starting over, stop giving up

14. “Hustle + Heart will set you apart”

15. “All your dreams are on the other side of fear”

16. “An optimist sees opportunity in every difficult situation

17. Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations

18. “You totally can”

19. “Daydreamer, night thinker”

20. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”

Let’s continue with 13 more creative and illuminating Instagram bio ideas that are sure to capture your visitor’s attention.

21. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door”

22. “I’ll never try to fit in. I was born to Stand out”

23. “Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction”

24. “Be the best possible version of yourself”

25. “The three most important words are “Yes, I can””

26. “Be the type of person that you want to meet

27. You may see me struggle, but you’ll never see me quit

28. I turned my Cant’s into Cans & my Dreams into Plans

29. When life gets blurry adjust your focus

30. “Making mistakes is better than faking perfections”

31. “A mistake which makes you humble is much better than an achievement that makes you arrogant”

32. “Don’t treat people as bad as they are, treat them as good as you are”

33. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”

34. “If people are talking behind your back, be happy that you are the one in front”

35. “I look challenges in the eye and wink”

Famous Instagram bio quotes

The most inspirational Instagram quotes come from famous people. While these are not your words, using something someone famous said as an Instagram bio quote is a good way to put yourself in the company of the best.

But what is better is that you take inspiration from these quotes and adapt them so that they are your own Instagram bio quote ideas, changing them to your point of view. But don’t turn them into a bumper sticker and put words in the mouth of someone who never said them.

There are thousands of inspirational quotes so we have selected the most suitable ones for your Instagram bio and photo captions.

1. “Build your dreams or someone else will hire you to build theres”, Farrah Gray

2. “We can easily forgive a child who is afriad of the dark, the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light”, Plato

3. “I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong”, Benjamin franklin

4. “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans”, John Lennon

5. “It is never too late to be what you might have been”, George Eliot

6. “They used to shout my name, now they whisper it”, Lorde

7. “It always seems impossible until it’s done”, Nelson Mandela

8. “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced”, Soren Kierkegaard

9. “The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters”, Audrey Hepburn

10. “(…) Accomplishments rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”, Elinor Smith

11. “This is a wonderful day, and I have never seen this one before”, Maya Angelou

Best Instagram statuses and quotes

Because we all have stared at the blank “description” field of a photo without knowing what Instagram status to type, I’ve put on a list of the best Instagram captions to inspire you to find your own, or you can simply re-use any of the below.

What is an Instagram caption and a status

While the quote for your Instagram bio goes on your profile, Instagram captions are the text that accompanies each of the photos you post and make a status update.

A caption can include simple text, hashtags and handles used to tag someone else. Remember that captions do not support clickable links, the only link that you can click on Instagram is on your bio.

Instagram allows for 2,200 characters to be written in the caption and up to 30 hashtags. This does not mean you need to use it all, and I certainly have never reached the maximum length allowed, but you could if you would and some bloggers and writers are known to pack an entire article in the caption of an Instagram photo.

Your Instagram caption can also include emojis, and a call to action if that is relevant, like for example “Like this photo if you would like to be here” or “Like this photo if you agree”.

Did you ever wonder how to change the font of an Instagram caption? Like in the example below.

You can do that by using this website . You type your text on the left and the various font options will appear on the right, then simply copy and paste. It works on mobile, obviously, as this is the only way to upload Instagram photos at the moment.

Why Instagram captions are important

A photo’s Instagram caption is very important because it can totally change the meaning of an image and help your audience decide whether they like it or not.

It also serves as a way to convey a message, share a thought or explain an image. If you are sharing a selfie, the caption will tell your followers what you were thinking or feeling at the time. An image says more than a thousand words, but an image without a caption can say even more things and different ones to everyone.

According to Social Media Examiner , good Instagram statuses do engage people more and can also make you rank higher in the Instagram Algorithm because it assumes that your content is more valuable for your followers. Meaning that they are important if you want to engage with your audience and help them identify with you more.

Unspoken Instagram rules

Not matter what you write in your Instagram caption, here are some recommendations and common courtesy rules when you create your Instagram status:

– If you are reposting someone else’s photo, remember to thank them and credit them with a link to their profile by tagging their handle.

– If you grabbed the photo from a website, you must make sure you got the photographer’s permission to use it in order to ensure you do not violate copyright laws. Never post a photo that you did not take without crediting its owner.

– If you are borrowing a quote from someone else, make sure you give them proper credit. Since it is likely the caption belongs to someone from before our time who does not have an Instagram account, you can use their full name, for example, “Sigmund Freud” or “William Shakespeare”.

– If you want to give your Instagram photo extra exposure, these are some of the most popular hashtags of 2019:

#Photooftheday

The perfect Instagram status

Some Instagrammers like to write funny Instagram captions on their content to give it a more relaxed and positive vibe, others want to inspire others with their content and can spend a really long time thinking about a good Instagram caption that can even change the audience’s mood, bring them joy or make them reflect a little.

Some captions are didactic and will teach your audience something you learned and which is portrayed on the image, or will explain what is not obvious from the photo. This is common from travel photography.

For example, I may post a picture of me in the desert and then explain that this is not just any desert but part of an archeological site, something that may not be obvious from the picture itself.

Whatever you are trying to achieve with your Instagram status, in my opinion, the perfect one combines a short heading (which shows before the text gets clipped) which captures the audience’s attention, with a longer explanation below where you go deeper into what you meant. Here are some Instagram caption ideas you might find useful and creative.

Good Captions for your next Instagram status

Sometimes you just want a simple but to the point caption that is not corny or funny, just clever and inspirational. So we wanted to start the list with a few good captions to inspire your next Instagram status.

1. “Every day brings an opportunity to do something legendary.”

2. “Beauty is power, a smile is its sword.”

3. “This picture is my autobiography.”

4. “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” – A great caption for an Instagram status that has a photo of people (you?) having fun

5. “Take the risk or lose the chance“

6. “If it were easy, everybody would do it.“

7. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re not strong enough.”

8. “Weekend, please don’t leave me.”

9. “Take every chance you get in life, because some things only happen once.”

10. “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Andy Warhol

11. “All we have is NOW.”

12. “Escape the ordinary” – The perfect holiday Instagram status update

13. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

14. “You never fail until you stop trying.”- Albert Einstein

15. “If you can dream it, you can do it” – Walt Disney

16. “Wasted time is worse than wasted money.“

17. “I travel because you can always get more money, but you can never get more time.“

18. “Do what scares you.“

19. “Go wild for a while.“

20. “Take only memories, leave only footprints“

21. “Ask yourself what you are doing today that is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow”

Funny Instagram status

According to a study by the University of Florida, people use Instagram simply “to relax or to entertain themselves”.

They want to see beautiful pictures, they want to read funny Instagram status updates and they also want to learn new things, the same way we used to do with radio or TV. Your friend’s funny Instagram update probably put a smile on your face and gave you a positive feeling.

But it can sometimes be really hard to actually make someone laugh just with a funny Instagram status, and without offending anyone in the process, because humor can be a very subjective feeling. So try to be lighthearted, even self-deprecating if that is your style, while also making fun of the simplest most harmless things.

The following list of funny Instagram status ideas should give you that laid back mood you want to project on social media. Because life is sometimes not meant to be that serious.

1. “Procrastination is my best friend.“

2. “I’d rather be at Hogwarts.“

3. “Weekends, are you still there?“

4. “Don’t take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive.”

5. “If I don’t post a picture, did it even really happen?” – An Instagram caption for the Millennial, Instagram absorbed crowd

6. “Too much Monday not enough coffee”

7. “Hocus pocus I need coffee to focus” – haha now tell me an Instagram status like this would not make you smile!

8. “Good food, good mood”

9. “Pasta la vista baby”

10. “Bad choices make good stories”

11. “Food before dudes”

12. “Eat, tan, sleep, repeat”

13. “This is my pretty hungry face”

14. *insert funny Instagram caption here*

15. “You can’t live a full life on an empty stomach”

16. “I’m on a seafood diet. I see food, and I eat it.”

17. “Nothing is really lost until your mom can’t find it”

18. “I think I’m allergic to mornings”

19. “The first five days after the weekend are always the toughest.”

20. “I am not feeling lazy actually, I am just incredibly motivated to do nothing.”

Cool Instagram statuses

Cool Instagram statuses are the type that will make you look clever, so much so that your followers may even want to copy it.

In the case of cool captions, usually shorter is better, sometimes even just a play on words.

But beware when trying to come up with a cool Instagram caption, it can be hard to find the right balance between cool and arrogant and make a bold statement without looking full of one-self. Although if your followers are all your friends, they probably already know you!

A cool Instagram status could be a photo and a caption that have nothing to do with each other. The disconnect can be used to give the photo a different meaning.

These photos are usually of landscapes or of yourself, as if you were thinking about the caption in that very moment captured in the photo.

Cool captions are the hardest to come up with, so here are a few of them to get your started.

1. “Never let anyone treat you like you’re ordinary.“

2. “Start by changing your thoughts, finish by changing your life.”- Paulo Coelho

3. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West

4. “I cannot see heaven being much better than this.“

5. Never put the keys to your happiness in someone else’s pockets.”

6. “Sometimes being an adventurer is even better than being a superhero.”

7. “I wouldn’t wanna be anywhere else.”

8. “Go where you feel more alive.”

9. “Not all those who wander are lost” – J. R. R. Tolkien

10. “There’s no wifi in the forest but you’ll find a better connection.“

11. “I love places that make you realize how small you really are.“

12. “Life should have more mountains and less stress.”

13. “I’ll be right back, I am just exploring the world.”

14. “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.”- Fred Devito

15. “Be the reason someone smiles today”

16. “We have nothing to lose and a world to see.”

17. “Don’t call it a dream, call it a plan.”

18. “Love the people who saw you when you were invisible to everyone else.”

19. “Never get so busy making a living that you forget to live your life”

20. “These are the days we live for.”

21. “People forget years and remember moments.”

22. “When your life is in black and white, make sure you dream in color”

Girly Instagram statuses

As mentioned before, 39% of women in the US (as opposed to 30% of men) use Instagram, posting and engaging on topics such as fashion, make up, beauty and other primarily female-oriented topics which thrive on the platform.

It also means that a lot of the content posted is uploaded by women, targeted at women and with captions that may appear as girl-talk.

Remember what the most popular hashtags were?

Exactly! So as expected, we have a section of Instagram captions for girls too.

You will have seen the heavily edited photos using presets in pastel colors, lots of pink and pretty flowers often accompanied by girly captions. People love them because they always a feel good, comforting undertone, and we all love that romanticism and kindness.

Let’s take a look at a great list of girly statuses for Instagram.

1. “Life’s short, make every hair flip count.”

2. “Be Classy, Sassy and a bit smart Assy.” – An awesome Instagram status 🙂

3. “She acts like the summer and walks like the rain.”

4. This is one of my favorite captions for girls: “She turned her can’ts into cans and her dreams into plans.” Although to be fair, it could also apply to men

5. “Stressed, depressed but well dressed.”

6. “I could never agree with this Instagram caption but a lot of my friends seem to concur:”It’s better to arrive late than to arrive ugly.” – I am always on time!

7. “She dances to the songs in her head. She speaks with the rhythm of her heart. And loves from the depths of her soul.”, Marilyn Monroe

8. “You were my cup of tea but I drink wine now.” – Take that!

9. “Life isn’t perfect, but your outfit can be.”

10. “It’s better to arrive late than to arrive ugly”, Marilyn Monroe

11. “She says nothing when she wants to say everything.”

12. “I woke up like this.”

15. “They start missing you when they fail to replace you.”

16. “I’m the girl you’ve always wanted.”

17. “Besides chocolate, you’re my favorite.”

18. “Let’s find a beautiful place to get lost.”

19. “Well behaved women seldom make history.”, by feminist Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, who better to quote for a girly Instagram caption

20. “Kind people are my kinda people.”

21. “Act like a lady, think like a boss.”

22. “Always fabulous.”

Instagram selfie statuses

What about those selfies you take when you feel pretty or in a good mood and want to remember the moment?

Those deep portrait photos which have a nice background or the light is just picture perfect?

These selfies could use a good caption, that’s why this section is focused on Instagram statuses for selfies or pictures of yourself.

A lot of us are guilty of the selfie craze . We all made fun of a friend of mine who brought hers to a girls vacation but then proceeded to, unashamedly, use it throughout the trip to take pictures of all four of us. Some of us are more obsessed with them than others.

There are more than half a million photos with the hashtag #Selfie on Instagram, and growing, so this is clearly a popular kind of image. But these photos can be the hardest to caption.

Here are some great examples of Instagram statuses for selfies

1. “Perfectly imperfect”

2. “Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

3. “Keep smiling because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” – Marilyn Monroe

4. “Behind every successful selfie there are 1000s that didn’t make the cut”

5. “Your potential is endless.”

6. “Smile, it confuses people.”

7. “The best thing I ever did was believe in me.”

8. “Be who you needed when you were younger”

9. “May your day feel as good as taking a perfect selfie on the first try.”

10. “Ready, set, selfie!”

11. “Be yourself. People don’t have to like you, and you don’t have to care.”

12. “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”, Christopher Robin

13. “When your plans get cancelled but your makeup is on point.”

14. “Your life is as good as your mindset.”

15. “Believe in your selfie.”

16. “Behind every great selfie there is always a better husband of Instagram.”

17. “Maybe I was born like this, maybe I had to use 2 apps and a filter :)”

18. “Be the best version of you.”

19. “Your best teacher is your last mistake.”

20. “I’ve finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be?”, Goldie Hawn

Famous Instagram captions

1. “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

2. “Nothing lasts forever. So live it up, drink it down, avoid the drama, take chances and never have regrets because at one point everything you did was exactly what you wanted.”, Marilyn Monroe

3. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”, Vincent van Gogh’s words of wisdom would make for an amazing Instagram caption

4. “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”, Sir Edmund Hillary

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100+ About Me Quotes – Best Me and Myself Quotes

Quotes About Me : Don’t be worried about what others might think, be yourself, and accept who you are! Read these quotes about me and myself to learn more about how much confidence, self-love, and pride one should convey for thyself. You may put these I, Me and Myself quotes on your social account profile as bio. Describe yourself in the about me section of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram even in your professional profile. Nowadays, people also use myself and I quotes for selfie captions. Have a look through this compilation and find your favorite short about me quotes that could fit with your thoughts about yourself.

Best About Me Quotes

Who am I? That’s a secret.

I’m nothing but a reflection of myself.

I’m very simple and love to live in dreams.

Be yourself, but always your better self.

I am not a player… I’m the game.

I am unique. I am special. I am me.

“I’m not trying to be different. To me, I’m just being myself.” – Jaylen Brown

“What others think of me is none of my business.”

“Yes, I am weird, weird is good. Normal is overrated.” – Mad-D

I’m a dealer of hope.

I think it’s time to be happy again.

I think, therefore I’m single.

I try to do the right thing at the right time.

I’m me, My name is (put your name here) No other intro.

“I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.” – Pietro Aretino

“I am who I am. Not who you think I am. Not who you want me to be. I am me.” – Brigitte Nicole

I spent my life folded between the pages of books.

It seems you have seen my profile, now go your way.

I am not really good with words.

I love you when I forget about me.

I’m nobody, as like a zero.

I can’t judge you But I can read you.

“I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.” – Coco Chanel

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou

“I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job.” – Karl Lagerfeld

“I have to be successful because I have very expensive taste.”

“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.” – Rita Mae Brown

“I look in the mirror and see a few scars, but I like myself.” – Steven Adler

Quotes About Me

I own me, and therefore, I can engineer me. I am me, and I am okay.

I’m a winner, I play to win, I want to make good things go on around me.

You can hate me all you want, but you don’t have the right to talk shit about me.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying.

I think of myself not just as a dreamer, but as a dream chaser.

A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up.

I understood public relations and always maintained a high profile.

“I dress myself, not to impress, but for comfort and for style.” – Lindsey Wixson

“I don’t see myself as extremely handsome. I just figure I can charm you into liking me.” – Wesley Snipes

“Do things that count, but don’t count the things you do.” – Tanya Masse

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

“I am not trying to give an image of a fairytale, perfect, everything else, I am just being myself.” – Rebecca Loos

“I take a lot of pride in being myself. I’m comfortable with who I am.” – James McAvoy

I’m a robot in form of human.

Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.

I don’t like to be labeled as lonely just because I am alone.

I’m going to update my Bio….but better you focus on your own.

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.

Read: Be Yourself Quotes That Will Inspire You

About Me Quotes for Profile

“I recreate myself; that is my only power.” – Dejan Stojanovic

“One day I’ll be at the place I always wanted to be.”

“Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.”

“Love me or hate me I’m still gonna shine.”

“I can, and I will, so watch me!”

“Not everyone likes me but not everyone matters.”

“I smile because I have no idea what’s going on.”

“I am in the process of becoming the best version of myself.”

“I know how lucky I am to be this good looking.”

“Living is just easy with no filters.”

“I am the master of my fate and the captain of my destiny.”

“I don’t wait for miracles to happen. I create them!”

Quotes About Me for Instagram

“I’m on my journey. Join me by following along.”

“It’s my time to step into the spotlight, I’ve earned it.”

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” – Vincent Van Gogh

“I enjoy an evening stroll. It helps me to reflect and eases stress.” – Blac Chyna

“The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.”

“My mission in life is not merely to survive but thrive.”

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I’m having fun… being myself… doing what I love. That’s all that matters.”

“I don’t need anyone else to distract me from myself anymore.”

Quotes About Me for Facebook

“Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.” – Octavia E. Butler

“I am a simple person, with a complicated mind.”

“I feel sorry for people who don’t knows me. They lost diamonds.”

“I want to be your favorite hello and hardest goodbye.”

“If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.”

“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder

“I’m not lazy, I’m just on my energy saving mode.”

“I choose to make the rest of my life, the best of my life. -Lucy Hay”

“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.”

“The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back.”

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Me and Myself Quotes

“Being myself is what got me to where I am.” – Jeff Hardy

“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Thanks to Allah, I trust myself to distinguish between right and wrong.” – Mohammad Amir

“I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.” – DMX

“I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.” – Groucho Marx

“A positive attitude can really make dreams come true – it did for me. – David Bailey”

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” – Jesus Christ

“Real beauty is to be true to oneself. That’s what makes me feel good.” – Laetitia Casta

“Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise. – Kobe Bryant”

“I’m not everything I want to be, but I’m more than I was, and I’m still learning.” – Charlotte Eriksson

“I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am.” – John Newton

“I keep a lot of things to myself because it’s difficult to find people who understand.” – Anonymous

All About Me Quotes

I restore myself when I’m alone.

I am not perfect but I am limited edition.

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don’t limit myself.

I may be one in 7 billion but I am also one in 7 billion!

I guess it really is just me, myself and all my millions.

I’m scared that I am not myself and I’m scared that I am.

Don’t be like me. Be better than me. That’s the goal.

I put myself in the way of things happening, and they happened.

I am definitely the queen. I definitely see myself as the queen.

When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.

“I don’t think of myself as hot or cool or anything, just a dork.”

“I speak less because I know there are very few who like to listen.”

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Don’t try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself.

I feel sick if I have to do something for the money. I can’t breathe. I’m not proud of myself.

“The heart of man is the place the devil dwells in; I feel sometimes a hell within myself.”

“I will not stress myself out about things I can’t control or change.”

“I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.”

“The good thing about love is nobody can stop you from loving them.” – Rev Run

“I live my life progressing for nothing else but the best.” – Jonathan Anthony Burkett

“Like me for who I am and not for who you want me to be. Take it or leave it. That simple.”

“Live your life the way that you want to live it, don’t let other people live it for you.”

Inspirational Quotes About Me

I am what I am. A fighter.

I am… me. No matter what I say or do, I’m still me.

“If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life.”

When I Am Within, I Am Never Without.

I don’t have two different personalities. I am what I am.

I am not a broken heart, and I am not your fault.

“One hand I extend to myself, the other toward others.”

I love who I am. I am the beautiful creation of God.

I am the perfect version of me.

I Am In Love With Myself, With My Heart.

Your opinions about me do not change who I am.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.

I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself.

I am trying to be a good person. I am trying to be myself, and if nobody likes me for me, that is their problem.

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.

I do not exist to impress the world. I exist to live my life in a way that will make me happy.

My main focus is to always try to be myself first, and then, hey, if I wear a cool jacket, that’s a bonus.

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Forget everything that makes you feel low or down. Make your own happiness a priority today and share something about yourself on your social app. Also, you may upload these about me quotes with pictures on Facebook, Instagram, or somewhere else that you like!

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175 Good Quotes to Describe Yourself in Facebook Profile

Facebook profile is a place to highlight your strengths in catchy frames to create a good authentic vibe for yourself. No matter, how much we age, the tendency to describe ourselves in the best possible way is something we should always aim for. Because we never know, who is going to stumble on our profile pages! When they did so stumble, your profile captions should given them a nice peek in to the style of person you are!

Here below we have curated awesome range of good quotes based on the style of person you are and how you like to get yourself known to the outside world.  Scroll down patiently till the end to pick the best quotes that suits your personality.

Be Proud of yourself Quotes

• I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings god gave me.
• If I had to describe my personality, I’d say good looking.
• You can let your smile change people, but don’t let people change your smile.
• Be yourself. There is no one better.
• Love yourself first, because that’s who you’ll be spending the rest of your life with.
• Stay true to yourself because there are very few people who will always be true to you.
• Be yourself; because an original is worth more than a copy.
• I wouldn’t describe myself as a master of anything.
• I am unique. I am special. I am me.
• I choose to make the rest of my life, the best of my life.
• I take a lot of pride in being myself. I’m comfortable with who I am.
• I choose to be happy. Be happy always…
• Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
• The biggest challenge in life is being yourself. In a world trying to make you like everyone else.
• I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
• No one is perfect that’s why pencils have erasers.
• I don’t describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that how I live my life is honest.
• I’m just human, I have weakness, I make mistakes and I experience sadness; But I learn from all these things to make me a better person.
• I’m not perfect, I make mistakes, I hurt people. But when I say sorry, I really mean it.
• Don’t look for miracles. YOU yourself are the miracle.
• You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.
• I am not afraid. I was born to do this.
• I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.
• Pay attention to your inner voice. Don’t override that voice – it’s who you really are.
• I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. – Albert Einstein
• Follow your heart not your mind.
• One hand I extend into myself, the other toward others.
• Judging a person does not define who they are. It defines who you are.
• Be good and shall always see good in everything and everyone and even in yourself.
• Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
• I have drama, and I have memories. That’s life: Live it, love it, learn from it.
• I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
• To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to be accepted yourself.
• We are all authors of our life. Unfortunately, we write them in pen so we can’t erase our mistakes.
• Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
• I may not be rich or popular, but look beyond that and see that I am a good person. Isn’t that all that matters?
• When I am myself, I am happy and have a good result.

Short Attitude Captions for yourself

• I am who I am your approval isn’t needed.
• My attitude depends on the people in front of me.
• Don’t study me, you won’t graduate.
• Before you judge ME, make sure you’re PERFECT.
• What others think of me is none of my business.
• I have born to be true, not to be perfect.
• Tell me what I can’t and I will show you I can.
• It’s not your job to like me. It’s mine.
• I’m too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener.
• I am not PERFECT neither you are!
• Just because my path is different doesn’t mean I’m lost.
• Don’t judge me, you don’t know my story.
• Your attitude can hurt me but mine can kill you.
• I want to restart my life.
• I don’t have an attitude, I’m just really good!
• My life, my rules love me or reject me, I don’t care.
• WARNING: I have an attitude and I know how to use it!
• I speak less because I know there are very few who likes to listen.
• If you can’t handle me at my worst, then you don’t deserve me at my best!
• I respect those who respect me and forget those who forget me. Simple as that.
• I don’t care what you think about me. I NEVER THINK ABOUT YOU.
• Don’t try to fix me: I’m not broken!
• Don’t follow me because I don’t even know where I’m going.
• This is who I am. Nobody said you had to like it.
• I take responsibility for what I say, but I am not responsible for what you do not understand.
• When I’m good I’m best, when I’m bad I’m worst.
• Say what you feel. It’s not being rude; it’s called being real.
• Sometimes I really do not forgive people, I pretend that all is well.
• I am not saying I am the best. I only know that I am doing my best to be the best.
• I’m nobody’s second option. Better you either CHOOSE me, or you lose me.
• Coins always make sound but the currency notes are always silent! that’s why I’m always calm & silent.

Funny being yourself quotes

• I wish, I could donate my body fat to those in need.
• My daily routine: Get up, be brilliant, go back to bed, Repeat.
• I hate studying for exams, is there any Facebook application for that?
• I’m actually not funny, I’m just mean and people think I’m joking.
• I can’t help but notice that ‘awesome’ ends in ‘me.’
• I’m not lazy, I’m just on my energy saving mode.
• I’m not perfect but I am limited edition.
• Running away from your problems is a race you’ll never win.
• Even when I change my mind, it still doesn’t work any better.
• I was born intelligent, but education ruined me.
• Google can’t search me because I am on Facebook.
• Dip me in chocolate and call me dessert.
• Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.
• I’m not lazy, just relaxed.
• Keep spreading rumors about me, you’re making me famous.
• Yes, I am weird, weird is good. Normal is overrated.
• Admit it. Life would be so boring without me!
• I’m always trying hard to improve my selfies.
• I could be so skinny, If I didn’t have my taste buds.
• I’m not weird, I’m just cooler than you.
• I’m tired with this day, I need a new one.
• Story of my life: Searching for perfection, but it’s always avoiding me.
• Life is too short. Don’t waste it reading my Facebook profile.
• I am so open-minded; my brains will fall out some day.
• I’m not lazy. Someone just stole my motivation.
• I’m nobody, nobody is perfect, and therefore I’m perfect.

Being yourself captions for Girls

• I am just a girl looking for my heart.
• I love the confidence that makeup gives me.
• I’m a girl. Don’t touch my hair, face, phone, or boyfriend.
• Beauty only gets ATTENTION; personality captures the HEART.
• Who I am? That’s a secret.
• Surround yourself with makeup not negativity.
• Behind every successful woman is herself.
• Only do what your heart tells you. -Princess Diana
• Life is better when you’re smiling.
• Keep smiling. One day life will get tired of upsetting you.
• My style is unique, please don’t copy it!
• Sometimes people are beautiful not in looks, JUST in the way they are.
• Smile is nothing like “I’m just happy”
• Care less, smile more.
• The most important thing a girl wears is her confidence.
• There is great beauty in being yourself.
• I don’t like to follow; I like being followed.
• I am not trying to give an image of a fairytale, perfect, everything else, I am just being myself.
• I am In Love with Myself, With My Heart.
• A rose can never be sunflower. All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too.
• You can’t handle me even if I came with instructions.
• The best of me is yet to come.
• What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.
• I think it’s time to be happy again.
• I’m a direct descendant from awesomeness.
• God is really creative, I mean… just look at me.

Being yourself captions for Boys

• I am indeed a king, because I know how to rule myself.
• Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
• My life. My rules. My attitude. My mistakes. Who the hell are you to judge me?
• You are who you are when nobody’s watching.
• Not everyone likes me but not everyone matters.
• Living my life in my style.
• I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
• I like to reinvent myself – it’s part of my job.
• I’ve learned so much from my mistakes, I think I’ll make some more!
• Someday, there’s going to be an updated version of me.
• Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a gentleman is a matter of choice.
• Behind My Smile is everything you’ll never understand.

Inspirational quotes about being yourself

• When they say the sky’s the limit to me that’s really true.
• Live life, Laugh Loud, Love forever.
• I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.
• Behind every deleted Facebook & WhatsApp account there is untold story in my life…
• It’s not about who hurt you, and broke you down, it’s about who was always there to make you smile.
• Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.
• Don’t tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon.
• There are two ways of spreading light to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
• The best way to predict the future is to create it.
• Be silent and let your success shout.
• Make life fun, tomorrow isn’t guaranteed.
• The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
• Don’t live life in the past lane.
• You have two hands, one to help yourself, the second to help others.
• When nothing seems right. Go left!!
• Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.
• Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
• If you can dream it, you can do it. -Walt Disney
• The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.
• Be a sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance to the axe which cuts it.
• Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
• Don’t wait for the perfect moment take the moment and make it perfect.
• Believe in yourself and you can do unbelievable things.
• When life gets you down do you know what you’ve gotta do? Just Keep Swimming!
• You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.
• Have more than you show and speak less than you know.
• I put myself in the way of things happening, and they happened. -Theodore Roosevelt
• Always look on the bright side of life.
• I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
• Giving up is always an option, but it’s never my choice.
• Die with memories, not dreams!
• Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain!
• I have not failed. My success just postponed for some time.
• I believe that failure should be an option.
• Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
• Life is too short and pointless to waste it on hating other people.
• Sometimes you succeed and other times you learn.
• Enjoy the little things in life. For one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.
• Even some of the greatest people in life, started out as nothing.

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200+ Instagram Bio Quotes That’ll Fetch You Followers And Fans In No Time In 2022!

Are you searching for the best Instagram bio quotes that you can use? A bio is a section of your profile where people and followers get to read a short description of you or your business. It shows up right below your Instagram name and gives the followers a quick first impression about you. After all, it’s the first thing that people notice when they come to your profile!

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If you are new to Instagram or just looking around to get some ideas, we have curated a list of quotes for Instagram bio that you can check out.

Making a strong first impression is the key to your Instagram bio, just like it is to pretty much anything else on the internet. So, follow update your Instagram with one of these parkling Instagram bio quotes and captivate your followers in absolutely no time!

• Simply look at me. God is amazingly creative.
• Stress does not go with my outfit!
• I speak fluent sarcasm!
• I’m not actually online; it’s just an optical illusion.
• Lazy is such an appalling word; I prefer SELECTIVE PARTICIPATION!
• Don’t do. Telepathy only!
• Remember, it’s just a bad day, not a bad life.
• I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done
• The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing
• Energy and persistence conquer all things

Best Quotes For Instagram Bio

A compelling Instagram bio with the best quote is a tremendous opportunity to grab followers’ attention and make an impact. So hang on and grab one of the best quotes for Instagram bio from the below list and make yourself an identity among others.

• Leading from the front with creativity & innovation
• Powered by values & quality
• Status Update: Currently Sleepy
• Making each minute meaningful
• Mondays are now pleasant for us! We organise!
• We don’t romanticise risk! We calculate it practically
• You know only that much what I have chosen to show!
• Learning by falling over!
• SaaS is my class!!
• My content will make you cry!! Tears of joy!!

As we have several bio self quotes , you can use the index below to quickly jump to the one you’re looking for. Check out these incredible bio self quotes to add a jazz to your Instagram profile and awe your followers with a #selflove vibe.

• My mission in life is not merely to survive but thrive.
• Everything has beauty but not everyone can see.
• Remember to always be yourself.
• Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.
• If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.
• The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.
• Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
• We have nothing to fear but fear itself.
• “Be strong,” I whisper to my WiFi signal.
• Words cannot express my love and passion for Fridays. The photos might help.

Classy Self-Bio Quotes

Being genuine allows you to stand out from the other accounts that have evolved to resemble one another. These classy self-bio quotes for Instagram is the ideal resource if you’re trying to come up with an interesting and concise approach to introduce oneself. So, keep an eye out for such below and get yourself the best classy self-bio quotes here!

• You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
• Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
• A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.
• In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
• Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think.
• Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who you are.
• Just be yourself, there is no one better.
• Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
• What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least do something remarkable?
• I would rather die of passion than of boredom.

BTS Quotes For Bio

If you’re a BTS fan, then you probably are looking for the best BTS quote to define and express your love for the BTS Army. So hop on these coolest BTS quotes for bio for Instagram which we’re sure will light up your Instagram bio like a dynamite!

• “Was it honestly the best? ‘Cause I just wanna see the next.”
• “Yeah, the past was honestly the best, but my best is what comes next.”
• “You and I, best moment is yet to come.”
• “Not sure since when, but they say we’re the best.'”
• “In the hush of night, we won’t stop moving.”
• “We gonna touch the sky, ‘for the day we die.”
• “Every moment is my new best.”
• “Dream and hope, and goin’ forward.”
• “Somewhere deep inside your heart, there still lives a young boy/girl.”
• “Dazzlingly passing through the memories so beautifully.”

Lacking ideas for your Instagram bio? You’ve definitely come to the right page! To expand your audience, let’s make those 150 characters worthwhile just like this short caption under the heading 😛 

• Friends who slay together stay together.
• Time is precious, waste it wisely.
• When daydreams become reality.
• In a world where you can be anyone, be yourself.
• Perseverance pays a lot!
• Success is in my veins.
• In a world full of trends I want to remain a classic.
• Good times and tan lines.
• Welcome to my world.

Aesthetic Bio Short Quotes For Instagram

We’re sure that these Aesthetic bio short quotes for Instagram will definitely help you draw more people to your Instagram profile, have a positive influence on your followers, and encourage them to follow you on other social media as well.

• Every exit leads us to a new entrance.
• Learn to differentiate between being kind to someone and being blin
• Your journey isn’t all about love.
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• Recommended by 4 out of 5 people who recommend things.
• Born to express, not to impress.
• Born at an exceptionally young age.
• Just keep swimming.
• Behind every successful woman is herself.
• Status Update: Currently hungry for success

Simple Short Bio Quotes For Instagram

When someone visits your Instagram profile, the bio is one of the first things they see. So make your status for Instagram bio simple and easy peasy to perceive. 

• Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.
• To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
• Where’s your will to be weird?
• Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
• To anyone that ever told you you’re no good… they’re no better.
• Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
• “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
• This above all: to thine own self be true.
• Love belongs to the Universe.
• Love is easy but the king/queen is busy.

Let’s inspire others this time with these best inspirational quotes for Instagram bio we’ve found just for you! Select the best one, so let’s dive into the quotes below!

• Stay original and let the world copy you. 
• If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself.
• Watch more sunsets and sunrises than Netflix.
• Less talking, more action.
• In a room full of art, I will stare at you.
• Great things never come from a comfort zone.
• Life is more than one big to-do list.
• Follow your gut feeling.
• Shine your light.
• If you can dream about it, you can do it.

Bio Quotes About Life

A life is a priceless gift. The positive aspects of our lives should be recognised and we should express gratitude for them. So, to follow gratitude and share some positivity, here we got you covered with some amazing life-quotes for Instagram bio. Check them out below!

• Life is just a journey.
• Life has no Ctrl + Z
• Enjoy life. It comes with an expiry date.
• Life is like ice cream, enjoy it before it melts.
• Aspire to inspire before we expire.
• Die with memories, not dreams.
• Tough times never last but tough people do.
• Don’t think outside the box. Think like there is no box.
• Life is a one time offer, use it well.
• Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Motivational Quotes For Instagram Bio

Instagram posts with motivational captions are more encouraging than those without them. So, here we got you the best selection of motivational quotes for Instagram bio for everyone who is feeling down today. Now don’t be!

• Oops is always better than what if.
• Set goals you don’t tell anyone about. Achieve them. Then give yourself the highest of fives!.
• Say yes, take risks, and live life on your own terms.
• You can’t win if you’re losing in your mind. Change your thoughts and it will change your life.
• Stop doubting yourself. Work hard and make it happen.
• It wasn’t always easy but it’s worth it.
• Never give up on something you can’t go a day without thinking about.
• Working on myself, for myself, by myself.
• Perseverance pays… a lot!
• Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring.

A person’s introduction to the world or personal statement is essentially what an Instagram bio is. You don’t want to appear overly frantic or fake. You should make the most of this opportunity to get to know your followers on a deeper level.  So dive on to find the best Instagram profile quotes from the list below and become an Instagram hero to shine like a diamond!

• We are born to be real, not perfect.
• Sand in my toes and saltwater in my curls.
• Turning my dreams into my vision and my vision into reality
• Believing in making the impossible possible
• I’m not perfect but stories are always better with a touch of imperfection, right?
• Leaving a bit of sparkle everywhere I go 
• To infinity and beyond.
• The bags under my eyes are Gucci.
• Always give 100%- unless you’re donating blood.
• In a world of darkness look up at the stars

Making a good first impression is something you can never do again. And the quote you put on your Instagram bio should match and define you. So, if you’re looking for some fantastic Insta bio quotes for girls ideas, we have some wonderful suggestions for you to enliven your bio and make a strong first impression that eliminates the need for a second chance. Move forward and head onto the Instagram bio for girls quotes below!

• I believe in making the impossible possible because there is no fun in giving up
• I shine from within so no one can dim my light
• I am so deep even the ocean gets jealous
• My clothes may not change the world, but I sure will
• Strength comes from doing things you thought you could not
• Happy Realisation: I complete myself!
• In a world where you can be anyone, I choose to be myself
• By grace through faith – Beautiful
• Keeping it simple and living life without zero regrets
• I never loose either I win or learn

People believe that understanding Instagram bios can be difficult and complicated. In reality, your Instagram bio must contain 150 characters that convey who you are, what you offer, and why people should follow you. Simple, right? Hand on these below Instagram bio quotes for boys to define your kingdom!

• Often joy sneaks through a door that you didn’t know you left open.
• If I can’t do big stuff, I can do incredibly small things.
• Time flies are bad news. The good news here is that you are the pilot.
• Often you never realise a moment’s worth before it is a memory.
• We don’t have to fear anything except fear itself
• Always make sure you have love in your life.
• Once you learn to practice love, your life becomes a masterpiece.
• It isn’t always going to be convenient, but always try to do what’s right.
• He turned his can’ts into cans and prepared for his dreams.
• A day in my life: Eat avocado toast, post videos on Instagram, and respond to comments on Instagram.

Dear girls, do you need inspiration for the perfect Instagram bio quote? Here is your ultimate list of the best Instagram bio quotes for girls that you can easily copy and paste and be an Instagram star! These cute girly quotes for Instagram bio will make you stand out from the crowd.

• Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear.
• I am the mixture of a Cutie with a mission and Hottie with an ambition.
• The woman who does not require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet.
• Imperfections are beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
• I am sugar and spice and everything nice, but if you wanna mess with me, you better think twice.
• Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional, let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it.
• Be a girl with a mind, a woman with attitude, and a lady with class.
• A strong woman knows how to keep her life in line. With tears in her eyes, she still manages to say, “nah, I’m fine”.
• The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within-strength, courage, dignity.
• She builds others up because she knows what it’s like to be torn down.
• A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.
• Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst. Be that fearless girl…
• Attract what you expect. Reflect what you desire. Become what you respect. And mirror what you admire.
• No matter what you look like or think you look like, you’re special, and loved, and perfect just the way you are.
• And though she is but little, she is fierce.

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A life in quotes: Alice Munro

Writer known as ‘Canadian Chekhov’ captured the desire and darkness of ordinary life in rural Canada, particularly for women

• Alice Munro, Nobel winner and titan of the short story, dies aged 92
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A lice Munro, the 2013 Nobel laureate considered one of the greatest short story writers in the English language, has died at the age of 92 at her care home in Ontario, after suffering dementia for more than a decade. Born and raised in south-western Ontario, the “Canadian Chekhov” captured the desire and darkness of ordinary life in rural Canada, particularly for women – subjects long out of focus for the mainstream, finally achieving recognition later in life.

A housewife and mother of four children, one of whom died in infancy, Munro would sneak in writing around naps and housework, publishing her first collection of short stories, Dance of the Happy Shades, in 1968, at age 37. Lives of Girls and Women, her only novel – really a collection of interlinked stories, as she called it – followed in 1971. A writer of what Jonathan Franzen called “pathological empathy”, Munro continued to write short story collections centered on the sublime and mundane in small-town Canada throughout her life, concluding with 2012’s Dear Life. Here are some of her most memorable quotes:

People’s lives, in Jubilee as elsewhere, were dull, simple, amazing, unfathomable – deep caves paved with kitchen linoleum. It did not occur to me then that one day I would be so greedy for Jubilee … What I wanted was every last thing, every layer of speech and thought, stroke of light on bark or walls, every smell, pothole, pain, crack, delusion, held still and held together – radiant, everlasting. – Lives of Girls and Women, 1971

In your life there are a few places, or maybe only the one place, where something happened, and then there are all the other places. – Too Much Happiness, 2009

We say of some things that they can’t be forgiven, or that we will never forgive ourselves. But we do – we do it all the time. – Dear Life, 2012

The conversation of kisses. Subtle, engrossing, fearless, transforming. – Runaway, 2004

On south-western Ontario, her home for most of her life:

I am intoxicated by this landscape, by the almost flat fields, the swamps, the hardwood bush, by the continental climate with its extravagant winters. I am at home with the brick houses, the falling-down barns, the occasional farms that have swimming pools and airplanes, the trailer parks, burdensome old churches, Walmart, and Canadian Tire. I speak the language. – introduction to Selected Stories, 1996

To live in a place like Wingham you have a very narrow opportunity to get out. If you wait until you are 30 you become too timid and know too little about the world and it never happens. So I got out. I got married and it was a very lucky thing. – to the Guardian , 2013

Everybody in the community is on stage for all the other people. There’s a constant awareness of people watching and listening. And – and this may be particularly Canadian – the less you reveal, the more highly thought of you are. – to the New York Times , 1986

On narratives of the self:

Memory is the way we keep telling ourselves our stories – and telling other people a somewhat different version of our stories. We can hardly manage our lives without a powerful ongoing narrative. And underneath all these edited, inspired, self-serving stories there is, we suppose, some big bulging awful mysterious entity called THE TRUTH, which our fictional stories are supposed to be poking at and grabbing pieces of. What would be more interesting as a life’s occupation? One of the ways we do this, I think, is by trying to look at what memory does (different tricks at different stages of our lives) and at the way people’s different memories deal with the same (shared) experience. The more disconcerting the differences are, the more the writer in me feels an odd exhilaration. – to Knopf Doubleday , 2010

Self-deception seems almost like something that’s a big mistake, that we should learn not to do. But I’m not sure if we can. Everybody’s doing their own novel of their own lives. The novel changes – at first we have a romance, a very satisfying novel that has a rather simple technique, and then we grow out of that and we end up with a very discontinuous, discordant, very contemporary kind of novel. I think that what happens to a lot of us in middle age is that we can’t really hang on to our fiction any more. – to the New York Times , 1986

On becoming a writer:

Books seem to me to be magic, and I wanted to be part of the magic … And after a while it wasn’t enough, and I started making up a very imitative type of story, set in Canada – which was kind of odd, but it didn’t bother me. It was a kind of recompense for not being able to get right into the world of the book. Books were so important to me. – to the Guardian , 2003

On not writing novels:

I never intended to be a short-story writer, I started writing them because I didn’t have time to write anything else – I had three children. And then I got used to writing stories, so I saw my material that way, and now I don’t think I’ll ever write a novel. – to the New York Times , 1986

I’m sad that I haven’t written a lot of things, but I’m incredibly happy that I’ve written as much as I have. Because there was a point when I was younger where there was a very good chance that I wouldn’t write anything – I was just too frightened. – to the Guardian , 2013

On a bout of depression in her late 20s:

I would write part of a sentence and then would have to stop. I had simply lost hope, lost faith in myself. Maybe it was just something I had to go through. I guess it was because I still wanted to do something great – great the way men do. – to the Guardian , 2013

On her storytelling:

I want to tell a story, in the old-fashioned way – what happens to somebody – but I want that ‘what happens’ to be delivered with quite a bit of interruption, turnarounds, and strangeness. I want the reader to feel something that is astonishing – not the ‘what happens’ but the way everything happens. These long short story fictions do that best, for me. – to the New York Times , 1986

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Transform your text-based bio into an engaging narrative with a video bio. This format not only showcases your professional background and skills but also offers a glimpse into your personality and communication style, fostering a deeper emotional connection with viewers. Post your video bio to the Featured section of your LinkedIn profile so the people who are checking you out get to experience you.

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This week's personal loan rates rise for 3- and 5-year terms

The latest trends in interest rates for personal loans from the Credible marketplace, updated weekly. ( iStock )

Borrowers with good credit seeking personal loans during the past seven days prequalified for rates that were higher for 3- and 5-year loans when compared to fixed-rate loans for the seven days before.

For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender between May 9 and May 15:

• Rates on 3-year fixed-rate loans averaged 15.17%, up from 14.19% the seven days before and from 14.40% a year ago.
• Rates on 5-year fixed-rate loans averaged 19.21%, up from 18.67% the previous seven days and from 17.79% a year ago.

Personal loans have become a popular way to consolidate debt and pay off credit card debt and other loans. They can also be used to cover unexpected and emergency expenses like medical bills, take care of a major purchase, or fund home improvement projects .

Average personal loan interest rates

Average personal loan interest rates increased over the last seven days for 3- and 5-year loans. While 3-year loan rates rose by 0.98 percentage points, rates on 5-year loans edged up by 0.54 percentage points. Interest rates for both terms remain higher than they were this time last year, up 0.77 percentage points for 3-year terms and 1.42 percentage points for 5-year terms.

Still, borrowers can take advantage of interest savings with a 3- or 5-year personal loan, as both loan terms offer lower interest rates on average than higher-cost borrowing options such as credit cards. 

But whether a personal loan is right for you depends on multiple factors, including what rate you can qualify for, which is largely based on your credit score. Comparing multiple lenders and their rates helps ensure you get the best personal loan for your needs. 

Before applying for a personal loan, use a personal loan marketplace like Credible to comparison shop .

Personal loan weekly rate trends

Here are the latest trends in personal loan interest rates from the Credible marketplace, updated weekly.

The chart above shows average prequalified rates for borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender. 

For the month of April 2024:

• Rates on 3-year personal loans averaged 22.65%, up from 22.22% in March.
• Rates on 5-year personal loans averaged 24.53%, up from 24.38% in March.

Rates on personal loans vary considerably by credit score and loan term. If you're curious about what kind of personal loan rates you may qualify for, you can use an online tool like Credible to compare options from different private lenders.

All Credible marketplace lenders offer fixed-rate loans at competitive rates. Because lenders use different methods to evaluate borrowers, it’s a good idea to request personal loan rates from multiple lenders so you can compare your options.

Current personal loan rates by credit score

In April, the average prequalified rate selected by borrowers was: 

• 13.64% for borrowers with credit scores of 780 or above choosing a 3-year loan
• 31.47% for borrowers with credit scores below 600 choosing a 5-year loan

Depending on factors such as your credit score, which type of personal loan you’re seeking and the loan repayment term, the interest rate can differ. 

As shown in the chart above, a good credit score can mean a lower interest rate, and rates tend to be higher on loans with fixed interest rates and longer repayment terms. 

How to get a lower interest rate

Many factors influence the interest rate a lender might offer you on a personal loan. But you can take some steps to boost your chances of getting a lower interest rate. Here are some tactics to try.

Increase credit score

Generally, people with higher credit scores qualify for lower interest rates. Steps that can help you improve your credit score over time include:

• Pay bills on time: Payment history is the most important factor in your credit score. Pay all your bills on time for the amount due.
• Check your credit report: Look at your credit report to ensure there are no errors on it. If you find errors, dispute them with the credit bureau.
• Lower your credit utilization ratio: Paying down credit card debt can improve this important credit-scoring factor.
• Avoid opening new credit accounts: Only apply for and open credit accounts you actually need. Too many hard inquiries on your credit report in a short amount of time could lower your credit score.

Choose a shorter loan term

Personal loan repayment terms can vary from one to several years. Generally, shorter terms come with lower interest rates, since the lender’s money is at risk for a shorter period of time.

If your financial situation allows, applying for a shorter term could help you score a lower interest rate. Keep in mind the shorter term doesn’t just benefit the lender – by choosing a shorter repayment term, you’ll pay less interest over the life of the loan.

Get a cosigner

You may be familiar with the concept of a cosigner if you have student loans. If your credit isn’t good enough to qualify for the best personal loan interest rates, finding a cosigner with good credit could help you secure a lower interest rate.

Just remember, if you default on the loan, your cosigner will be on the hook to repay it. And cosigning for a loan could also affect their credit score.

Compare rates from different lenders

Before applying for a personal loan, it’s a good idea to shop around and compare offers from several different lenders to get the lowest rates. Online lenders typically offer the most competitive rates – and can be quicker to disburse your loan than a brick-and-mortar establishment. 

But don’t worry, comparing rates and terms doesn’t have to be a time-consuming process.

Credible makes it easy. Just enter how much you want to borrow and you’ll be able to compare multiple lenders to choose the one that makes the most sense for you.

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Credible is a multi-lender marketplace that empowers consumers to discover financial products that are the best fit for their unique circumstances. Credible’s integrations with leading lenders and credit bureaus allow consumers to quickly compare accurate, personalized loan options – without putting their personal information at risk or affecting their credit score. The Credible marketplace provides an unrivaled customer experience, as reflected by over 6,500 positive Trustpilot reviews and a TrustScore of 4.7/5.