Self Empowerment Sayings and Quotes

Sometimes it can be a bit hard to sail our own ship. It’s easy to fall into a cycle of self doubt. The collection of wise and insightful self empowerment quotes below will have you motivated to take charge of your life in no time.

Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone. Andy Biersack
What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization. Abraham Maslow
Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you. Wayne Dyer
Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new. Brian Tracy
Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn't mean you have to stay there. Robert Downey Jr.
If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining. Guy Finley
You've got to fight for what you believe in. If you don't try, you'll always wonder, and that's a horrible way to live. Joan Jett
Feeling confident in your ability to protect yourself empowers you to live with less fear and more freedom. Nicole Sundine
Following your passion is far more fulfilling than following the money. Lisa Ling
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
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve. Mary Kay Ash
Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be. Henry David Thoreau
Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else. Judy Garland
You do have a story inside you; it lies articulate and waiting to be written behind your silence and your suffering. Anne Rice
If you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others. Anonymous
Don't ever compare yourself to others. You are not a copy, you are an original. Craft your own individuality and sense of style and just be yourself. Trying to be someone else will only frustrate you and make you unhappy and miserable. Yvonne
You were born to be real not to be perfect. Anonymous
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose. Indira Gandhi
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. James Allen
You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will. Stephen King
We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here now with the power to shape your day and your future. Steve Maraboli
How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others Steve Maraboli
Magick happens when you step into who you truly are and embrace that which fulfills your soul. Dacha Avelin
Your fear is 100% dependent on you for its survival Steve Maraboli
You are one thing only. You are a Divine Being. An all-powerful Creator. You are a Deity in jeans and a t-shirt, and within you dwells the infinite wisdom of the ages and the sacred creative force of All that is, will be and ever was. Anthon St. Maarten
A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition. James Allen
Be happy with who you are and what you do, and you can do anything you want. Steve Maraboli
You just can't let life happen to you, you have to make life happen. Idowu Koyenikan
Do not let another day go by where your dedication to other people's opinions is greater than your dedication to your own emotions! Steve Maraboli
Only you can take inner freedom away from yourself, or give it to yourself. Nobody else can. Michael A. Singer