INSECURITY QUOTES

  • A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. – Robert A. Heinlein
  • A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity. – Dalai Lama
  • An expectation is a shelter – it gives you a secure feeling. So, when someone breaks your expectations, he is breaking your shelter, making you insecure, fearful. – Osho
  • Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. – Suzy Kassem
  • Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best. – Harold W. Dodds
  • For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did. And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I’m not sure where I’m going. If I knew where I was going, I wouldn’t do it. – Frank Gehry
  • He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking. – Lisa Edmondson
  • I always think the insecurity is going to go away, but it’s always there. Only bad writers think they’re good. – Harlan Coben
  • I think we are all insecure, and there is nothing wrong with accepting that. But the problem arises when we try to counter this insecurity by cultivating this illusion of control, and we start taking ourselves and everything we know too seriously. – Sushant Singh Rajput
  • Insecurity is a lack of self-love. When your fountain of self-love is alive, you will be one with people. – Vishwas Chavan
  • Insecurity is a toxin and confidence is a tonic, so make the choice not to dwell on the worst possible case. – Emily Yoffe
  • Insecurity is an intrinsic part of life – and good that it is so because it makes life freedom, it makes life a continuous surprise. One never knows what is going to happen. It keeps you continuously in wonder. Don’t call it uncertainty – call it to wonder. Don’t call it insecurity – call it freedom. – Osho
  • Insecurity is an ugly thing; it makes you hate people you don’t even know. – Unknown
  • Insecurity is being scared of your authentic self. It is the belief that your true, authentic self is not as magnificent as it is. Let go of that insecurity and do something gutsy and feel the relief in that. – Amy Leigh Mercree
  • Insecurity is love dressed in a child’s clothing. – Kofi Annan
  • Insecurity is self-sabotage. If you want to fly, you have to first see your wings. – Unknown
  • Insecurity is the lack of trust in your abilities and worth. When you enter into a secured state of consciousness, everything that helped boost your confidence will return. – Itohan Eghide
  • Insecurity is the worst sense that lovers feel: sometimes the most humdrum desireless marriage seems better. Insecurity twists meanings and poisons trust. – Graham Greene
  • Insecurity makes us into someone we’re not as a way to cope with someone we used to be. – Maria Goff
  • Insecurity prevents young artists from ‘flying’ and older artists from being ‘down to earth.’ Young artists should work on their confidence and the older ones on their humility. – Igor Babailov
  • It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures. – Oprah Winfrey
  • It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity. – Dag Hammarskjold
  • Life is a dangerous thing. Insecurity is the price of living. – Alija Izetbegovic
  • No one is perfect. Even the most confident people have insecurities. At some point in our lives, we may feel we lack something. That is reality. We must try to live as per our capability. – Anil Sinha
  • One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity and learning to truly not give a shit. – J. A. Konrath
  • The feeling of insecurity is inimical to our sense of well-being, as it causes anxiety and stress, which harms our physical and mental health. It is no surprise then that, according to some surveys, workers across the world value job security more highly than wages. – Ha-Joon Chang
  • The reason we struggle with insecurity is that we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel. – Steven Furtick
  • We are all beautiful except in the eyes of an insecure. – Unknown
  • We are in an era of chronic insecurity and growing inequalities. In that context, we need to have new mechanisms for income distribution that give people a sense of security. – Guy Standing
  • With our sense of self out of the way, we are liberated from doubt and insecurity. – Steven Kotler

OVERCOMING INSECURITY QUOTES

  • 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
  • Become your soulmate. Then you’ll always have someone watching your back, and you’ll always have someone who loves you. – Rebecca O’Donnell
  • Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself. – Roy T. Bennett
  • Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without humble but reasonable confidence in your powers, you cannot be successful or happy. – Norman Vincent Peale
  • Build your dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. – Farrah Gray
  • Chances are that when someone is hating on you, it’s not about you at all. It’s about them. It’s their fear, their jealously, their boredom, and their insecurity. – Unknown
  • Combat your insecurities with truths from the Bible; don’t let Satan tell you that you are too sinful to come to Him. – Jonathan Hayashi
  • Confidence is not, ‘they’ll like me.’ confidence is, ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t.’ – Christina Grimmie
  • Confident sheep overcome insecure wolves. – Matshona Dhliwayo
  • Do not be threatened by rude people, because rudeness is a sign of insecurity. – Gift Gugu Mona
  • Don’t let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don’t like them. – Stacy London
  • Don’t let insecure thoughts ruin something amazing. – Unknown
  • Don’t let jealousy fool you. It’s just another name for insecurity. – Unknown
  • Don’t let where you are in life to cause you to be so insecure about yourself. There is more to you than your flaws and negative conditions. You are a royal child of God. – Edmond Mbiaka
  • Guys have a level of insecurity and vulnerability that’s exponentially bigger than you think. With the primal urge to be alpha comes extreme heartbreak. The harder we fight, the harder we fall. – John Krasinski
  • I don’t let anyone’s insecurities, emotions, or opinions bother me.  I know that if I am happy, that’s all that matters to me. – Demi Lovato
  • I never have been insecure, because I see what a waste it is. I know there is a solution to insecurity. I don’t tend to be thrown by problems that don’t have solutions. And insecurity has a wealth of alternatives. –  Drew Barrymore
  • I used to tell myself I had to be perfect, and then things would fall into place, but only now do I realize that is far from the case. I am imperfectly perfect. I am accepting all my flaws. I am no longer letting my insecurities put my life on pause. – Monica Carolan
  • If anyone tries to pull us down, it goes to show that we’re on top of them, so cheer up! Hilarious but true, insecurity reigns in an ugly heart of an empty brain. – Nini
  • If we’re willing to give up hope that insecurity and pain can be eliminated, then we can have the courage to relax with the groundlessness of our situation. This is the first step on the path. – Pema Chodron
  • If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think. – Timothy Ferriss
  •  If you feel like you are losing everything, remember that trees lose their leaves every year and still they stand tall and wait for better days to come. – Unknown
  • In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours. – Rashida Rowe
  • Insecurities can shape and mould our minds to live with everything bad; like crying on the inside, while smiling on the outside… thus creating pain… but, I have the answer; forget about what you thought and embrace what you feel. – Jeremy Aldana
  • Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance, and above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. – Marie Curie
  • Man, often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, I may end up becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. – Mahatma Gandhi
  • Once you embrace your value, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you. – Rob Liano
  • Overcoming insecurity is simple.  Not many know how because not many people know how the mind works.  Insecurity is born when the mind adopts a belief – any belief.  You must remove your beliefs by questioning them – seeing the falsity in them.  And when your beliefs, one by one, start to fade so will your insecurities.  When all your beliefs have faded, your mind will return to its natural blissful state. – Adrian N.M.
  • Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory. – Diane Arbus
  • 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
  • Stop allowing people to capitalize off your insecurities. – Deborah J. Monroe
  • The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do. – Swati Sharma
  • The enemy uses those things your insecure about.  Free yourself and take your power back by being secure in who you are – flaws and all. – Yvonne Pierre
  • The only way to truly overcome your insecurities and fears of not being capable is to start proving to yourself that you are capable. – Ruth Soukup
  • The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to take risks. – Unknown
  • The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humour. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once you figure it out, you think, ‘Hey, if I can do this and get paid, that would be kind of cool.’ – Billy Gardell
  • The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity. – Erich Fromm
  • There will always be someone willing to hurt you, put you down, gossip about you, belittle your accomplishments and judge your soul. It is a fact that we all must face. However, if you realize that God is a best friend that stands beside you when others cast stones you will never be afraid, never feel worthless, and never feel alone. – Shannon Alder
  • To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Train your mind to see the good in everything.  Positivity is a choice.  The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. – Unknown
  • Until you cross the bridge of your insecurities, you can’t begin to explore your possibilities. – Tim Fargo
  • When you feel insecure or like you don’t measure up, remind yourself of how far you’ve come. And at that moment, you’ll realize you’ve climbed mountains and can overcome anything. – Brittany Burgunder
  • When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, your real-life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened. – Shannon L. Alder
  • Whenever insecurity whispers in your ear, telling you how much you suck, tell it to shut the hell up. Then keep going forward anyway. – Rebecca O’Donnel
  • You can rise from anything.  You can completely recreate yourself. Nothing is permanent.  You’re not stuck. You have choices.  You can think of new thoughts.  You can learn something new.  You can create new habits.  All that matters is that you decide today and never look back. – Idil Ahmed
  • You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. – Louise l. Hay
  • You have to stop worrying about whether people like you. Some people don’t even like themselves. – Andrena Sawyer

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