121 Quotes About Not Being Good Enough

121 Quotes About Not Being Good Enough For Insecure People

1. “Nobody is good enough for everyone, and everyone is good enough for somebody.” – Mason Cooley
2. “I have accepted myself for who I am. Once we accept ourselves, our capabilities will exceed any ‘Good Enough’ description of who we are supposed to be.” – Steve Maraboli
3. “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being positive about what could go right! Stop thinking you’re not ‘good enough’, and remember all of your great qualities!” – Tommy Tran
4. “Never compare yourself to others because there’s no comparison between the sun and the moon they shine when its their time!” – Unknown
5. “If you focus on how far away success looks right now, it won’t ever feel close enough to grasp… There’s no such thing as not doing well enough; there’s just doing better than before!” – Unknown
6. “If you think you’re not good enough, then you won’t be.” – Rhonda Byrne
7. “No one is born with low self-esteem; it is something we learn along the way.” – Dr Phil McGraw
8. “You are better than your excuses! Don’t let them become your story.” – Unknown
9. “It doesn’t matter where you came from; what matters is where you go next” – Unknown
10. “You don’t need someone else to tell you that you are worthy—you know it yourself! Life will never give us a 100 percent assurance, but understanding the value within brings us closer than ever before” – Adam Franti
11. “Stop comparing yourself to other people because there will never be another you!” -Kim Kiyosaki
12. It isn’t always necessary to compute answers; sometimes questions must suffice”-Lyndon B Johnson
13. “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” – Unknown
14. “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.
15. “When you don’t think you’re good enough, remind yourself that you were created for greatness – for far more than what your mind tells you about yourself today. Believe better things!” – Shannon L Mueller
16. “Believing I’m not good enough prevents me from taking risks, making mistakes, learning new skills, asking questions… and all these limit my opportunity for success.” – Auliq Ice
17. “We are all too hard on ourselves too often; maybe instead of believing we aren’t good enough, we could recognize how capable we really are even if we haven’t reached the level of mastery yet.” – Alexandria Fiskum
18. “There has to be that moment in your life when you decide not to let others define you.” – Steve Maraboli
19. “If you ever feel like giving up, just remember there is a little girl watching who wants to be just like you, don’t disappoint her.” – Zendaya
20. “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” – Maya Angelou
21. “You don’t have to be good at everything; do just one thing well and everyone will know your name” – Yoko Ono
22. “Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is YOU don’t know how great you can be! How much YOU can love! What YOU can accomplish! And what YOUR potential is!” – Anne Frank
23. “Your playing small does not serve the world… As we let our own light shine without apology, guilt or regret; We unconsciously give other people permission to do likewise.”― Marianne Williamson
24. “Don’t ever forget how far you have come—you did it before so why wouldn’t you do it again? Life offers new beginnings every day—make room for them.”― Anonymous
25. “No matter how much faith you have in yourself, there will be times when you feel like quitting and that’s okay. Just remember, sometimes to prove how strong you are, all you need is to hold on a little longer.” ― Akshay Vasu
26. “It can be hard to love yourself for exactly who and where you are instead of who you think society wants you to be. Don’t worry about what other people think, follow your own path and don’t let anyone’s opinion become more important than your own.” ― Zara Dassni
27. “Don’t let anything hold you back in life; not even if it’s coming from the inside – self-doubt or low self-esteem could ruin it all for us. Stop doubting yourself so much; break out of that shell and just start believing in yourself again!” — Ena Ajic
28. “Don’t put conditions on yourself or judge your worth based on perfectionism or comparisons with others, because these are impossible standards to live up to—instead learn contentment in whatever situation life has given you and make the best of it!”― Helen Boswell
29. “The biggest lie we tell ourselves is that we’re ‘not good enough’. You have talents within yourself – some way hidden or ignored right now – but if only given freedom them can blossom into something really wonderful! Believe firmly that this sentence is true: You are worthy of everything good here in life!” — Amala Murali
30. “Take small steps every day towards your goals, then remind yourself how far you’ve come every time it feels like ‘not being good enough’, because sometimes the biggest challenge lies within our own thoughts and attitudes. And finally – give yourself permission to fail without punishing yourself for it!.” ― Kennith Berenson
31. “You will never feel entirely comfortable if you keep looking for reassurance from outside sources; self-love must come from within.”― Mandy Hale
32. “You are worth so much more than you give yourself credit for.” – Unknown
33. “Sometimes it’s not enough to do your best; you have to do what’s required.” – Sir Winston Churchill
34. “You are enough just as you are – with all your flaws and problems — simply because you are here and you try.” -Mariella Frostrup
35. “Embrace imperfection —finally recognize that it’s okay not to be perfect or have everything figured out all the time. You can still strive for excellence without losing sight of reality.” -Borysenko
36. “The struggles make you stronger, and the changes make you wise; happiness has its own way of taking its sweet time…even though I’m absolutely unsure at times I’m learning life is just a squeeze.” -Steven Wright
37. “Don’t let other people make you feel like you’re not enough, because you are more than enough. No matter what anyone says, always remember your value and worth.” – Unknown
38. “You are not alone in feeling inadequate, everybody feels it at some point. Hold yourself as your own biggest supporter and know it won’t last forever. Stay true to who you are knowing that this too shall pass.” – Unknown
39. No one is perfect, so don’t try to seem like it. Acknowledge your lackings instead of denying them.” – Unknown
40. “Happiness comes from within – don’t rely on someone else’s definition of success and being good enough.” – Paulo Coelho
41. “You’re imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed And you’re beautiful” – Amy Bloom
42. “Your value does not decrease based on someone else’s inability to see your worth.” – Unknown
43. “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
44. “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.” – Albert Einstein
45. “If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.” – Leo Tolstoy
46. “No one is perfect—that’s why pencils have erasers.” – Wolfgang Riebe
47. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”– Zig Ziglar
48. “You are a perfectly imperfect person with perfectly imperfect qualities—just like everyone else in this world!”– Unknown
49. “Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only if we understand the self can we give the rights and dignity to each other that confirm our ideals of community at home and in the world.”― John O’Donohue
50. “There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” – Aldous Huxley
51. “I think we feel unattractive and not good enough because we compare ourselves with others and measure our worth by external standards instead of intrinsic ones.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
52. “Never be ashamed! There’s some who will hold it against you, but they are not worth bothering with.” – JK Rowling
53. “Violence turns us away from rather than toward ourselves, obscuring our longing for wholeness. We continually search outside of ourselves for something or someone to give us a sense of value or worth rather than looking within ourselves and recognizing our own inherent goodness.” – bell hooks
54. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” — Andre Gide
55. “Sometimes feeling not good enough is just a part of being human…But at all costs do everything you can avoid giving into hopelessness.” –John Green
56. “You were born strong & powerful; don’t apologise for not being weak & powerless like everyone else around you!” – Suzy Kassem
57. “If you constantly think that you are not good enough, then you will never be able to achieve success.” –N.K. Jemisin
58. “You were never meant to be perfect; it’s your imperfections which make you so unique and beautiful.” –Unknown
59. “No matter what anyone says or does, or how little worth you may find in yourself – remember always that true greatness, true authenticity, emanates from within.”–Osho
60. “We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” —Frederick Keonig
61. “Your mind is a garden; your thoughts are the seeds; skillful cultivation produces beauty extraordinary! — Unknown
62. “You must tell yourself no matter how hard it is, or how hard it gets, I’m going You’ve got one chance at life– don’t ever give up!” — Unknown
63. “Never allow someone else’s opinion of you become your reality.” — Les Brown
64. “Just because I’m not good enough for someone, doesn’t mean I am not good enough for anyone else.” — Unknown
65. “Try as I may, I could never be perfect but I always accept who I am and never let anyone tell me otherwise.” — Unknown
66. “No matter how much progress you make, there will always be those days when you feel like you are not good enough. That’s okay – just recognize those feelings and do your best to stay positive despite them.” — Unknown
67. “You are extraordinary on the inside even if you don’t feel special on the outside sometimes; the two aren’t mutually exclusive!” — Unknown
68. “It’s OK to accept imperfection, mistakes and flaws because none of us are perfect – they all just feed into creating who you are!” – Unknown
69. “Life is not about trying to be good enough…it’s about living each moment wholeheartedly & being okay with exactly who & where you are right now!” — Unknown
70. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” – Maya Angelou
71. “It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.” – Sally Field
72. “The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.” – Epictetus
73. “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” – Malcolm S Forbes
74. “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth
75. “Everyone has talents and abilities given to him by God. You just have to discover your own. You can do good and be contented with it without trying to be better than someone else.” – Joyce Meyer
76. “Remember that you truly are enough, no matter what kind of psychological or emotional trauma is affecting you or distracting you from knowing that for certain in each moment.” – Kamal Ravikant
77. “Nobody else can possibly understand the power of your thoughts except you, so do not let anyone ever make you feel like you are not good enough.” ― Germany Kent
78. “Just because people think it doesn’t make it true. Everyone is beautiful, everyone is worthy, everyone can find something they’re uniquely amazing at if they look hard enough inside themselves.” ― Kaitlyn Saunders
79. “You are worth more than whatever other people may tell you; never forget that no single person will ever define who you are!”― Akshay Devan
80. “Your self worth should never depend on someone telling who how valuable or special you are – because if it does, then that value disappears the second they stop telling you or walk away from the relationship.” ― Trenton Millar
81. “No one will ever love us until we learn to use our own eyes and accept ourselves as we are found in ourselves not others opinions of us” — Nikki Rowe
82. “Remember that failure is an event, not a person.” – Zig Ziglar
83. “You are not defined by your shortcomings and failures, but rather by the strength you find through perseverance despite them.” – Shannon L. Alder
84. “Don’t be chained by your self-doubt; it limits possibility. Find courage in the depths of yourself.” – Unknown
85. “I don’t believe in playing small with my life or settling for less than I dream of having in my heart”.- Oprah Winfrey
86. “Be kind to yourself, for no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. What matters most is how you learn from them and make changes to become the best version of yourself” – Anonymous
87. “Your worth isnʼt measured by what you can do or achieve or say — itʼs determined simply by being alive as a unique human being with value”. – John Ortberg
88. “Let go of what’s gone; be grateful for what remains.” – Unknown
89. “It is not us who determine that we are inadequate—but our beliefs about what we think we should be.” ― Steve Maraboli
90. “There’s something beautiful about a person who can take the pain of being inadequate and turn it into an empowering message of striving to be better and different but at the same time loving yourself.” ― Patrick Stump
91. “Stop beating yourself up for not being good enough, as you are perfect in your own unique way. Discover what that unique talent is and use it to make a difference in this world.” — unknown
92. “Realize that you have no right to compare yourself to anyone else; your talents, skills, knowledge and experience all define YOU – not someone else.” — unknown
93. “Acknowledge the fact that sometimes you won’t feel good enough or strong enough and allow yourself to grieve these feelings rather than deny them.” — Michelle Obama
94. “Just because you don’t feel like you measure up today doesn’t mean that tomorrow won’t be different.” — Jack Canfield
95. “Never let failures define you or even stop you from trying again because everyone makes mistakes.” — Bruce Lee
96. “No one is ever good enough until you can look at yourself and say: ‘I’m enough.'” – Anonymous
97. “The only person who can make you ‘not good enough’ is you.” – Unknown
98. “Very often not being good enough is just a perception of our limited minds which can be broken with courage.” – Sushant Sawant
99. “Stop giving so much attention towards being perfect or good enough according to social opinions but instead focus on being better than what you were yesterday” – Edmond Mbiaka
100. “You don’t have to prove yourself right now… You may never be good enough for some people, but whatever they think is none of your business” – Nayyirah Waheed
101. “You are more capable, worthy and powerful than anyone gives you credit for.” – Unknown
102. “Getting better in life is not about being good enough for someone else; it’s about being comfortable within yourself.” – Unknown
103. “You are good enough, smart enough, and strong enough. Believe it and never let insecurity run your life.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
104. “Life’s challenges are not supposed to discourage you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.’ – Bernice Johnson Reagon
105. “Never let failure define who you are: rather learn from it, forgive yourself and create a new path.” ― Perpetua Neo
106. “Trust yourself: You’ve survived a lot – and you’ll survive whatever comes your way.” ― Mandy Hale
107. The fear of not being good enough will always haunt us until we overcome this fear with courage — which lies inside each one of us” ― Katrina Mayer
108. “Stop questioning whether or not you’re good enough because guess what? You ARE good enough!” ― Brianna Wiest
109. “You are enough, just as you are.” – Brene Brown
110. “Believe in yourself, you are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” – Roy T Bennett
111. “I may not be perfect but at least I am not fake.” – Unknown
112. “Nothing external can ever replace your own internal sense of peace and self-worth.” ― Debi Davis
113. “Nobody can entirely dictate how much self-esteem one should have because the only opinion that matters is yours.” – Unknown
114. “Stop holding onto ideas about who you think you should be; start embracing exactly who you are today.” – Unknown
115. “When I stopped trying so hard to be somebody else I realized such power lies within me already; going my own way would bring more joy than keeping up with expectations.” ― Kelli Jae Baeli
116. “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
117. “I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.” – Unknown
118. “True self-worth comes from within, it doesn’t come externally, no matter how else it may come at us over time — if we place our worth in our belongings or image — that will never deliver long-lasting confidence or maturity into our lives together as friends/employers/partners/parents etc.” – Steve Maraboli
119. “Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine” – Unknown
120. “Comparison is a death trap because it prevents us from finding contentment with who we are.”― Jennifer T Amyx
121. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” – Louise Hay

Final Thoughts

I hope that these quotes about not being good enough have inspired you to believe in yourself and your capabilities.

Remember that you are capable of more than you think, and that it’s important to be comfortable with who you are. Don’t let anyone else define your worth or value – only you can do that.

Best of luck!