53 Quotes About Self Talk

When we’re stressed, anxious, or sad, our thoughts can often make things worse. Thoughts can be a powerful force, whether they’re negative or positive. The key to a healthy mind is to be aware of our thoughts and to recognize how they affect our mood and behavior. Here are the best self-talk quotes to remind you that your thoughts matter and that you have the power to change them.

Self-talk reflects your innermost feelings.
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Self-talk reflects your innermost feelings. Asa Don Brown
Find the pitch and pace and syllables and words you...
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Find the pitch and pace and syllables and words you love to hear. Delight your own senses, and self-romance. Alexandra Katehakis
What have I done to her?
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What have I done to her?" Gabriel muttered to himself as he crossed the room to crank open a window. Cool air washed over his skin. "What the devil did she do to me? Olivia Parker
You're only as good as your next thought of yourself.
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You're only as good as your next thought of yourself. Curtis Tyrone Jones
You're only as good as you're next thought of yourself.
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You're only as good as you're next thought of yourself. Curtis Tyrone Jones
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Start today creating a vision for yourself, your life, and your career. Bounce back from adversity and create what you want, rebuild and rebrand. Tell yourself it's possible along the way, have patience, and maintain peace with yourself during the process. Germany Kent
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Start today creating a vision for yourself, your life, and your career. Bounce back from adversity and create what you want, rebuild and rebrand. Tell yourself it's possible along the way, have patience, and maintain peace with yourself during the process.. Germany Kent
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When you love people, you are curious about who they are, what they think, and how they feel. You watch them closely, wondering about their experience and what you can do to make it more enjoyable. You feel compassion for their pain and seek to make it more bearable. You are eager to learn the unique language of their existence. You want to understand them, inspire them, heal them. What if you could look at yourself this way? . Vironika Tugaleva
Convince yourself everyday that you are worthy of a good...
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Convince yourself everyday that you are worthy of a good life. Let go of stress, breathe. Stay positive, all is well. Germany Kent
Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole...
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Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier & healthier life. Germany Kent
Don't hang out with people who are: Ungrateful Unhelpful Unruly...
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Don't hang out with people who are: Ungrateful Unhelpful Unruly Unkindly Unloving Unambitious Unmotivatedor make you feel... Uncomfortable Germany Kent
Your self-talk is the channel of behavior change
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Your self-talk is the channel of behavior change Gino Norris
Hold fast to the promises of God. And mediate on...
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Hold fast to the promises of God. And mediate on it day and night. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Everything you attract into your life is a reflection of the story you believe and keep telling yourself. Farshad Asl
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Your pain is trying to tell you something. It is not an accident, a curse, or an inconvenience. Pain is a form of self-communication. Vironika Tugaleva
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Your self-talk creates your reality. Abhishek Kumar
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Like food is to the body, self-talk is to the mind. Don't let any junk thoughts repeat in your head. Maddy Malhotra
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If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it–through the words you use to describe yourself, the actions you take to care for yourself, and the choices you make to express yourself. Tell the world you are one-of-a-kind creation who came here to experience wonder and spread joy. Expect to be accommodated. Victoria Moran
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The sick in mind, and, perhaps, in body, are rendered more darkly and hopelessly so by the manifold reflection of their disease, mirrored back from all quarters in the deportment of those about them; they are compelled to inhale the poison of their own breath, in infinite repetition. Nathaniel Hawthorne
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As you stumble and learn, stumble and learn again, resolve to talk to yourself as if you were your best friend. So no "What a #?%$@ idiot! " when your BFF smashes an egg on the floor, m'kay? Be cool, like the Fonz. Timothy Ferriss
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If you're stuck in a puddle, it means there's higher ground all around you, you just have to step onto it. Emilyann Girdner
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I am often amused and sometimes amazed by the free-reign constructs of my mind. That is why I converse regularly with myself - I am one of my better friends... Gavin Mills
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More fundamentally, I'm interested in memory because it's a filter through which we see our lives, and because it's foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are there. In the end, as a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened. Kazuo Ishiguro
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Via self-talk we give our mind instructions on what we expect of ourselves and so behave accordingly. Change the instructions and we change the outcomes. Sam Owen
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But more important than the food I put into my body are thoughts I put into my mind. Thoughts of bitterness like, “I hate her! ” Thoughts of despair like, “I'll never be happy again.” Thoughts of fear like, “I could never do that! ” And thoughts of worry, thoughts of greed and thoughts of self-loathing…“ I’m so stupid.” A constant diet of these killer thoughts will destroy any of us long before heart burn or cholesterol. Steve Goodier
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Take positive care of your mind, and it would surely take positive care of your life. Unknown
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Champions learn how to develop empowering beliefs and invest a substantial amount of time solidifying those beliefs, mostly through their own self-talk. Steve Siebold
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How can you get through to yourself? Alexandra Katehakis
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There is no dictionary in the world that includes the words ’skinny’ or ‘fat’ under the definitions of ‘beautiful’ and ‘ugly’. So, focus on being healthy and stop the self-criticism. Maddy Malhotra
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I’m creating a self help show called Self Talk. I’ll insult myself for an hour then open phone lines to a fitness coach & my mother-in-law. Ryan Lilly
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No one is a failure until that is the only definition of themselves that they are willing to see within. Srividya Srinivasan
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We write to share the deepest heart-talk of our souls. Lailah Gifty Akita
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If you don't believe in God, it may help to remember this great line of Geneen Roth's: that awareness is learning to keep yourself company. And then learn to be more compassionate company, as if you were somebody you are fond of and wish to encourage. I doubt that you would read a close friend's early efforts and, in his or her presence, roll your eyes and snicker. I doubt that you would pantomime sticking your finger down your throat. I think you might say something along the lines of, 'Good for you. We can work out some of the problems later, but for now, full steam ahead! . Anne Lamott
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Be mindful of your self-talk. It is a conversation with the universe. You are a being, full of infinite possibilities! Focus your mind with positivity and you will have dictated the direction of your journey, your soul and your being, cascading in infinite abundance. Angie Karan
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Your subconscious mind is always listening to and believing in everything you repeatedly say about yourself. So try not to become your own enemy of progress. Unknown
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Instead of saying, 'I have a lot of problems that I am dealing with, ' you should say, 'I am a very courageous person, and I always find ways to triumph in all my circumstances in life.' You are only as strong as the things you say to yourself on a frequent basis. Unknown
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We may not be able to change the reality but we can change how our minds see and store it. Maddy Malhotra
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Learn to catch yourself and stop yourself immediately when you are engaging in negative self-talk. Bryant McGill
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If you repeat your negative memories in your mind and feel self-pity, then YOU are both the abuser and the victim - not those who wronged you in the past. Your present and future will be happier if you take control of your thoughts. Maddy Malhotra
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Maybe it would feel nice. Maybe it wouldn't feel like a betrayal. Besides, who was I betraying, anyway? Just myself. Stephenie Meyer
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All the thoughts/images in our minds, and all the emotions connected with our thoughts will sooner or later manifest as our reality. Maddy Malhotra
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How foolish we are to keep repeating the negative memories from the past in our minds, while rarely thinking of the good times, nor being thankful for what we have. Be good to yourself and repeat and focus on the positive. Maddy Malhotra
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Your self-talk creates your reality. Is it time you rewired your brain and created new thoughts and habits to help bring you what you DO want as opposed to what you don't want? That voice inside your head has a huge impact on who you are and how you live your life. ~ UNIVERSE LOVES YOU & SO DO I ❤ #StardustAK ❤ Abhishek Kumar
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Turn down the volume of your negative inner voice and create a nurturing inner voice to take it’s place. When you make a mistake, forgive yourself, learn from it, and move on instead of obsessing about it. Equally important, don’t allow anyone else to dwell on your mistakes or shortcomings or to expect perfection from you. Beverly Engel
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If this inner and critical voice has kept you safe for many years as your inner voice of authority, you may end up not being able to hear the real voice of God. Richard Rohr
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Either you must control your thoughts or the outside forces will control them and be warned that the outside forces usually consist of fears, worries and doubts. Maddy Malhotra
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Either you must control your thoughts or the outside forces will control them and be warned that the outside forces are usually negative. Maddy Malhotra
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Our best friend and our worst enemy reside within us. Unfortunately, most of us access the latter far more often than the former. Maddy Malhotra
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What you believe your future holds for you impacts your attitude, decisions and success. Maddy Malhotra
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Self-critical thoughts and detrimental predictions about yourself have a huge impact on our mood/feelings. It affects our attitude, decisions and behavior. They ensure our self-esteem stays low and can create physical illnesses. Maddy Malhotra
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So, what does it take to live a more excellent life? It takes a new way of thinking, speaking and acting. It takes a change in habits, and a better understanding of who you are and what you do each day. It takes a foolproof formula you can apply to every minute of your day, for the most excellent outcome every time. J. Loren Norris
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The most influential and frequent voice you hear is your inner-voice. It can work in your favor or against you, depending on what you listen to and act upon. Maddy Malhotra