Quote by Gloria Steinem: “Self‑esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it.”

Believing in your own worth is not vanity — it is the foundation on which everything else rests. Without it, relationships, ambitions, and even kindness to others become unstable or hollow. You cannot consistently give what you do not believe you have the right to possess.

Steinem wrote this in Revolution from Within, published in 1992, which examined the psychological roots of women's political disempowerment. The book argued that internalised self-doubt was as much a barrier to equality as external discrimination, and that personal transformation and political change were inseparable.

American feminist activist and journalist who co-founded Ms. magazine in 1972 and became one of the most recognisable figures of the women's liberation movement in the United States. She has written extensively on feminism, politics, and the connections between personal and political life.