In order to love others, we must learn to love ourselves. Self-love is something that no one can give to you; it is something you have, something you carry around with you every day. With this notion of loving your inner self, you will yourself happier, have a more positive outlook on life and the world. People around you will also look at things differently and realize that they’ve been too negative in their ways, thus resulting in you changing people for the better. Be sure to laugh daily, live your life to the fullest, and rid yourself of all negative things that stand in your way, with a help from these 20 quotes.

1. “Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”– George Eliot

3. “You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.”– Diane Von Furstenberg

4. “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance”– Oscar Wilde

5. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”– Lucille Ball

6. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” – Buddha

7. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”– Mark Twain

8. “Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ”– M. Scott Peck

9. “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”– Malcolm S. Forbes

10. “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”– André Gide

11. “You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.”– Yogi Bhajan

12. “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”– Benjamin Spock

13. I wish I could show you, When you are lonely or in darkness, The astonishing light of your own being. ~Hafiz

14. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection. ~Buddha

15. Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it. ~Thaddeus Golas

16. I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it. ~Johnny Depp

17. We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light. ~Mary Dunbar

18. “I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.” ~ Madonna

19. “The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.” ~ Steve Maraboli

20. “Accept yourself. Love yourself as you are. Your finest work, your best movements, your joy, peace, and healing comes when you love yourself. You give a great gift to the world when you do that. You give others permission to do the same: to love themselves. Revel in self-love. Roll in it. Bask in it as you would sunshine.” ~ Melodie Beattie

How will you become a more positive, self-loving you?