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Self-esteem
«In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.»
Author: Jane Haddam
| About:
Self-esteem
«In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-expression, and conformity is valued above integrity, those who preserve their self-esteem are likely to be heroic exceptions»
Author: Nathaniel Branden
| About:
Belief,
Culture,
Family,
Self-esteem
| Keywords:
conformity, exceptions, family values, heroic, self-expression, self esteem, subculture, valued
«Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily...»
Author: Thomas S. Szasz
(Professor)
| About:
Children,
Learning,
Self-esteem
| Keywords:
Act of, aware, conscious, esteem, importance, injury, of their own, requires, self-importance, self esteem, willingness
«If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.»
«I'm having a bad day. I am not size six. My legs are not skinny as sticks, and dammit, someone's got to pay. I'm afraid that I can't satisfy myself and that my happiness depends on someone else. I feel weak, so you're gonna take the fall. You're so s»
«I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.»
Author: Muhammad Ali
(Activist, Boxer)
| About:
Greatness,
Self-esteem,
Self-love,
Self-respect,
Vanity
| Keywords:
double, knock, The Double
«I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.»
«Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew -»
«In order to be happy we require all kinds of supports to our self-esteem. We are human beings, therefore human beings are the purpose of god's creation»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
| About:
Happiness,
Religion,
Self-esteem
| Keywords:
self esteem, supports
«In sleep a king, but, waking, no such matter»
Author: William Shakespeare
(Dramatist, Playwright, Poet)
| About:
Self-esteem
| Keywords:
king, waking