Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carl Rogers

If I were to search for the central core of difficulty in people as I have come to know them, it is that in the great majority of cases they despise themselves, regarding themselves as worthless and unlovable.

Carl Sagan

Whenever our ethnic or national prejudices are aroused, in times of scarcity, during challenges to national self esteem or nerve, when we agonize about our diminished cosmic place and purpose, or when fanaticism is bubbling up around us - then, habits of thought familiar from ages past reach for the controls.

Kimberly Elise

Self-esteem is such a challenging issue for young women.

Chris Evert

Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.

Charles R. Swindoll

In our rough and rugged individualism, we think of gentleness as weakness, being soft and virtually spineless. Not so! Gentleness includes such enviable qualities as having strength under control, being calm and peaceful when surrounded by a heated atmosphere, emitting a soothing effect on those who may be angry or otherwise beside themselves, and possessing tact and gracious courtesy that causes others to retain their self-esteem and dignity. Instead of losing, the gentle gain. Instead of being ripped off and taken advantage of, they come out ahead!

Azar Nafisi

With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter how convincing, lower our self-esteem.

Ayn Rand

Self-esteem is reliance on one's power to think... The man of authentic self-confidence is the man who relies on the judgment of his own mind.

Ayn Rand

Self-esteem is reliance on ones power to think.

Ayn Rand

A man of independent judgment is a man of profound self-esteem.

Jim Lord

Reasonable people have to find that reasonable line.

Stephanie Laurens

Real people are never central characters in my works.

Tom Tremont

Really, what people want is more simplicity in their life. They want a sanctuary.

Jyoti Amge

Regular people should not underestimate people who are small. In every aspect, they can do the things that normal people can.

Robert Hamilton

Our policy is to let our people know first.

Alex Halavais

Part of it is it's a really safe place for people to talk about this.

Hanya Yanagihara

Part of adulthood is searching for the people who understand you.

Joel Edgerton

Particularly when you're making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives - you know?

Jack Horn

Part of the problem, ... is there are so many more things that can be done for people - drug therapies are better, but more expensive. And there are more and better scanning technologies, which are also more expensive.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.

Scott Turow

Just because it's a mystery, it doesn't have to be mindless.

Dave Taylor

He is probably the premiere mystery writer today. He's our generation's Dashiell Hammett.

Beth Schwier

I would say mystery is probably the favorite.

Nancy Karl

I think the mystery is the most interesting and tantalizing part about it,

Cam Gigandet

Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.

Deepak Chopra

The greatest mystery of existence is existence itself.

Jane Leavy

The only mystery is why we find it surprising that someone opted out, ... It makes him different.

Walt Whitman

I and this mystery, here we stand.