Quotes about self-esteem
self-esteem people majority
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 Rogers
self-esteem past challenges
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. Carl Sagan
self-esteem women
Self-esteem is such a challenging issue for young women. Kimberly Elise
self-esteem personality fame
Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous. Chris Evert
self-esteem taken thinking
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! Charles R. Swindoll
self-esteem lying matter
With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter how convincing, lower our self-esteem. Azar Nafisi
self-esteem self-confidence men
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 thinking reliance
Self-esteem is reliance on ones power to think.
self-esteem independent men
A man of independent judgment is a man of profound self-esteem.
self-esteem greatness men
Look around you and look at history. You will see the achievements of man’s mind. You will see man’s unlimited potentiality for greatness, and the faculty that makes it possible. You will see that man is not a helpless monster by nature, but he becomes one when he discards that faculty: his mind. And if you ask me, what is greatness? I will answer, it is the capacity to live by the three fundamental values of John Galt: reason, purpose, self-esteem.
self-esteem men selfishness
The attack on "selfishness" is an attack on man's self-esteem; to surrender one, is to surrender the other.
self-esteem self-confidence reason
There is only one source of authentic self-confidence: reason.
self-esteem self-confidence reality
The man of authentic self-confidence is the man who relies on the judgment of his own mind. Such a man is not malleable; he may be mistaken, he may be fooled in a given instance, but he is inflexible in regard to the absolutism of reality, i.e., in seeking and demanding truth.
self-esteem fighting soul
No value is higher than self-esteem, but you've invested it in counterfeit securities-and now your morality has caught you in a trap where you are forced to protect your self-esteem by fighting for the creed of self-destruction. The grim joke is on you: that need of self-esteem, which you're unable to explain or to define, belongs to my morality, not yours; it's the objective token of my code, it is my proof within your own soul.
self-esteem fighting issues
If you want to save capitalism there is only one type of argument that you should adopt, the only one that has ever won in any moral issue: the argument from self-esteem. Check your premises, convince yourself of the rightness of your cause, then fight for capitalism with full, moral certainty.
self-esteem reality men
In order to deal with reality successfully - to pursue and achieve the values which his life requires - man needs self-esteem; he needs to be confident of his efficacy and worth.
self-esteem self-confidence reality
Self-esteem is reliance on one's power to think. It cannot be replaced by one's power to deceive. The self-confidence of a scientist and the self-confidence of a con man are not interchangeable states, and do not come from the same psychological universe. The success of a man who deals with reality augments his self-confidence. The success of a con man augments his panic.
self-esteem men giving
A man's sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.... He will always be attracted to the woman who reflects his deepest vision of himself, the woman whose surrender permits him to experience a sense of self-esteem. The man who is proudly certain of his own value, will want the highest type of woman he can find, the woman he admires, the strongest, the hardest to conquer--because only the possession of a heroine will give him the sense of an achievement.
self-esteem greatness purpose
What is greatness? I will answer: it is the capacity to live by the three fundamental values of John Galt: reason, purpose, self-esteem.
self-esteem selfish love-is
To love is to value. Only a rationally selfish man, a man of self esteem, is capable of love - because he is the only man capable of holding firm, consistent, uncompromising, unbetrayed value. The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone
self-esteem honor action
Honor is self-esteem made visible in action.
self-esteem men self-worth
The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
self-esteem identity criticism
Criticism is no threat to your self-esteem or identity, but rather informs you. Bryant H. McGill
self-esteem quality watches
We should praise the qualities we would like to see in others, declare that others possess them already, and then watch how quickly these persons will respond. Catherine Ponder
self-esteem team hockey
I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team. Al Yankovic
self-esteem profound world
The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you. Earl Nightingale
self-esteem school narrators
My narrators tend to be women with low self-esteem, so I can send them to charm school. Elinor Lipman
self-esteem writing twenties
I had enormous self-image problems and very low self-esteem, which I hid behind obsessive writing and performing. It's exactly what I do now, except I enjoy it now. I'm not driven like I was in my twenties. I was driven to get through life very quickly. David Bowie
self-esteem self-respect self-reliance
Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance? Abdul Kalam
self-esteem issues people
So many people have asked me how I could possibly be a role model and dress like a tramp and get implants... all I have to say is that self-esteem is how you look at yourself and I feel good enough about myself so wear that kind of clothing... the breast implant issue has nothing to do with that... Britney Spears
self-esteem broken trying
Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken... Ben Moody
self-esteem resentment weak
Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem. Barbara Sher
self-esteem good-luck thinking
Action helps you think and raises your self-esteem. Good luck happens when you're in action. Ask yourself, "Does this go toward or away from what I want?" There's an animal in us, and it has great instincts. Scan for a desire and follow it. Set a goal, any goal, and start doing everything you can think of to achieve it.