Nathaniel Branden Quotes

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• It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self Esteem, Names, Groups

  "The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem". Book by Nathaniel Branden, 1994.

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• When people are not accepting toward themselves they
  are often obsessed with acceptance by others.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Acceptance, People, Obsessed

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• Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by measuring themselves against a comparative standard. Their joy is being who they are, not in being better than someone else.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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• If you are terrified of making mistakes, you will be reluctant to acknowledge them when you do make them-and therefore you will not correct them.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Mistake, Acknowledge, Terrified

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.73, Simon and Schuster

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• The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Change, Acceptance, Second Chance

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• You have a right to your feelings. Your feelings are there to tell you something, but they are not infallible guides to behavior.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Feelings, Behavior, Guides

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.399, Simon and Schuster

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• There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Inspirational, Confidence, Teacher

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• It is very difficult to accept in others emotions you cannot accept in yourself.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Emotion, Accepting, Difficult

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.147, Simon and Schuster

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• If you are an adult, you are responsible for your life and well-being. No one owes you the fulfillment of your needs or wants; no one is here on earth to serve you. If you respect the principle of self-ownership, you understand that no one else owns you and that you do not own anyone else. Only on this understanding can there be peace on earth and good will among human beings.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self, Understanding, Adults

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.162, Simon and Schuster

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• How do we keep our inner fire alive? Two things, at minimum, are needed: an ability to appreciate the positives in our life – and a commitment to action. Every day, it's important to ask and answer these questions: ‘What's good in my life?’ and ‘What needs to be done?

  Nathaniel Branden

  Leadership, Motivation, Commitment

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• Self-esteem is not a luxury; it is a profound spiritual need.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Spiritual, Self Esteem, Luxury

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• A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self, Opposites, Fake

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• Either you will make your life work, or your life will not work.

  Nathaniel Branden

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• Feel deeply to think clearly.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Thinking, Feels

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.117, Simon and Schuster

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• A commitment to lifelong learning is a natural expression of the practice of living consciously.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Commitment, Expression, Practice

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• Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Integrity, Congruence, Knows

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.252, Simon and Schuster

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• Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Depression, Self Esteem, Acceptance

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “A Woman's Self-Esteem: Struggles and Triumphs in the Search for Identity”, Jossey-Bass

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• The more you surrender to the fear of someone's disapproval, the more you lose face in your own eyes, and the more desperate you become for someone's approval. Within you is a void that should have been filled by self-esteem. When you attempt to fill it with the approval of others instead, the void grows deeper and the hunger for acceptance and approval grows stronger. The only solution is to summon the courage to honor your own judgment, frightening though that may be in the beginning.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self Esteem, Eye, Acceptance

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.173, Simon and Schuster

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• It is impressive to see a person who has been battered by life in many ways, who is torn by a variety of unsolved problems, who may be alienated from many aspects of the self-but who is still fighting, still struggling, still striving to find the path to a fulfilling existence, moved by the wisdom of knowing, "I am more than my problems."

  Nathaniel Branden

  Struggle, Fighting, Self

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.58, Simon and Schuster

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• The lies most devastating to our self-esteem are not so much the lies we tell as the lies we live.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self Esteem, Lying, Self

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• Every day, it's important to ask and answer these questions: "What's good in my life?" and "What needs to be done?"

  Nathaniel Branden

  Life, Important, Needs

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• Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Inspirational, Self Esteem, Self Confidence

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “A Woman's Self-Esteem: Struggles and Triumphs in the Search for Identity”, Jossey-Bass

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• Your choices have psychological consequences. The way you choose to deal with reality, truth, facts - your choice to honor or dishonor your own perceptions - registers in your mind, for good or for bad, and either confirms and strengthens your self-esteem or undermines and weakens it.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self Esteem, Reality, Choices

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.57, Simon and Schuster

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• If my aim is to prove I am 'enough,' the project goes on to infinity-because the battle was already lost on the day I conceded the issue was debatable.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Issues, Battle, Goes On

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• Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of the misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves-their convictions and their aspirations-every day. There is nothing noble about it. It takes far more courage to fight for your values than to relinquish them.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Fighting, People, Desire

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.200, Simon and Schuster

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