Nathaniel Branden Quotes

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

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

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  Acceptance, People, Obsessed

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

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  Self, Opposites, Fake

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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.

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

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

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  Spiritual, Self Esteem, Luxury

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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.

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

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  Self Esteem, Lying, Self

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• Suffering is just about the easiest of all human activities; being happy is just about the hardest. And happiness requires, not surrender to guilt, but emancipation from guilt.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Suffering, Guilt, Surrender

  Nathaniel Branden (2011). “How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence”, p.83, Bantam

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• Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.

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  Responsibility, Men, Thinking

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.183, 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.

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  Inspirational, Confidence, Teacher

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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.

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  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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• To attain "success" without attaining positive self-esteem is to be condemned to feeling like an imposter anxiously awaiting exposure.

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  Self Esteem, Feelings, Exposure

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

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

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• One of the most significant characteristics of healthy self esteem is that it is the state of one who is not at war either with himself or with others.

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  Inspirational, War, Self Esteem

  Nathaniel Branden (2011). “How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence”, p.10, Bantam

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• Innovators and creators are persons who can to a higher degree than average accept the condition of aloneness. They are more willing to follow their own vision, even when it takes them far from the mainland of the human community. Unexplored places do not frighten them- or not, at any rate, as much as they frighten those around them. This is one of the secrets of their power. That which we call genius has a great deal to do with courage and daring, a great deal to do with nerve.

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  Average, Community, Vision

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

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  Change, Acceptance, Second Chance

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• To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem.

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  Confidence, Self Esteem, Essence

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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?

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  Leadership, Motivation, Commitment

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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.

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  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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• A productive purpose to which you give yourself fully and joyfully is one of the great adventures of life. It is a uniquely human source of happiness.

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  Adventure, Giving, Purpose

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.243, Simon and Schuster

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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?"

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  Life, Important, Needs

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• Anyone who engages in the practice of psychotherapy confronts every day the devastation wrought by the teachings of religion.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Atheist, Teaching, Thinking

  "On Self Discovery and Self Responsibility". Interview with George H. Smith, reason.com. May 1973.

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• The ultimate test of our integrity is not how we deal with those whom we agree but how we deal with those who we do not agree.

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  Integrity, Tests, Deals

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