Nathaniel Branden Quotes - Page 5

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• There is no value-judgment more important to a man--no factor more decisive in his psychological development and motivation--than the estimate he passes on himself.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Confidence, Motivation, Men

  Nathaniel Branden (2001). “The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology”, Jossey-Bass

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• To accept struggle as part of life, to accept all of it, even the darkest moments of anguish; to be motivated by love rather than fear, by confidence rather than insecurity: these are the benchmarks of high self-esteem. The wish to avoid fear and pain is not the motive that drives the lives of highly evolved men and women; rather, it is the life force within them, thrusting toward its unique form of expression-the actualization of personal values.

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  Pain, Self Esteem, Struggle

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.62, Simon and Schuster

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• Integrity means congruence. Words and behavior match.

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  Integrity, Mean, Behavior

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• Respect starts with ourselves.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self Esteem, Esteem

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• What is guilt? It is moral self-reproach-I did wrong when it was possible to have done otherwise.

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  Self, Guilt, Done

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.264, Simon and Schuster

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• Most of the time, I regard the judgment of people as a waste of time. I regard the judgment of behavior as imperative.

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  People, Waste, Wasting Time

  Interview with Alec Mouhibian, November 2004.

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• To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the prerogative of mindlessness, but the exact opposite: It is the reward of self-esteem.

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  Life, Self Esteem, Opposites

  Nathaniel Branden (2001). “The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology”, Jossey-Bass

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• If we attach more importance to what other people believe than to what we know to be true - if we value belonging over being - we will not attain authenticity.

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  Believe, People, Authenticity

  Nathaniel Branden (2011). “How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence”, p.125, Bantam

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• The feeling that "I am enough" does not mean that I have nothing to learn, nothing further to achieve, and nowhere to grow to. It means that I accept myself, that I am not on trial in my own eyes, that I value and respect myself. This is not an act of indulgence but of courage.

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  Mean, Eye, Self

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.64, Simon and Schuster

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• A well-developed sense of self is a necessary if not sufficient condition of your well-being. Its presence does not guarantee fulfillment, but its absence guarantees some measure of anxiety, frustration, or despair.

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  Frustration, Self, Anxiety

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.55, Simon and Schuster

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• Be careful what you say to your children. They may agree with you.

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  Children, May, Be Careful

  Nathaniel Branden (2011). “Honoring the Self: The Pyschology of Confidence and Respect”, p.28, Bantam

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• Set goals that don't feel all that easy, that challenge you, stimulate you, and give you a chance to stretch and push yourself. That is where the power of growth lies.

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  Lying, Giving, Goal

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.409, Simon and Schuster

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• In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability to learn

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  Learning, Years, World

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• The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

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  Self Esteem, Self Confidence, Important

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• Your life is important. Fight for it. Honour your highest potentials.

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  Self Esteem, Fighting, Important

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• Accepting does not necessarily mean liking, enjoying, condoning. I can accept what is-and be determined to evolve from there. It is not acceptance but denial that leaves me stuck.

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  Mean, Acceptance, Doe

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• It's not that achievements prove our worth but rather that the process of achieving is the means by which we develop our effectiveness, our competence at living.

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  Mean, Effectiveness, Achievement

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• A woman in love will do almost anything for a man, except give up the desire to improve him.

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  Giving Up, Women, Desire

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• The tragedy of too many people is that they cannot allow happiness just to be there; they cannot leave it alone. Their sense of who they are and of what their destiny is cannot accommodate happiness. So they are drive to find ways to sabotage it.

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  Happiness, Destiny, People

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• Loving consciously does not mean subjecting your relationship to endless analysis. It means something much simpler: paying attention. Noticing. This requires presence.

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  Love, Mean, Doe

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.364, Simon and Schuster

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• Suppose you feel you cannot accept some fact about yourself. Then own your refusal to accept. Own the block. Embrace it fully. And watch it begin to disappear. The principal is this: Begin where you are-accept that. Then change and growth become possible.

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  Block, Acceptance, Growth

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.145, Simon and Schuster

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• In the whole history of capitalism, no one has been able to establish a coercive monopoly by means of competition in a free market...Every single coercive monopoly that exists or ever has existed...was created and made possible only by an act of government...which granted special privileges (not obtainable in a free market) to a man or a group of men, and forbade all others to enter that particular field.

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  Mean, Men, Competition

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• If you choose not to live self-responsibly, you count on others to make up your default. No one abjures self-responsibility on a desert island.

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  Responsibility, Islands, Self

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.164, Simon and Schuster

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• How do we nurture the soul? By revering our own life. By learning to love it all, not only the joys and the victories, but also the pain and the struggles.

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  Pain, Struggle, Joy

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• When your principles seem to be demanding suicide, clearly it's time to check your premises

  Nathaniel Branden

  Suicide, Principles, Checks

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