Esteem Quotes - Page 33

• Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those with whom we live, and on whose esteem our happiness depends.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Confidence, Honesty, Good Nature

  Thomas Jefferson (2004). “Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness”, p.7, Modern Library

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• People used to say, "Ignorance is no excuse." Today, ignorance is no problem. After all, you have "a right to your own opinion" - and self-esteem to boot.

  Thomas Sowell

  Self Esteem, Ignorance, People

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• The leaf was darkish, and had prickles on it, But in another country, as he said, Bore a bright golden flow'r, but not in this soil; Unknown, and like esteem'd, and the dull swain Treads on it daily with his clouted shoon.

  John Milton

  Country, Boredom, Dull

  John Milton, Merritt Yerkes Hughes (1957). “Complete Poems and Major Prose”, p.104, Hackett Publishing

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• Initially, my decision to stop eating meat was motivated by fear of spiritual consequences, but right away I found that not eating meat made me feel good about myself. It increased my self-esteem, which I found so rewarding, I wanted to do more.

  Steve-O

  Spiritual, Self Esteem, Feel Good

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Not until we dare to regard ourselves as a nation, not until we respect ourselves, can we gain the esteem of others, or rather only then will it come of its own accord

  Albert Einstein

  Gains, Dare, Accord

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• The primary opportunity is to use a model or paradigm for describing ADD that's not disease-based and doesn't imply brain damage or what many children interpret as some type of retardation...a person must have hope; this model restores self-esteem, thus empowering individuals to change.

  Thom Hartmann

  Children, Self Esteem, Opportunity

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• I never had a low self-esteem that would make me gay. At one point, though, the reverse happened. Being homosexual led me to have a loss of self-esteem when I first became aware of society's attitudes about homosexuality.

  Aaron Fricke

  Attitude, Self Esteem, Gay

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• To listen to critics, pro or con, and take their words to heart is to subcontract your self-esteem to strangers. (from Workbook)

  Steven Heighton

  Self Esteem, Heart, Stranger

  Steven Heighton (2011). “Workbook: Memos and Dispatches On Writing”, p.28, ECW Press

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• The root of humanly caused evil is not man's animal nature, not territorial aggression, or innate selfishness, but our need to gain self-esteem, deny our mortality, and achieve a heroic self-image. Our desire for the best is the cause of the worst.

  Sam Keen

  Self Esteem, Animal, Men

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• I hate when counselors and teachers blame everything on low self-esteem in teens. Some of us actually have self-esteem, believe it or not. And when we make mistakes, it's not because of a defect in our psyche. We screw up just because.

  Niki Burnham

  Teacher, Hate, Mistake

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• I approach most things in life with a dangerous level of confidence to balance my generally low self-esteem.

  Roxane Gay

  Self Esteem, Things In Life, Balance

  Roxane Gay (2014). “Bad Feminist: Essays”, p.24, Harper Collins

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• Honor is self-esteem made visible in action.

  Ayn Rand

  Self Esteem, Honor, Action

  Ayn Rand (1988). “The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z”, p.219, Penguin

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• When we believe that we ought to be satisfied, rather than God glorified, we set God below ourselves, imagine that He should submit His own honor to our advantage; we make ourselves more glorious than God, as though we were not made for Him, but He made for us; this is to have a very low esteem of the majesty of God.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Believe, Honor, Majesty

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• A man may esteem himself happy when that which is his food is also his medicine.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Men, Medicine, May

  Henry David Thoreau (2014). “A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers (Annotated Edition)”, p.215, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Self-esteem makes me super, superb and supreme

  Rakim

  Self Esteem, Superb, Supreme

  Song: Follow the Leader

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• What an honourable thing is it to be fishers of men! How great an honour shouldst thou esteem it, to be a catcher of souls! We are workers together with God, says the apostle. If God has ever so honoured thee, O that thou knewest it, that thou mightst bless his holy name, that ever made such a poor fool as thee to be a co-worker with him. God has owned thee to do good to those who were before caught. O my soul, bless thou the Lord. Lord, what am I, or what is my father's house, that thou hast brought me to this?

  Thomas Boston

  Father, Men, Names

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• Exploring Feelings for Young Children with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger's Disorder: The STAMP Treatment Manual offers practical recommendations and creative practices that will certainly help young children with high functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome overcome their struggles with the really tough issues blocking their positive growth and development. Therapists, educators and parents caring for autistic children who endure a heavy load of anger, distrust, difficult interpersonal relationships, poor self-esteem and self-doubt need this excellent book.

  Liane Holliday Willey

  Children, Self Esteem, Block

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• Low self esteem is rooted in many things. One of them is not spending time to appreciate the gifts we've been given.

  Nouman Ali Khan

  Self Esteem, Appreciate, Spending Time

  FaceBook post by Nouman Ali Khan from Dec 18, 2013

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• With relationships, I always had a reason why some time in the future would be better for me than it was that day. When I was fat, I thought I'd feel pretty when I was thin, and when I was thin, I thought I'd be happier if I was more toned and muscular and had more money to look more coordinated. I wasn't comfortable in my own skin unless there was a man there to tell me just how radiant that skin looked. I was a victim of low self-esteem and had the Soon syndrome bad. I was running toward a brighter future, unaware of the mirages I'd created in the distance.

  Stephanie Klein

  Running, Self Esteem, Distance

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• Jesus did not die to increase our self-esteem. Rather, Jesus died to bring glory to the Father by redeeming people from the curse of sin.

  Edward T Welch

  Jesus, Father, Self Esteem

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• When you are in the grips of low self-esteem, it’s painful, and it certainly doesn’t feel like pride. But I believe that this is the dark, quieter side of pride — thwarted pride.

  Edward T Welch

  Self Esteem, Believe, Pride

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• The solution to low self-esteem is to get over yourself and get a higher purpose.

  Marianne Williamson

  Self Esteem, Over You, Purpose

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• We like to look for patterns and find connections in unrelated events. This way we can explain them to ourselves. Life seems neater, or at least less messy. We need to feel we are in control: it is integral to our self-esteem. We also know, though we deny it, that we are not in control. So we settle for the illusions of control. What if we stopped fooling ourselves?

  Jessica Zafra

  Self Esteem, What If, Patterns

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• Everything that you do or say that raises the self-esteem of another raises yours as well.

  Brian Tracy

  Self Esteem, Raises, Wells

  Brian Tracy (1998). “The Gift of Self-Confidence”, p.40, Jaico Publishing House

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• There is one prevailing key to success. Do what you resolve to do. Then you'll be a success. If you can discipline yourself to follow through on your promises to yourself, your self-esteem goes up. Persistence is self-discipline in action. Self-discipline is the foundation of self-confidence .

  Brian Tracy

  Self Esteem, Self Confidence, Persistence

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