Esteem Quotes - Page 38

• 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, Writing, Twenties

  "CHANGESFIFTYBOWIE". Interview with David Cavanagh for Q Magazine, www.bowiewonderworld.com. February 1997.

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• Low self esteem involves imagining the worst that other people can think about you.

  Roger Ebert

  Self Esteem, Thinking, People

  "Oral cancer's toll cruel" by Madison Park, www.cnn.com. February 19, 2010.

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• What people really need and demand from life is not wealth, comfort, or esteem, but games worth playing

  Thomas Szasz

  Games, People, Comfort

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• The wounded heart learns self-love by first overcoming low self-esteem.

  Bell Hooks

  Self Esteem, Heart, Self Love

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• Self-esteem comes from the self, not from acquisitions and
  approval.

  Wayne Dyer

  Self Esteem, Acquisition, Approval

  Wayne W. Dyer (2009). “Everyday Wisdom for Success (Easyread Large Edition)”, p.83, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion for the poor; anger by goodwill and love for all men; worldly dejection by spiritual joy; listlessness by patience, perseverance and offering thanks to God; self-esteem by doing good in secret and by praying constantly with a contrite heart; and pride by not judging or despising anyone in the manner of the boastful Pharisee (cf. Lk. 18:11-12), and by considering oneself the least of all men.

  John of Damascus

  Christian, Spiritual, Perseverance

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• The sculptor, the painter the musician the dancer, or any artist, if he can first obtain celebrate in Paris, acquires very easily the esteem and eulogy of other countries.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Country, Art, Paris

  Swami Vivekananda (2016). “The East and the West: (Prachya o Paschatya)”, p.59, editionNEXT.com

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• You should always look like a star. Otherwise people will lose a little of the esteem they have for you.

  Peggy Lee

  Stars, People, Looks

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• God’s grace in saving miserable sinners has been replaced by heretical teaching, such as saying that it is because we are so valuable that Christ came to redeem us. Not all who hold self-esteem views go so far, but many do.

  Jay Adams

  Self Esteem, Teaching, Views

  "Competent to Counsel: An Interview with Jay Adams". Tabletalk Interview, tabletalkmagazine.com. February 2014.

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• He who knows himself best esteems himself least.

  Henry George Bohn

  Knows

  Henry George Bohn, John Ray (1860). “A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages : and an Alphabetical Index, in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases”, p.400

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• I think the greatest thing in the world is to believe in people.

  John Galsworthy

  Self Esteem, Believe, Thinking

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• When you act on your impulses to play, when you are open to the possibilities in each moment, you replace your fears with self-understanding, self-esteem, and personal strength.

  Sandra Magsamen

  Self Esteem, Self Understanding, Play

  Sandra Magsamen (2013). “Living Artfully: A Heart-full Guide of Ideas and Inspirations That Celebrate Life, Love, and Moments That Matter”, p.96, Simon and Schuster

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• Retreat is a response to the call of the heart-that call which beckons us toward reality, to the truth of our being, to that which is truly sane, really real and liberating ... When a group of people come together as a response to that kind of inward call, it creates a very powerful environment, where truth is held in the highest esteem and the reality of our being responds to that deepest intention.

  Adyashanti

  Powerful, Real, Heart

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• The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

  Judi Dench

  Difficulty, Expected

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• For any of you who don't know, the Golden Globes are just like the Oscars, but without all that esteem. The Golden Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton. A bit louder, a bit trashier, a bit drunker, and more easily bought.

  Ricky Gervais

  Oscars, Golden, Kim

  "Scoring Ricky Gervais' Golden Globes Hit List". Ricky Gervais' speech as host at the 69th Golden Globe Awards, www.tv.com. January 15, 2012.

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• Blessed is the servant who esteems himself no more highly when he is praised and exalted by people than when he is considered worthless, foolish, and to be despised; since what a man is before God, that he is and nothing more.

  Francis of Assisi

  Blessed, Men, People

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• LOGOMACHY, n. A war in which the weapons are words and the wounds punctures in the swim-bladder of self-esteem - a kind of contest in which, the vanquished being unconscious of defeat, the victor is denied the reward of success.

  Ambrose Bierce

  War, Self Esteem, Swim

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.153, University of Georgia Press

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• The number one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain their self-esteem. You don't hit a man on the head when you've got your fingers between his teeth.

  Kofi Annan

  Self Esteem, Men, Numbers

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• Some think the only way to get even, to get attention or advantage, or to win is to bash people. This kind of behavior is never appropriate. Oftentimes character and reputation and almost always self-esteem are destroyed under the hammer of this vicious practice.

  Marvin J. Ashton

  Self Esteem, Communication, Character

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• I find that goal setting, when done this way, leads to goal achieving. The chronic failure to achieve goals lowers self-esteem. Show me a failure to achieve a goal, and usually I can show you the violation of one or more of the above criteria. Imposed goals, vague goals, and unrealistic goals tend to produce only partial successes and outright failures.

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Self Esteem, Generosity, Goal

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• Arrogant or critical people are often people with low self-esteem who are afraid of taking risks. That's because, if you learn something new, you are then required to make mistakes in order to fully understand what you have learned.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Mistake, Self Esteem, Order

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• Some guys like to undermine a girl's self-esteem with little verbal jabs. Eventually it all adds up. One bee sting doesn't hurt a horse, but enough bee stings can kill a horse.

  Oliver Gaspirtz

  Girl, Hurt, Horse

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• Women with low self-esteem love bad boys. Women who have work to do love bad boys. Women who love themselves love good men.

  Tracy McMillan

  Self Esteem, Boys, Men

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• When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem.

  Greg Louganis

  Sports, Growing Up, Self Esteem

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• The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate to them, but to give additional force to their well-meant endeavours, and raise them to public esteem.

  Joseph Lancaster

  Teacher, Giving, Youth

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