Self Esteem Quotes - Page 31

• When you are insulted by someone or humiliated, guard against angry thoughts, lest they arouse a feeling of irritation, and so cut you off from love and place you in the realm of hatred. You should know that you have been greatly benefited when you have suffered deeply because of some insult or indignity; for by means of the indignity self-esteem has been driven out of you.

  Maximus the Confessor

  Christian, Mean, Cutting

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• He who devoutly strives to attain wisdom and is on his guard against the invisible powers, should pray that both natural discrimination - whose light is but limited - and the illuminating grace of the Spirit abide in him. The first by means of practice trains the flesh in virtue, the second illuminates the intellect so that it chooses above all else companionship with wisdom; and through wisdom it destroys the strongholds of evil and pulls down 'all the self-esteem that exalts itself against the knowledge of God' (II Cor. 10:5).

  Maximus the Confessor

  Christian, Mean, Light

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• I was a kid who didn't have a lot of self-esteem.

  Melanie Lynskey

  Kids, Self, Esteem

  "‘Hello I Must Be Going’ Star Melanie Lynskey On Her Bout With Depression After ‘Heavenly Creatures’ and Proving Naysayers Wrong" by Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. September 05, 2012.

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• Prior to being bullied, I was a very footloose sixth-grader. You know, I was quirky, I was creative - I really felt good in my own body. And when I was bullied in seventh grade, my self-esteem tanked.

  Carolyn Mackler

  Creative, Quirky, Body

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• Grosvenor and Burke suggest that continually, though silently, a school building tells students who they are and how they should think about the world. It can help to manufacture rote obedience or independent activity; it can create high self-confidence or low self-esteem.

  Alison Lurie

  School, Independent, Self Confidence

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• The biggest thing you can give a kid is self-esteem, so that they're not shy to do different things.

  Magnus

  Kids, Giving, Different

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• The self you have betrayed is your mind; self-esteem is reliance on one’s power to think. The ego you seek, that essential “you” which you cannot express or define, is not your emotions or inarticulate dreams, but your intellect, that judge of your supreme tribunal whom you’ve impeached in order to drift at the mercy of any stray shyster you describe as your “feeling.”

  John Galt

  Dream, Thinking, Order

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• The idea that positive illusions are in the service of sef-esteem virtually requires that they stay in check. If one develops substantially unrealistic expectations regarding the future that greatly exceed what one is actually able to accomplish, then one is set up for failure and disappointment, leading to lower self-esteem.

  Shelley E. Taylor

  Disappointment, Ideas, Expectations

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• It is rewarding to find someone you like, but it is essential to like yourself. It is quickening to recognize that someone is a good and decent human being, but it is indispensable to view yourself as acceptable. It is a delight to discover people who are worthy of respect and admiration and love, but it is vital to believe yourself deserving of these things.

  Jo Coudert

  Believe, Healing, Views

  Jo Coudert (2003). “Advice from a Failure”, p.131, iUniverse

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• Be yourself. If you water yourself down to please people or to fit in or to not offend anyone, you lose the power, the passion, the freedom and the joy of being uniquely you. It's much easier to love yourself when you are being yourself.

  Don Coppersmith

  Being Yourself, Love You, Passion

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• While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.

  Henry C. Link

  Leadership, Confidence, Motivation

  Henry C. Link (1945). “The Return to Religion”, p.29, Lulu.com

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• At the root of fear is low self-esteem. This explains why angry people have low self-esteem, are argumentative, stubborn, and quick to flare up yet slow to forgive. Those behaviors are defenses against the underlying fear.

  David J. Lieberman

  Flare Up, Roots, People

  David J. Lieberman (2010). “Find Out Who's Normal and Who's Not: The Proven System to Quickly Assess Anyone's Emotional Stability”, p.20, David Lieberman

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• Teach your children not to strive for high self-esteem. This is nothing less than teaching them arrogance, conceit and superiority feelings.

  Paul Hauck

  Children, Teaching, Feelings

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• An extremely important part of our work toward emotional growth and change will come from examining our belief systems regarding all areas of life. To gain the courage to be yourself, you need to address the beliefs that are keeping you stuck where you are. What beliefs, assumptions, and attitudes are you holding onto even though they no longer enhance your life? It is possible to free yourself from worn-out beliefs and acquire ones that bring happiness, strength, and self-esteem. What we believe we may become.

  Sue Thoele

  Being Yourself, Attitude, Believe

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• You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. Of all the people you will know in the lifetime, you are the only one you will never leave or lose.

  Jo Coudert

  Being Single, People, Single Life

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• Never let the opinion of another affect your opinion of yourself.

  Teresa Mummert

  Opinion, Esteem

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• The burning conviction that we have a holy duty towards others is often a way of attaching our drowning selves to a passing raft. What looks like a giving hand is often a holding on for dear life. Take away our holy duties and you leave our lives puny and meaningless. There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

  Eric Hoffer

  Humility, Hands, Practice

  Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• self-esteem, n. An erroneous appraisal.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Ego, Appraisal, Self

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• Positive self-esteem operates as, in effect, the immune system of the consciousness, providing resistance, strength, and a capacity for regeneration. When self-esteem is low, our resilience in the face of life's adversities is diminished. We crumble before vicissitudes that a healthier sense of self could vanquish. We tend to be more influenced by the desire to avoid pain than to experience joy. Negatives have more power over us than positives.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Pain, Adversity, Joy

  Nathaniel Branden (1992). “Power of Self Esteem”

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• Deeds of violence in our society are performed largely by those trying to establish their self-esteem, to defend their self-image, and to demonstrate that they, too, are significant.

  Rollo May

  Society, Trying, Deeds

  Rollo May (1998). “Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence”, p.23, W. W. Norton & Company

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• Self-esteem cannot be directly injected. It needs to result from doing well, from being warranted.

  Martin Seligman

  Needs, Results, Wells

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• Superiority and success doesn't favor good effort or self-esteem... The mentally precise and physically fit win, while the mediocre and obtuse take solace in hopeful cliches.

  Bobby Knight

  Success, Winning, Hopeful

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• The greatest love of all is happening to me.. So goes the popular song. It's a great song. It speaks to the heart, and deeply. It strikes powerfully to uplift the human spirit, at the quest for self-love and self-esteem, the pride in being alive that each of us is entitled to experience simply by being born a human being.

  Robert J. White

  Uplifting, Song, Heart

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• Being on stage is about self esteem and self confidence.

  Jake Miller

  Self Confidence, Stage, Self

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• Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports can help teach those.

  Roy Baumeister

  Sports, Discipline, Self Control

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