Self Esteem Quotes - Page 34

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

  Nathaniel Branden

  Feelings, Exposure, Imposter

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

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• What men call friendship is only social intercourse, an exchange of favours and good offices; it comes down to a commercial dealing in which self-esteem always expects to profit.

  Andre Maurois

  Men, Office, Favour

  "The Art of Living". Book by Andre Maurois, 1939.

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• Men aren't allowed to have self-esteem, because we're already supposed to have all the power.... But most men earn less than they want, barely the minimum wage. They're drones. They do stuff they don't want to do to support their families, and they're not sure why they do it. They don't know what they're doing half the time, and any time we stick up for ourselves, we're pigs because we don't know how to articulate our frustrations and joys.

  Tim Allen

  Frustration, Men, Pigs

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• If you're married to an entrenched non-apologizer, it won't help to doggedly demand one. Some folks lack the self-esteem required to take responsibility for their less than honorable behaviors, feel remorse, and offer a heartfelt apology. And many people are so hard on themselves for the mistakes they make, they don't have the emotional room to admit vulnerability and apologize to a partner.

  Harriet Lerner

  Mistake, Responsibility, Apology

  "Waiting For An Apology? Don’t Hold Your Breath" by Harriet Lerner, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2012.

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• Feeling essentially superior to other people is as sure a sign of poor self-esteem as feeling essentially inferior.

  Harriet Lerner

  People, Feelings, Poor

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• Consistent failure to attain goals throughout life results in defeatism, low self-esteem or depression.

  Theodore Kaczynski

  Goal, Lows, Results

  The Unabomber, Theodore Kaczynski (2005). “The Unabomber Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future”, p.18, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.

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• I was the worst, most sickly kid of all - 30 pounds underweight. The girls used to beat me up. Actually I was a mean kid, early on because I had no self-esteem.

  Jack LaLanne

  Girl, Mean, Kids

  "Live Young Forever: 12 Steps to Optimum Health, Fitness and Longevity". Book by Jack LaLanne (p. 10), 2009.

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• Socialism is, among other things, the political habitat of low self-esteem, incompetence, self-loathing, and a willingness to steal - or have stolen for you what you are unable or unwilling to work for. Socialism is a philosophy fit only for slugs, leaches, and mosquitoes.

  L. Neil Smith

  Philosophy, Political, Mosquitoes

  "Alice Shrugged". December 18, 2008.

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• The image the Republicans have of themselves needs the image they have of the Democrats to bring it into sharp focus. The Democrats are plainly a disreputable crowd; the Republicans, by contrast, are men of standing and sobriety. Many a middle-class American in many a small town has had to explain painfully why he chose to be a Democrat. No middle-class American need feel uneasy as a Republican. Even when he is a minority--for example, among the heathen on a college campus--he can, like any white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant, warm himself before his little fire of self-esteem.

  Clinton Rossiter

  College, Men, Class

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• Bragging is often merely a ladder we build for ourselves out of words when we are afraid we are not tall enough in the eyes of the world. It is an unwitting confession to low self-esteem.

  P. M. Forni

  Eye, Ladders, World

  P. M. Forni (2010). “Choosing Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct”, p.62, Macmillan

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• In putting everyone else down, I am raising myself up... and this will continue until my self-esteem rises. I have just sorted out the mystery of why I am always putting down everybody else's artwork.

  Jim Rowe

  Mystery, Artwork, Self

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• Acceptance is approval, a word with a bad name in some psychologies. Yet it is perfectly normal to seek approval in childhood and throughout life. We require approval from those we respect. The kinship it creates lifts us to their level, a process referred to in self-psychology as transmuting internalization. Approval is a necessary component of self-esteem. It becomes a problem only when we give up our true self to find it. Then approval-seeking works against us.

  David Richo

  Giving Up, Acceptance, Perfectly Normal

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• I was fortunate to sell at a time of great sea change in the romance genre; suddenly heroines were allowed to be portrayed as having rich, fulfilling lives. They didn't need a man for security or self-esteem, but having that one very special man in their lives proved the icing on the cake.

  JoAnn Ross

  Men, Sea, Cake

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• I do not care to listen; obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise.

  Jack Vance

  Care, Praise, Skeptical

  Jack Vance (2000). “Cugel the Clever: (previously titled The Eyes of the Overworld)”, p.141, Macmillan

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• Not every article in every magazine or newspaper is meant to be a valentine card addressed to every reader's self-esteem.

  Rex Murphy

  Valentine, Cards, Magazines

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• Facts that challenge basic assumptions-and thereby threaten people's livelihood and self-esteem-are simply not absorbed. The mind does not digest them.

  Daniel Kahneman

  People, Challenges, Mind

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• At first I thought I should be a second Beethoven; presently I found that to be another Schubert would be good; then gradually, satisfied with less and less, I resigned to be a Humperdinck.

  Engelbert Humperdinck

  Firsts, Would Be, Should

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• Brands are selling our self-esteem back to us, through association. We need to own our brands.

  Kanye West

  Needs, Association, Selling

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• I feel like our future is our confidence and self-esteem.

  Tupac Shakur

  Our Future, Feels, Self

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• Changing ideas is a strain not to be lightly incurred, particularly when these ideas are intimately related to one's self-esteem ... men have elaborated an explanation for their situation in life... Their rationales are endowed with moral qualities.

  Robert E Lane

  Men, Ideas, Situations In Life

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• Self-acceptance begins in infancy, with the influence of your parents and siblings and other important people. Your own level of self-acceptance is determined largely by how well you feel you are accepted by the important people in your life. Your attitude toward yourself is determined largely by the attitudes that you think other people have toward you. When you believe that other people think highly of you, your level of self-acceptance and self-esteem goes straight up. The best way to build a healthy personality involves understanding yourself and your feelings.

  Brian Tracy

  Attitude, Sibling, Believe

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• You have deep within you the power to fulfill your highest vision of your life. To engage this power you must develop a solid personal relationship with yourself. By doing so, you'll tap into a wealth of inner strength that will allow you to take the necessary actions that build confidence and self-esteem. When you learn to stop hiding your power and use fear to your advantage, you'll become less attached to what others want for you and more attached to what you want for yourself. As this shift occurs, you'll naturally begin to lead a more authentic and passionate life.

  Cheryl Richardson

  Inner Strength, Vision, Use

  Cheryl Richardson (2003). “Stand Up for Your Life: A Practical Step-by-Step Plan to Build Inner Confidence and Personal Power”, p.3, Simon and Schuster

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• Whenever you complete a task of any size or importance, you feel a surge of energy, enthusiasm, and self-esteem. The more important the completed task, the happier, more confident, and more powerful you feel about yourself and your world.

  Brian Tracy

  Powerful, Important, Energy

  Brian Tracy (2008). “Eat that Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time”, p.15, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Self-esteem creates natural highs. Knowing that you're lovable helps you to love more. Knowing that you're important helps you to make a difference to to others. Knowing that you are capable empowers you to create more. Knowing that you're valuable and that you have a special place in the universe is a serene spiritual joy in itself.

  Louise Hart

  Spiritual, Differences, Knowing

  Louise Hart (1994). “On the Wings of Self-esteem: A Companion for Personal Transformation”

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• Punishment damages goodwill and self-esteem, and shifts our attention from the intrinsic value of an action to external consequences.

  Marshall Rose

  Punishment, Damage, Attention

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