Self Esteem Quotes - Page 40

• You know better than I that in a Republic talent is always suspect. A man attains an elevated position only when his mediocrity prevents him from being a threat to others. And for this reason a democracy is never governed by the most competent, but rather by those whose insignificance will not jeopardize anyone else's self-esteem.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Men, Democracy, Mediocrity

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• The promotion of "self-esteem" in our schools has been so successful that people feel free to spout off about all sorts of things - and see no reason why their opinions should not be taken as seriously as the views of people who actually know what they are talking about.

  Thomas Sowell

  Taken, School, Successful

  Thomas Sowell (2002). “Controversial Essays”, Hoover Inst Press

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• Toasted Heretic should have been cherished and helped, rather than ignored or sneered at, or put down as "quirky band with an arrogant singer". So I certainly didn't help the band, but the virtues I had meant that we recorded albums when everyone else just listened to them. But, yes, if you could suffer from high self-esteem, then I certainly suffered.

  Julian Gough

  Should Have, Suffering, Quirky

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• Calculus destroys self-esteem on contact.

  James Lileks

  Calculus, Contact, Self

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• Working out is really the top thing in my life that I do for my own self-esteem and self-worth.

  Fergie

  Self Worth, Work Out, My Own

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• Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.

  Abigail Van Buren

  Ocean, Erode, Shore

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• Stop asking for directions so much. Assuming that you're in a safe environment, pay attention and figure things out for yourself. Have the nerve to take a wrong turn now and then. You'll develop better working instincts and have more self-esteem too.

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Safe Environment, Pay, Nerves

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• The stakes are so high because auditions are make or break. You get the job or you don't. The stakes are about as high as they get, for yourself and your own self-esteem.

  Madeline Zima

  Jobs, Auditions, Make Or Break

  Source: collider.com

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• How few young men realize that their success in life depends more upon what they are than upon what they know. It is self-esteem that has brought the race this far.

  Charles Wesley

  Men, Race, Realizing

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• If you feel inadequate to face challenges, unworthy of love or respect, untitled to happiness, and fear assertive thought, wants, or needs- if you lack basic self trust, self-respect, and self-confidence- your self-esteem deficiency will limit you, no matter what other assets you possess.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self Confidence, Self Respect, Challenges

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• There is a direct relationship between your own level of self-esteem and the health of your personality. The more you like and respect yourself, the more you like and respect other people. The more you consider yourself to be a valuable and worthwhile person, the more you consider others to be valuable and worthwhile as well. The more you accept yourself just as you are, the more you accept others just as they are.

  Brian Tracy

  People, Personality, Levels

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• It requires self-esteem to receive-not self-love but just a pleasant acquaintance and liking for oneself.

  John Steinbeck

  Self Love, Acquaintance, Pleasant

  John Steinbeck (2003). “America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction”, p.174, Penguin

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• The power of self goes beyond words. Self confidence, self improvement, self esteem, self enhancement, self love ... Get yourself right first!

  Behdad Sami

  Self Confidence, Self Love, Self Improvement

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• We can develop a social vaccine (Self-esteem). We can outgrow our past failures - our lives of crime and violence, alcohol and drug abuse, premature pregnancy, child abuse, chronic dependency on welfare, and education failure.

  John Vasconcellos

  Children, Pregnancy, Past

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• I wasn't supported, I wasn't given any self-esteem.

  Barbra Streisand

  Self, Given, Esteem

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• It seems to be a common denominator with a lot of comics, this low self-esteem thing.

  Ray Romano

  Common, Lows, Seems

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• For me, this was all or nothing. I left no room for anything else. That goal was just for my own push, my own self-esteem. The fear of not being a success in my life made me push even harder.

  Martin Lawrence

  Success, Goal, Rooms

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• People say to me, Hey, Bill, the war made us feel better about ourselves. Really? What kind of people are these with such low self-esteem that they need a war to feel better about themselves? May I suggest, instead of a war to feel better about yourself, perhaps... sit-ups? Maybe a fruit cup? Eight glasses of water a day?

  Bill Hicks

  War, Feel Better, Glasses

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• I attribute my ability to maintain cool to God, self-esteem, and knowing my purpose in life. It can't be based on anything material or external.

  Common

  Knowing, Purpose, Attributes

  Source: aalbc.com

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• Because when the Creator of matter, tell you you matter, then you have a purpose and then you have self-esteem.

  Brad Stine

  Purpose, Matter, Creator

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• Is there anything more attractive than a woman in high heels and low self esteem?

  Dov Davidoff

  High Heels, Attractive, Lows

  FaceBook post by Dov Davidoff from Feb 15, 2012

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• Fake titties are inversely proportioned to their owners level of self esteem. This being said, part of me loves them.

  Dov Davidoff

  Fake, Levels, Owners

  FaceBook post by Dov Davidoff from Feb 29, 2012

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• Just as we're always told that schoolyard bullies are actually deeply insecure, liberals rationalize their own ferocious behavior by claiming to have been wounded somehow. What about the little guy our poor, insecure bully is beating the living daylights out of? How's his self-esteem coming along? That is the essence of liberals: They viciously attack everyone else, while wailing that they are the victims.

  Ann Coulter

  Insecure, Essence, Bully

  "Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America". Book by Ann Coulter, www.today.com. January 6, 2009.

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• Spina bifida affects every single aspect of your life, from your child's self-esteem to your ability to sleep at night.

  Nicole Ari Parker

  Children, Sleep, Night

  "CBB Talks to Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe". CBB Interview, celebritybabies.people.com. May 12, 2009.

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• What kind of people are these with such low self-esteem that they need a war to feel better about themselves?

  Bill Hicks

  War, Feel Better, People

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