I am convinced that what has the greatest meaning for us is what we uncover for ourselves. — Elizabeth O'Connor Copy Share Image
People who are insecure about themselves will avoid social comparisons that are potentially threatening to their self-esteem — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
We love much better those who endeavor to imitate us, than those who strive to equal us. For imitation is a sign… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The worst thing any of us can do for our self-esteem is compare ourselves to others, and that's especially true of women. — Madison Beer Copy Share Image
Some of the Fathers went so far as to esteem the love of music a sign of predestination, as a thing divine,… — William Temple Copy Share Image
But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain. — Samuel Pepys Copy Share Image
The essence of leadership is the capacity to build and develop the self-esteem of the workers. — Irwin Federman Copy Share Image
People settle for so much less because they find their identities in the world's fickle and untrue opinions. God made you royal… — Lacey Mosley Copy Share Image
Friendship is made up of esteem and pleasure; pity is composed of sorrow and contempt: the mind may for some time fluctuate… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
“The presence of pain should not be the reason for your low self-image. Boldness is the ability to stand tall even when… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Initially, my decision to stop eating meat was motivated by fear of spiritual consequences, but right away I found that not eating… — Steve-O Copy Share Image
Your identity, self-esteem, and awareness of your ego lay the groundwork for your life. How you conduct yourself with others, and whether… — Caroline Myss Copy Share Image
I like storytelling. We all have an active thing that we do that gives us self-esteem, that makes us proud; it's necessary.… — Paul Zindel Copy Share Image
These 'philosophers', etc., seem unaware, to give a specific example, that by teaching and preaching 'identity', which is empirically non-existent in this… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
Yoga reduced my stress and bodily tension. It allowed me to bring my body back into balance, to emerge from my fertility… — Brenda Strong Copy Share Image
I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don't tell me I can't do something. Don't tell… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Most humans, in varying degrees, are already dead. In one way or another they have lost their dreams, their ambitions, their desire… — Og Mandino Copy Share Image
Self-acceptance begins in infancy, with the influence of your parents and siblings and other important people. Your own level of self-acceptance is… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
We acquire the love of people who, being in our proximity, are presumed to know us; and we receive reputation or celebrity,… — George Augustus Henry Sala Copy Share Image
We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Realize that the reason most people fail isn't because of the competition but because of the limits they place upon themselves, allowing… — Bruce Jenner Copy Share Image
“In so doing, I resisted the descent into what the school counselors called low self-esteem. Self-esteem is the dark, distorted shadow of… — Karen Swallow Prior Copy Share Image
All children want to do is play in worlds they create and project on their external world. If allowed to do that,… — Joseph Chilton Pearce Copy Share Image
A man hath riches. Whence came they, and whither go they? for this is the way to form a judgment of the… — John Jortin Copy Share Image
Esteem has more engaging charms than friendship, or even love. It captivates hearts better, and never makes ings. — Stanisław I Leszczyński Copy Share Image
Self-esteem is something you have to earn! The only way to achieve self-esteem is to work hard. People have an obligation to… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
When you believe that other people think highly of you, your level of self-acceptance and self-esteem goes straight up. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect. — William Arthur Ward Copy Share Image
I do esteem individual liberty above everything. What is a nation for, but to secure the maximum liberty to every individual? — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Do not compare yourself to others. You have a unique destiny and mission that only you can accomplish. — Mariane Pearl Copy Share Image
Friendship is cemented by interest, vanity, or the want of amusement; it seldom implies esteem, or even mutual regard. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
The rare moment is not the moment when there is something worth looking at, but the moment when we are capable of… — Joseph Wood Krutch Copy Share Image
Make a pledge to yourself right now, to declare that you are worth your time and energy. — Deborah Day Copy Share Image
The most important key to the permanent enhancement of self esteem is the practice of positive inner-talk. — Denis Waitley Copy Share Image
Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt. — Henry Bolingbroke Copy Share Image
If you have a good self-esteem, you can be generous, you can give back and you can be productive in the world. — Deborra-Lee Furness Copy Share Image
Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the first demand… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Intuition is natural by-product of flowering of a mature self-esteem and a sense of empowerment – not power over, but power to be — Caroline Myss Copy Share Image
Each person is a V.S.P. (a Very Special Person) because we are each created in the image of God. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
