I grew up in a home environment where I wasn't getting esteem for anything I did. — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
“oh God! what am I to do if I love nothing but fame and men's esteem?” — Leo Tolstoy-Aylmer Maude translator Copy Share Image
Growing up means leaving home and becoming a self supporting adult. I think this the hardest task any human being hast to… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
The esteem of good men is the reward of our worth, but the reputation of the world in general is the gift… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Friendship, compounded of esteem and love, derives from one its tenderness and its permanence from the other. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
A feeling of continuous growth is a wonderful source of motivation and self confidence. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
I never stop to wonder why I'm not like other people. They mystery to me is why more people aren't like me. — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
Science and psychology have isolated the one prime cause for success or failure in life. It is the hidden self-image you have… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
I own my life. And only mine. And so I shall appreciate my person. And so I shall make proper use of… — Ruth Beebe Hill Copy Share Image
I have never had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex, and my only consolation for being of that… — Mary Wortley Montagu Copy Share Image
Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, 'I am of no value', is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
An unholy church! It is useless to the world, and of no esteem among men. It is an abomination, hells laughter, heavens… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
... we know that productivity suffers when uncertainty is high. But we've failed to realize the equally destructive effects of too little… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
Trust means "I know that you will not-deliberately or accidentally, consciously or unconsciously-take unfair advantage of me." It means "I can put… — Douglas McGregor Copy Share Image
Transformation is not five minutes from now; it's a present activity. In this moment you can make a different choice, and it's… — Jillian Michaels Copy Share Image
Without virtue, and without integrity, the finest talents and the most brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect, and conciliate the esteem,… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The assumption being that if high-risk children could be made to 'feel good about themselves,' these epidemics could be mitigated. ... This… — John Rosemond Copy Share Image
And indeed nothing but the most determined scepticism, along with a great degree of indolence, can justify this aversion to metaphysics. For… — David Hume Copy Share Image
The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead patriarchy demands of all males that… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
While almost all men feel an attraction drawing them to society, few are attracted strongly to Nature. In their reaction to Naturemen… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The impact of organizational health goes far beyond the walls of a company, extending to customers and vendors, even to spouses and… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide deficiencies instead of… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
The achievement of freedom is hardly possible without the felt mourning. This ability to mourn, i.e, to give up the illusion of… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
Tis a barbarous temper, and a sign of a very ill nature, to take delight in shocking any one: and, on the… — Samuel Richardson Copy Share Image
“Genuine self esteem – please understand this – genuine self esteem is not competitive or comparative. Genuine self esteem isn’t expressed by… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Not every article in every magazine or newspaper is meant to be a valentine card addressed to every reader's self-esteem. — Rex Murphy Copy Share Image
While we are indifferent to our good qualities, we keep on deceiving ourselves in regard to our faults, until we come to… — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
They say you should treat others how you want to be treated...seems a lot of people have really low self esteem. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
All men seek esteem; the best by lifting themselves, which is hard to do, the rest by shoving others down, which is… — Mary Renault Copy Share Image
What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We sometimes condemn the present, by praising the past; and show our contempt of what is now, by our esteem for what… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Never compromise your self esteem for a man or woman's approval; let someone love you for exactly who you are. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem. It is heartbreaking how criticism can wound children and diminish their self-esteem. — H. Burke Peterson Copy Share Image
I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you're not the best, so you should… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
What good is any feeling we may have about ourselves, if it only lasts as long as others agree to it? — Guy Finley Copy Share Image
Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
