“The opposite of self-assertiveness is self-abnegation--abandoning or submerging your personal values, judgment, and interests. Some people tell themselves this is a virtue.… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
What do I mean by sin? Answer: Any human condition or act that robs God of glory by stripping one of His… — Robert H. Schuller Copy Share Image
Envy is like flame which scorches the wisdom of inner self. Envy reflects lack of belief in self. It will eat away… — Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
“Children who feel that they are unloved can believe that there must be something very wrong about them which makes them unacceptable.… — Susie Orbach Copy Share Image
... the core of sin is a lack of self-esteem. ... Sin is psychological self-abuse. ... the most serious sin is one… — Robert H. Schuller Copy Share Image
High self esteem people can surely be knocked down by an excess of troubles, but they are quickerto pick themselves up again. — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
I think my weight-training proved to me more than anything that I can do anything in life if I really put my… — Aaron Tippin Copy Share Image
“When I loved myself enough, I no longer needed things or people to make me feel safe.” — Kim McMillen Copy Share Image
As you grow in self-esteem, your face, manner, way of talking and moving will tend naturally to project the pleasure you take… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Sometimes it just feels so amazing to finally stand up for yourself. I highly recommend it. Life is too short to be… — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
“The best thing parents can do for their children is allow them to be who they were born to be.” — Nancy Arroyo Ruffin Copy Share Image
“People often think of humility as the act of saying 'I am not that great.' This is lack of confidence. True humility… — Matthew Goldfinger Copy Share Image
“By looking at the Bible as if it were fundamentally about us, we totally miss the Point–like the two on the road… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
“She may resent Playboy because she resents feeling ugly in sex--or, if "beautiful," her body defined and diminished by pornography. It inhibits… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
Grosvenor and Burke suggest that continually, though silently, a school building tells students who they are and how they should think about… — Alison Lurie Copy Share Image
That’s what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is....Most people love you for who you pretend… — Jim Morrison Copy Share Image
“Having low self-esteem and a shield of lard are not guarantees of safety. Having a warrior spirit, high self worth (most people… — Jane Olson Copy Share Image
Sometimes staying strong means not putting yourself in uncomfortable or triggering situations. — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned. — Jane Haddam Copy Share Image
High self-esteem isn't a luxury. It's a necessity for anyone who has important goals to achieve. — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
