Self-esteem is reliance on one's power to think... The man of authentic self-confidence is the man who relies on the judgment of… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
For many artists fame complements the value of creative self-expression. Ludwig van Beethoven loved composing music, but he probably would have enjoyed… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
“One world is aware and by far the largest to me, and that is myself, / And whether I come to my… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
To men of a certain type The suspicion that they are incapable of loving Is as disturbing to their self-esteem As, in… — T. S. Eliot Copy Share Image
As a musician you're always your own worst critic and you're always digging into your songs and evaluating your own self-worth of… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
All along we find that social life - religion, politics, art - reflects the stages reached in the development of the knowledge… — James Mark Baldwin Copy Share Image
There are so many ways in which we learn about life and the self. Each day opens paths to this exploration. For… — Ashley Bryan Copy Share Image
Space seems broken and diverse because of the many forms in it. Remove the forms and pure space remains. So, too with… — Adi Shankara Copy Share Image
“We' (the Gnani Purush) are neither indifferent (nispruha) nor are 'we' with inclination (saspruha) We are saspruha-nispruha. 'We' have indifference towards your… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
A Concordance of Leaves is an epic poem of the indomitable yet fragile human spirit. Philip Metres brings Palestine and Palestinians into… — Fady Joudah Copy Share Image
“Man is originally characterized by his "search for meaning" rather than his "search for himself." The more he forgets himself—giving himself to… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Those were the people who made her something, and without them she was different. She'd held on to them and to that… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
I would hesitate to use the word 'success' in the way many people do. I don't know that I would apply it… — Walter Knott Copy Share Image
I absolutely have no foresight. I used to think I had a lot when I was younger. I worked really hard in… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
Our self illusion is so interwoven with personal memories that when we recall an event, we believe we are retrieving a reliable… — Bruce Hood Copy Share Image
“With the passage of days in this godly isolation [desert], my heart grew calm. It seemed to fill with answers. I did… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
Self knowers always dwell in El Dorado; they drink from the fountain of youth, and at all times owners of all they… — Claude M. Bristol Copy Share Image
Sometimes it would be nice to just have some red wine with dinner, but it's not worth the risk. I have a… — Kristin Davis Copy Share Image
I'm a really big believer in self care. One of the ways I nourish my soul is I eat the way I… — Tracee Ellis Ross Copy Share Image
A system of limitless individual choices, with respect to communications, is not necessarily in the interest of citizenship and self-government. — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Virtual reality is the representation of possible worlds and possible selves, with the aim of making them appear as real as possible… — Thomas Metzinger Copy Share Image
“Discovering the true self is not a product of invention and alteration. Rather, it’s a journey of assorted surprises followed by celebrations… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“Liberation (moksha) cannot be attained by following a single viewpoint. Religion may be practiced by following a single viewpoint, but the essence… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
My mother was pragmatic, focused and extremely, exceedingly practical, and she was the ultimate self-determining person. — Ursula Burns Copy Share Image
Cosmetic surgery and the ideology of self-improvement may have made women's hope for legal recourse to justice obsolete. — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
Character is the spiritual body of the person, and represents the individualization of vital experience, the conversion of unconscious things into self-conscious… — Edwin Percy Whipple Copy Share Image
No one is discontented at not being a king except a discrowned king ... unhappiness almost invariably indicates the existence of a… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
The dismissal of any of these people would send a useful signal to U.S. allies that the president has the nerve -… — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
It's not usually anybody else's false when you don't get what you want. Sometimes it is. There's exceptions to everything. It's usually… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
This gospel we have received is one of sacrifice, service and self-abnegation from beginning to end. That is what constitutes the straight… — George F. Richards Copy Share Image
Fiction is nothing less than the subtlest instrument for self-examination and self-display that Mankind has invented yet. — John Updike Copy Share Image
The key to all fanatical beliefs is that they are self-confirming…(some beliefs are) fanatical not because they are "false", but because they… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
His older self had taught his younger self a language which the older self knew because the younger self, after being taught,… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
To say, "It used to be better," nobody can say, "Well, no it wasn't." It's like telling a story that is self-aggrandizing… — Dan Mangan Copy Share Image
If you are weak, suffering will follow you wherever you go. You will never find happiness if you don't challenge your weaknesses… — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
Success and failure are largely self-defined in terms of personal standards. The higher the self-standards, the more likely will given attainments be… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
There's a self that I want to be... as some ideal person who is actualised. Then there's all the actual particulars of… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
A self-esteem issue doesn't change whether you're considered beautiful or not because it's about what's inside you. — Iman Abdulmajid Copy Share Image
“If you ask God what is all this? He will tell you that it is nothing. Everyone is experiencing their own karmas… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Even the self-assured will raise their perceived self-efficacy if models teach them better ways of doing things. — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
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