Thinking Quotes by Nathaniel Branden

To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not…

— Nathaniel Branden

A commitment to lifelong learning is a natural expression of the practice of living consciously.

— Nathaniel Branden

What a great teacher, a great parent, a great psychotherapist and a great coach have in common is a deep belief in the potential…

— Nathaniel Branden

If we are happy within ourselves, we don't accept or demand that our partner should fulfill every need. We need to be comfortable with…

— Nathaniel Branden

The world belongs to those who persevere.

— Nathaniel Branden

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health, self-esteem, not its cause

— Nathaniel Branden

Faith is the commitment of one's consciousness to beliefs for which one has no sensory evidence or rational proof. When man rejects reason as…

— Nathaniel Branden

In the nature of our existence, we must act to achieve values. And in order to act appropriately, we need to value the beneficiary…

— Nathaniel Branden

I cannot remember a time when the question of why people behave as they do was not intensely interesting to me. The desire to…

— Nathaniel Branden

Suppose you feel you cannot accept some fact about yourself. Then own your refusal to accept. Own the block. Embrace it fully. And watch…

— Nathaniel Branden

Doing more of what doesn't work doesn't work.

— Nathaniel Branden

“Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves--their convictions and their aspirations--every day. There…

— Nathaniel Branden

If you overcome your fear to ask someone for a date, a raise, or help with a project, that is an act of self-assertiveness.…

— Nathaniel Branden

It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior.

— Nathaniel Branden

When we bury our feelings, we also bury ourselves. It means we exist in a state of alienation. We rarely know it, but we…

— Nathaniel Branden