Adopted Quote by Albert Bandura

“There is no way you can share your inner self because you are an object of contempt to yourself. When you are contemptible to…

— John Bradshaw

Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the idea of oneself as cause.

— Baruch Spinoza

The personal ego already has a strong element of dysfunction, but the collective ego is, frequently, even more dysfunctional, to the point of absolute…

— Eckhart Tolle

“We are all powerless to heal ourselves. Research shows that self-help statements have been found to be ineffective and even harmful by making some…

— Lindsey A. Holcomb

“The belief in an independently existent self is a mistaken perception with serious consequences, for all afflictions are rooted in a fundamental misconception about…

— Karma Lekshe Tsomo

The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.

— Fay Weldon

Self-criticism, like self-administered brain surgery, is perhaps not a good idea. Can the 'self' see the 'self' with any objectivity?

— Joyce Carol Oates

People who lack self-regulation are often invasive of others. They can be perceived as being controlling, antagonistic, or even subversive.

— Chip Espinoza

“The poorer your self-esteem and the lower your self-confidence, the more easily negative feelings can overwhelm ordinary good sense.”

— Julian Short

Nothing can be so bad as to be displeased with one's self.

— Helen Hunt Jackson

Transgression of any kind is always accompanied by a loss of self-esteem.

— Brian Tracy

I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.

— Mahatma Gandhi