Esteem Quote by Bell Hooks Download Open image “The wounded heart learns self-love by first overcoming low self-esteem.” — Bell Hooks ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Esteem Firsts Heart Love Low self esteem Lows Overcoming Self Self esteem Self love Wounded Wounded heart
The labor of self-love is a heavy one indeed... The heart's fierce effort to protect itself from every slight, to shield its touchy honor… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
The wounds of self-love turn incurable when the oxide of self-love gets into them. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
“Love is a fire that burns unseen, a wound that aches yet isn’t felt, an always discontent contentment, a pain that rages without hurting,… — Luís Vaz de Camões Copy Share Image
“In order to learn how unreservedly to love other flawed people we must first learn to accept the tattered flag of the self. Self-love… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
People may be fascinated by your wounded heart, but that won't make them love you for who you are — Mathias Malzieu Copy Share Image
“Self-love is often equated with self-esteem but when it makes you blind to your own faults and gives you an inflated ego, it is… — Balroop Singh Copy Share Image
“Genuine self-love is the most profound experience in the universe. However, it usually takes time, sincere dedication, and discipline to develop. We are surrounded… — Mateo Sol Copy Share Image
“The heart’s egoism sees itself suffering when it sees another suffering and so it learns sympathy, because it can put itself into another’s place;… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race doesn't matter,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Most folks believe we are hardwired biologically to long for sex but they do not believe we are hardwired to long for love. Almost… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The power of patriarchy has been to make maleness feared and to make men feel that it is better to be feared that to… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
It's interesting to look at all the aspects where everyday Americans, many of whom are not college educated, are thinking deeply now about our… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The true teacher is within us. A good teacher is someone who can help you to go back and touch the true teacher within,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Advancing the notion that there can be many "feminisms" has served the conservative and liberal political interests of women seeking status and privileged class… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
Her dignity consists in being unknown to the world; her glory is in the esteem of her husband; her pleasures in the happiness of… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
Needs cause motivation. Deep-rooted desires for esteem, affection, belonging, achievement, self-actualization, power, and control motivate us to push for what we want and need… — Lorii Myers Copy Share Image
So I went to a club the other day, which is timely because my self esteem had been hovering right around 'normal' and I… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If you go to any nunnery and ask them what the main obstacle is, they'll always say low self-esteem and lack of confidence. It… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward. — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
Spina bifida affects every single aspect of your life, from your child's self-esteem to your ability to sleep at night. — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
