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Esteem Quotes by Roy Baumeister
- People with high but unstable self-esteem exhibit the greatest hostility.
- Violence appears to be most commonly a result of threatened egotism -- that is, highly favorable views of self that are disputed by some person…
- Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports can help teach those.
- The societal pursuit of high self-esteem for everyone may literally end up doing considerable harm.
More Esteem Quotes
- Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the first demand… — Honore de Balzac
- I didn't have a job because nobody would hire me. My friends were getting hired, and I couldn't even get a job… — Tyra Banks
- It's hard to give up the self-esteem connected to being codependent and appearing 'right,' which is probably a survival behavior learned from… — Melody Beattie
- No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can… — Martha Beck
- The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good… — Joseph Addison
- The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they… — Ezra Taft Benson
- Girls' inner critics are starting to reveal themselves at a younger and younger age. And body image issues are an aspect of… — Elizabeth Berkley
- Self-esteem comes from who you have in your life. How you were raised. What you struggled with as a child. — Halle Berry
- I grew up in a home environment where I wasn't getting esteem for anything I did. — Ben Affleck
- I think self-esteem is fluid. It's not a fixed state, and so some days are better than others. — Jo Brand
- There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect,… — Nathaniel Branden
- Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves. — Nathaniel Branden