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• 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…
• For most of us... the problem is not a lack of goals but rather too many of them.
• What sets human beings apart from animals is not the pursuit of happiness, which occurs all across the natural world, but the…
• 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…
• Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It's the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation - do what's right and…
• Most of the problems that plague our society - addiction, overeating, crime, domestic violence, prejudice, debt, unwanted pregnancy, educational failure, underperformance at…
• The societal pursuit of high self-esteem for everyone may literally end up doing considerable harm.

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