Self Quotes

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Real self-esteem has to be earned. I also believe in virtuous circles, like, nothing is fun until you are good at it. It is great… — Amy Chua
Both of my girls have very high self-esteem because they were both able to master certain things; I should think that's good for their confidence. — Amy Chua
Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get into high school. — Amy Chua
I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, they… — Amy Chua
I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best all-around… — Amy Chua
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
A friend is, as it were, a second self. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
There is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice and the consequent… — Eldridge Cleaver
Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest. — Hillary Clinton
Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful,… — William J. Clinton
It's heartbreaking to see so many people trapped in a web of enforced idleness, deep debt, and gnawing self-doubt. — William J. Clinton
A lot of presidential memoirs, they say, are dull and self-serving. I hope mine is interesting and self-serving. — William J. Clinton
Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They're no good… — Kurt Cobain
I feel like I'm part of a generation of people who are stuck in the past and are really self-absorbed. I mean, we're actually taking… — Diablo Cody
For me, writing essays, prose and fiction is a great way to be self-indulgent. — Diablo Cody
Tabloid photos capture people at their most self-conscious and disoriented; in real life, Paris Hilton is like an elegant paper crane. — Diablo Cody
I've been watching 'American Idol' since its debut season in 2002. Back then, America hadn't yet evolved into a gladiatorial cybernation of bloggers, tweeters, and… — Diablo Cody
Almost all the ideas we have about being a man or being a woman are so burdened with pain, anxiety, fear and self-doubt. For many… — Andrew Cohen
Liberals do not appear to address potential solutions with anything like the far right's aura of God-given self-confidence. — Eric Alterman

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