« All Self Esteem Quotes · Roy Baumeister's Page
Self 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 Self Esteem Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. — Aristotle
- So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the… — Mary Kay Ash
- Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours. — Richard Bach
- Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. — Lucille Ball
- 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
- The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. — Roger Bannister
- Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves. — Drew Barrymore
- I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself. — Drew Barrymore
- Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. — Bernard Baruch
- Never follow the crowd. — Bernard Baruch
- 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