Their Self Quotes
96 Their Self quotes by 88 unique authors
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In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-expression, and conformity is valued above integrity,…
— Nathaniel Branden
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When they teach [doctors] how to suture, they also teach them how to stitch their self-worth to being all-powerful.
— Brené Brown
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The biggest problem I had - and the biggest problem teenagers have - is not how they dress, how they look or how they act…
— Clay Aiken
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Most people have a time-bound awareness. And the reason is they have sacrificed their self for their self-image.
— Deepak Chopra
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Your failures and misfortunes don't threaten other people. . .It's your assets and your successes that are problems for people who derive their self-esteem from…
— Carol S. Dweck
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All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection
— Alice Miller
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The person who understands the evil in his own heart is the only person who is useful, fruitful, and solid in his beliefs and obedience.…
— John Owen
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We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy; that…
— William Duncan Silkworth
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The number one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain their self-esteem. You don't hit a man on the head…
— Kofi Annan
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Inspiration? - a hoax fabricated by poets for their self-importance.
— Jean Anouilh
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The teacher not only shapes the expectations and ambitions of her pupils, but she also influences their attitudes toward their future and themselves. If she…
— Thomas S. Monson
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Before the code, women on screen took lovers, had babies out of wedlock, got rid of cheating husbands, enjoyed their sexuality, held down professional positions…
— Mick LaSalle
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The Santa myth is one of the most effective means ever devised for intimidating children, eroding their self- esteem, twisting their behavior, warping their values,…
— Tom Flynn
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In our rough and rugged individualism, we think of gentleness as weakness, being soft and virtually spineless. Not so! Gentleness includes such enviable qualities as…
— Charles R. Swindoll
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Ive had the best possible chance of learning that what the working-classes really need is to be allowed some part in the direction of public…
— Henrik Ibsen
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People before the public live an imagined life in the thought of others, and flourish or feel faint as their self outside themselves grows bright…
— Logan Pearsall Smith
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To many women marriage is only this. It is merely a physical change impinging on their ordinary nature, leaving their mentality untouched, their self-possession intact.…
— Mary Webb
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People who are tremendously concerned about their identification, their individuality, their self-expression, or their sense of humor, always seem to be missing the very things…
— Walter Lippmann
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Life is just masturbation in a sense, mentally. What people do is they just create a world out of their self-reflection.
— Frederick Lenz
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The evils of mankind are caused, not by the primary aggressiveness of individuals, but by their self-transcending identification with groups whose common denominator is low…
— Arthur Koestler
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There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the place of their self-content; There are souls like stars that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament;…
— Sam Walter Foss
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Deeds of violence in our society are performed largely by those trying to establish their self-esteem, to defend their self-image, and to demonstrate that they,…
— Rollo May
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There are persons who elected to give their existence to God. They are happy, happy in their self-giving.
— Frederick Lenz
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I think the biggest difference is that I've noticed Western parents seem much more concerned about their children's psyches, their self-esteem, whereas tough immigrant parents…
— Amy Chua
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The self-esteem of western women is founded on physical being (body mass index, youth, beauty). This creates a tricky emphasis on image, but the internalized…
— Antonella Gambotto-Burke
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