Core Quote by Gary Zukav

“Another aspect of the emotional pain that is an intrinsic part of the egoic mind is a deep-seated sense of lack or incompleteness, of…

— Eckhart Tolle

If you feel inadequate to face challenges, unworthy of love or respect, untitled to happiness, and fear assertive thought, wants, or needs- if you…

— Nathaniel Branden

Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.

— Dalai Lama

Self-pity is the most negative quality of the human spirit. Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter.

— Jon M. Huntsman Sr

Self pity is most destructive & self punishable emotion.Self pity gets you no where. It makes victim of being away from reality. One must…

— Dr Anil Kr Sinha

Whenever the keys to self-esteem are seemingly out of reach for a large percentage of the people, as in twentieth-century America, then widespread 'mental…

— James Dobson

“I think the existential dilemma is: We're social animals, so we all wrestle with a sense of inadequacy. But when we realize that we're…

— Neil Strauss

“Since having a strong core self relies on acceptance of feelings, being out of touch with the emotional side puts a person out of…

— Gabor Maté

Self-pity is, perhaps, the least becoming of all emotions, and we often indulge in it only beause we are too exhausted to resist.

— Ivy Baker Priest

When we speak of being vulnerable, it suggests being especially vulnerable to pain. People for whom personal dignity and self-sufficiency are everything, do all…

— May Sarton

“As a society, we assume that humans naturally run from emotions like suffering, helplessness, and hopelessness, but the truth is these emotions are highly…

— Simone Collins

Realizing that we've surrendered our self-esteem to others and choosing to be accountable for our own self-worth would mean absorbing the terrifying fact that…

— Martha Beck