Children Quote by John Bradshaw

Self esteem cannot be learned and cannot be taught but like happiness it comes from the inside.

— Alanna Wilkins

“When we place ourselves in a position of judgment, then we turn ourselves into oppressors. Healthy self-esteem cannot exist side-by-side with oppression of any…

— Julia A. Boyd

“Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can’t do, they…

— Randy Pausch

“Self-esteem could give a person power they never knew they had.”

— Clara Grace Walker

“Throughout the world there is an awakening to the fact that, just as a human being cannot hope to realize his or her potential…

— Nathaniel Branden

“To realize that self-esteem is just that: esteem fulfilled by one’s self, not with the assistance of some other person, action, or object.”

— Robin Phipps Woodall

“Although the outward picture of depression is quite the opposite of that of grandiosity and has a quality that expresses the tragedy of the…

— Alice MIller, The Drama of the gifted child

“Alice Miller writes: There are large numbers of people who suffer from narcissistic disorders, who often had sensitive and caring parents from whom they…

— John Bradshaw

“Self-esteem—the sense that “I’m not afraid to confront this problem and I think I can solve it”—doesn’t come from abundant resources.”

— Clayton M. Christensen

“Good self-esteem comes from positive self-imaging. Positive self-image make you to resist wrong definitions others give about you, guiding you to live life with…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Positive self-esteem operates as, in effect, the immune system of the consciousness, providing resistance, strength, and a capacity for regeneration. When self-esteem is low,…

— Nathaniel Branden

“In so doing, I resisted the descent into what the school counselors called low self-esteem. Self-esteem is the dark, distorted shadow of self-possession. Self-esteem…

— Karen Swallow Prior