Bus driver Quote by Lemony Snicket

“A good general rule is that self-esteem for its own sake turns out to be much worse than merely reinforcing unearned positive feelings about…

— Dennis Prager

High self esteem people can surely be knocked down by an excess of troubles, but they are quickerto pick themselves up again.

— Nathaniel Branden

“If someone does not consider those around them to be valuable and hold only themselves in high regard, they too have a very bad…

— Stephen Richards

“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

“The surest path to positive self-esteem is to succeed at something which one perceived would be difficult. Each time we steal a student’s struggle…

— Sylvia Rimm

“A high self-esteem can quickly deteriorate into egotism, arrogance, and an over-confidence that can backfire and turn people off.”

— Susan C. Young

“Self-esteem can be defined as the state that exists when you are not arbitrarily haranguing and abusing yourself but choose to fight back against…

— David D. Burns

“The practice of assuming authority figures know best what one needs, for example, is a mark of someone whose self-esteem is vulnerable.”

— Marsha Sinetar

“It is a fact of life that certain people are corrosive to others' self esteem simply as a function of who and what they…

— David Foster Wallace

“Self-esteem is just the reputation that you have with yourself. You’ll always know.”

— Timothy Ferriss

“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

“Outside the world of education, few would be confident, or even comfortable, claiming that it is a lack of self-esteem which leads to felonies…

— Thomas Sowell