Desire Quote by Nathaniel Branden

Self-esteem is not a luxury; it is a profound spiritual need.

— Nathaniel Branden

“Instead of seeking self-esteem through consciousness, responsibility, and integrity, we may seek it through popularity, material acquisitions, or sexual exploits.”

— Nathaniel Branden

There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even…

— Eric Hoffer

I believe that a life of integrity I the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with the popular success literature…

— Stephen Covey

“Genuine self esteem – please understand this – genuine self esteem is not competitive or comparative. Genuine self esteem isn’t expressed by self-glorification at…

— Nathaniel Branden

High self-esteem isn't a luxury. It's a necessity for anyone who has important goals to achieve.

— Jack Canfield

“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

Self esteem comes from doing something and accomplishing something.

— Shari Lewis

To truly esteem oneself means that one must be capable of feeling shame or self-disgust when one does not live up to a certain…

— Francis Fukuyama

“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

To attain "success" without attaining positive self-esteem is to be condemned to feeling like an imposter anxiously awaiting exposure.

— Nathaniel Branden

Self-esteem is that deep-down inside the skin feeling you have of your own self-worth.

— Denis Waitley