Esteem Quote by Roy Baumeister Download Open image “People with high but unstable self-esteem exhibit the greatest hostility.” — Roy Baumeister ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Esteem Exhibits Hostility People Self Self esteem Unstable
High self esteem people can surely be knocked down by an excess of troubles, but they are quickerto pick themselves up again. — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
“A high self-esteem can quickly deteriorate into egotism, arrogance, and an over-confidence that can backfire and turn people off.” — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
One of the most significant characteristics of healthy self esteem is that it is the state of one who is not at war either… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
There are so many highly esteemed ones who became miserable and humiliated just because of their bad temper and morals; and humble people who… — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
Only individuals with an aberrant temperament can in the long run retain their self-esteem in the face of the disesteem of their fellows. — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
Hostility comes from loneliness, from not seeing yourself like a drop falling into the ocean of humanity like everyone else. — Mehmet Oz Copy Share Image
Violence appears to be most commonly a result of threatened egotism -- that is, highly favorable views of self that are disputed by some… — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
There are some who affect a want of affectation, and flatter themselves that they are above flattery; they are proud of being thought extremely… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
People who are insecure about themselves will avoid social comparisons that are potentially threatening to their self-esteem — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
I think people who come from abuse and/or people who have mental illnesses, have terrible self-esteem problems. — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
In reality, I've probably got the lowest self-esteem of anybody I know, which has really been rubbed in my face lately in personal situations. — Bradford Cox Copy Share Image
The societal pursuit of high self-esteem for everyone may literally end up doing considerable harm. — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
Most of the problems that plague our society - addiction, overeating, crime, domestic violence, prejudice, debt, unwanted pregnancy, educational failure, underperformance at school and… — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
For most of us... the problem is not a lack of goals but rather too many of them. — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
What sets human beings apart from animals is not the pursuit of happiness, which occurs all across the natural world, but the pursuit of… — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports can help teach those. — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
Violence appears to be most commonly a result of threatened egotism -- that is, highly favorable views of self that are disputed by some… — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It's the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation - do what's right and good for… — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
Evil is not likely to result where people firmly believe that ends do not justify the means. — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
Researchers were surprised to find that people with strong self-control spent less time resisting desires than other people did. . . . people with… — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
Her dignity consists in being unknown to the world; her glory is in the esteem of her husband; her pleasures in the happiness of… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
Needs cause motivation. Deep-rooted desires for esteem, affection, belonging, achievement, self-actualization, power, and control motivate us to push for what we want and need… — Lorii Myers Copy Share Image
So I went to a club the other day, which is timely because my self esteem had been hovering right around 'normal' and I… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
If you go to any nunnery and ask them what the main obstacle is, they'll always say low self-esteem and lack of confidence. It… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward. — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
Spina bifida affects every single aspect of your life, from your child's self-esteem to your ability to sleep at night. — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
