"People with high but unstable self-esteem exhibit the……" — Roy Baumeister
"People with high but unstable self-esteem exhibit the greatest hostility."
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8 Quotes by Roy Baumeister
Roy Baumeister has 8 quotes on this site.
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Violence appears to be most commonly a result of threatened egotism -- that is, highly favorable views of self that…
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For most of us... the problem is not a lack of goals but rather too many of them.
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What sets human beings apart from animals is not the pursuit of happiness, which occurs all across the natural world,…
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Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports…
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Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It's the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation - do what's…
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Most of the problems that plague our society - addiction, overeating, crime, domestic violence, prejudice, debt, unwanted pregnancy, educational failure,…
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The societal pursuit of high self-esteem for everyone may literally end up doing considerable harm.
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Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the…
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I didn't have a job because nobody would hire me. My friends were getting hired, and I couldn't even get…
— Tyra Banks
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It's hard to give up the self-esteem connected to being codependent and appearing 'right,' which is probably a survival behavior…
— Melody Beattie
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No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No…
— Martha Beck
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The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense,…
— Joseph Addison
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Girls' inner critics are starting to reveal themselves at a younger and younger age. And body image issues are an…
— Elizabeth Berkley
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Self-esteem comes from who you have in your life. How you were raised. What you struggled with as a child.
— Halle Berry
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I grew up in a home environment where I wasn't getting esteem for anything I did.
— Ben Affleck
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I think self-esteem is fluid. It's not a fixed state, and so some days are better than others.
— Jo Brand
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There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others…
— Nathaniel Branden
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Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.
— Nathaniel Branden
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