Esteem Quote by Thomas Sowell

“When they [parents and educators] talk of building self-esteem, they often resort to empty flattery rather than character-building honesty. I've heard so many people…

— Randy Pausch

Nowadays, with history not being taught anymore in American public schools, self-esteem is taking its place.

— Dennis Miller

“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

We don't teach kids how to think anymore. We're getting rid of the classics - high school is all about self-esteem.

— Rick Harrison

In America, educators punish those who actually think for themselves. There is only acceptance for popular opinion.

— Bryant H. McGill

Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

— Nathaniel Branden

“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

Kids esteem themselves when they have accomplished something worth esteeming.

— Fred Reed

Self-esteem is reliance on ones power to think.

— Ayn Rand

Sure, the job of high school teachers is not to tear down students' self-esteem. But it's certainly not to inflate students' sense of self-worth…

— LZ Granderson

I have said many times: We have self-esteem or don't, based on how we were raised! Self-esteem is normally produced in your first 7-8…

— Dan Pena

Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it.

— Gloria Steinem