Academia Quote by Vladimir Nabokov

“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

“When the same qualities which we admire in ourselves are seen in others, even though they be superior, maliciously lower and carp at them.”

— John Calvin

“Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that their then-lovers had killed themselves over them.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“This is often the way we put together our lives, adding the striking qualities of others into our own character.”

— Renee Fleming

“Integrity is often breached by sinister objective. Those who impose negativity on others only bring sadness to themselves.”

— DW Duke

“There are plenty of people, in need of our attention, who have very little with which to repay us. But I feel that we…

— Lloyd C. Douglas

“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

“But there were certain moments in life that forever defined one as a person - in one's own estimation, anyway. And one's own self…

— Mary Balogh

“That which we obtain too easily, we esteem lightly.”

— Thomas Paine

“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

“What the world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and effectively enough, you begin to do to yourself.…

— James Baldwin

“Seek not only to be known and respected by many, but to have people value your integrity as well as be empowered and inspired…

— Germany Kent