Nathaniel Branden Quotes

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• It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self Esteem, Names, Groups

  "The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem". Book by Nathaniel Branden, 1994.

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• When people are not accepting toward themselves they
  are often obsessed with acceptance by others.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Acceptance, People, Obsessed

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• If you are terrified of making mistakes, you will be reluctant to acknowledge them when you do make them-and therefore you will not correct them.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Mistake, Acknowledge, Terrified

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.73, Simon and Schuster

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• Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by measuring themselves against a comparative standard. Their joy is being who they are, not in being better than someone else.

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  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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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 with respect, kindness, and generosity.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Inspirational, Confidence, Teacher

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• The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

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  Change, Acceptance, Second Chance

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• It is very difficult to accept in others emotions you cannot accept in yourself.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Emotion, Accepting, Difficult

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.147, Simon and Schuster

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• A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self, Opposites, Fake

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• You have a right to your feelings. Your feelings are there to tell you something, but they are not infallible guides to behavior.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Feelings, Behavior, Guides

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.399, Simon and Schuster

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• If you are an adult, you are responsible for your life and well-being. No one owes you the fulfillment of your needs or wants; no one is here on earth to serve you. If you respect the principle of self-ownership, you understand that no one else owns you and that you do not own anyone else. Only on this understanding can there be peace on earth and good will among human beings.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self, Understanding, Adults

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.162, Simon and Schuster

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• How do we keep our inner fire alive? Two things, at minimum, are needed: an ability to appreciate the positives in our life – and a commitment to action. Every day, it's important to ask and answer these questions: ‘What's good in my life?’ and ‘What needs to be done?

  Nathaniel Branden

  Leadership, Motivation, Commitment

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• Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Integrity, Congruence, Knows

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.252, Simon and Schuster

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• A commitment to lifelong learning is a natural expression of the practice of living consciously.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Commitment, Expression, Practice

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• Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Depression, Self Esteem, Acceptance

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “A Woman's Self-Esteem: Struggles and Triumphs in the Search for Identity”, Jossey-Bass

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• Positive self-esteem operates as, in effect, the immune system of the consciousness, providing resistance, strength, and a capacity for regeneration. When self-esteem is low, our resilience in the face of life's adversities is diminished. We crumble before vicissitudes that a healthier sense of self could vanquish. We tend to be more influenced by the desire to avoid pain than to experience joy. Negatives have more power over us than positives.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Pain, Self Esteem, Adversity

  Nathaniel Branden (1992). “Power of Self Esteem”

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• Suffering is just about the easiest of all human activities; being happy is just about the hardest. And happiness requires, not surrender to guilt, but emancipation from guilt.

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  Suffering, Guilt, Surrender

  Nathaniel Branden (2011). “How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence”, p.83, Bantam

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• The highest compliment one can be paid by another human being is to be told: 'Because of what you are, you are essential to my happiness.'

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  Essentials, Compliment, Humans

  Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen (1986). “Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal”, p.273, Penguin

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• Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Responsibility, Men, Thinking

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.183, Simon and Schuster

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• Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.

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  Inspirational, Self Esteem, Self Confidence

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “A Woman's Self-Esteem: Struggles and Triumphs in the Search for Identity”, Jossey-Bass

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• Every day, it's important to ask and answer these questions: "What's good in my life?" and "What needs to be done?"

  Nathaniel Branden

  Life, Important, Needs

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• The more you surrender to the fear of someone's disapproval, the more you lose face in your own eyes, and the more desperate you become for someone's approval. Within you is a void that should have been filled by self-esteem. When you attempt to fill it with the approval of others instead, the void grows deeper and the hunger for acceptance and approval grows stronger. The only solution is to summon the courage to honor your own judgment, frightening though that may be in the beginning.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self Esteem, Eye, Acceptance

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.173, Simon and Schuster

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• Living consciously reflects the conviction that sight is preferable to blindness; that respecting the facts of reality is more satisfying than denying them; that evasion does not make the unreal real or the real unreal; that it is better to correct your mistakes that to pretend they do not exist; and that the more conscious you are of facts bearing on your life and goals, the more wisely and effectively you can act.

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  Life, Real, Mistake

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• The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self.

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  Strong, Children, Self

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• The stability we cannot find in the world, we must create within our own persons.

  Nathaniel Branden

  World, Stability, Persons

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• If my aim is to prove I am 'enough,' the project goes on to infinity-because the battle was already lost on the day I conceded the issue was debatable.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Issues, Battle, Goes On

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