Esteem Quotes - Page 13

• There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.

  Randy Pausch

  Inspirational, Teacher, Children

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.69, Hachette UK

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• He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.

  Jules Verne

  Believe, Enemy, May

  Jules Verne (2016). “The Mysterious Island (World Classics, Unabridged)”, p.357, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

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• a mother's death also means the loss of the consistent, supportive family system that once supplied her with a secure home base, she then has to develop her self-confidence and self-esteem through alternate means. Without a mother or mother-figure to guide her, a daughter also has to piece together a female self-image of her own.

  Hope Edelman

  Daughter, Mother, Self Esteem

  Hope Edelman (1994). “Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss”, Delta

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• Self-esteem is for sissies. Accept that you're a pimple and try to keep a lively sense of humor about it. That way lies grace - and maybe even glory.

  Tom Robbins

  Self Esteem, Lying, Grace

  Tom Robbins (2003). “Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates”, p.47, Bantam

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• Before a Cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream; And you might now and then supply Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie, Some potted grouse, or salmon paste — He's sure to have his personal taste. (I know a Cat, who makes a habit Of eating nothing else but rabbit, And when he's finished, licks his paws So's not to waste the onion sauce.) A Cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect. And so in time you reach your aim, And finally call him by his name.

  T. S. Eliot

  Cat, Names, Pie

  T.S. Eliot (2011). “The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot”, p.216, Faber & Faber

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• Motherfucker. She leaves me no choice. Now I have to break her self-esteem, sleep with her and steal the shirt.

  Tucker Max

  Self Esteem, Sleep, Choices

  Tucker Max (2011). “Assholes Finish First”, p.10, Simon and Schuster

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• We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The human lust for power and esteem, coupled with its vulnerability to self-deception and self-righteousness, makes that an invitation to a calamity, all the worse when the power is directed at a goal as quixotic as eradicating human self-interest.

  Steven Pinker

  Mean, Self, Practice

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• The most stable, and therefore, the most healthy self-esteem is based on deserved respect from others rather than on external fame or celebrity and unwarranted adulation.

  Abraham Maslow

  Self Esteem, Healthy, Fame

  Abraham H. Maslow (1970). “Motivation and Personality”

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• I have a sense that God is unfair and preferentially punishes his weak, his dumb, his fat, his lazy. I believe he takes more pleasure in his perfect creatures, and cheers them on like a brainless dad as they run roughshod over the rest of us. He gives us a need for love, and no way to get any. He gives us a desire to be liked, and personal attributes that make us utterly unlikable. Having placed his flawed and needy children in a world of exacting specifications, he deducts the difference between what we have and what we need from our hearts and our self-esteem and our mental health.

  George Saunders

  Running, Cheer, Children

  "George Saunders's funny, sad stories from a divided nation" by Chris Power, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2016.

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• I may as well cut my losses and make a hasty exit while I still had enough self-esteem to walk upright. Crawling was so demoralizing

  Darynda Jones

  Self Esteem, Cutting, Loss

  Darynda Jones (2012). “Death and the Girl Next Door”, p.28, Macmillan

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• In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Self Esteem, Humility, Eye

  Eckhart Tolle (2008). “Oneness With All Life: Inspirational Selections from A New Earth”, p.47, Penguin

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• For that again, is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency. If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic. People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware. Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world. Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional. The art of love is largely the art of persistence.

  Albert Ellis

  Art, Real, Self Esteem

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• A little bit of irreverence is necessary to have any self-esteem at all. Not irreverence for people, but rather, for what other people think.

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  Sherry Argov

  Self Esteem, Thinking, People

  Sherry Argov, “Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl - A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship”

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• Self-esteem can be so exhausting. I want to cut my hair, change my clothes, erase the pimple from the near-tip of my nose, and strengthen my upper-arm definition, all in the next hour.

  David Levithan

  Self Esteem, Cutting, Clothes

  David Levithan (2009). “Boy Meets Boy”, p.28, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Most humans, in varying degrees, are already dead. In one way or another they have lost their dreams, their ambitions, their desire for a better life. They have surrendered their fight for self-esteem and they have compromised their great potential. They have settled for a life of mediocrity, days of despair and nights of tears. They are no more than living deaths confined to cemeteries of their choice. Yet they need not remain in that state. They can be resurrected from their sorry condition. They can each perform the greatest miracle in the world. They can each come back from the dead.

  Og Mandino

  Dream, Sorry, Self Esteem

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

  Nathaniel Branden

  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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• Sometimes people with low self-esteem will try to punish you for caring about them.

  Wayne Gerard Trotman

  Self Esteem, Caring, People

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• People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not.

  Wayne Gerard Trotman

  Self Esteem, People, Ifs

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• Surely the Shadowhunter community must honor you and hold you in high esteem as a gentleman who has truly advanced their race. No, Henry said sadly. Mostly they wish that I would stop suggesting new inventions and cease setting fire to things.

  Cassandra Clare

  Fire, Race, Community

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.281, Simon and Schuster

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• And in situations where a man and a woman each receive negative feedback, the woman's self-confidence and self-esteem drop to a much greater degree. The internalization of failure and the insecurity it breeds hurt future performance, so this pattern has serious long-term consequences.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Hurt, Self Esteem, Self Confidence

  Sheryl Sandberg (2014). “Lean In for Graduates”, p.39, Knopf

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• Dear Heavenly Father, I have a friend who stands as close as a brother, a brave soul. I have seen in him the heart of a warrior... He is gallant, loyal, and true, sacrificing his esteem, forfeiting his comfort, even spilling his blood. But, what color is his soul? My friend has a desperate need, and I have seen it. How can I be his accuser, condemning the one who has gladly poured out his blood in my stead? But shall I deny my witness? There is a darkness, a gnawing void behind those eyes of steel... Will you make him a knight, dressed in holy raiment, fit to take a seat at your table?

  Bryan Davis

  Brother, Father, Eye

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• ...true self-esteem comes from competence, not the other way around.

  Susan Cain

  Self Esteem, Way, True Self

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• Even the wealthiest professional woman can be "brought down" by being in a relationship where she longs to be loved and is consistently lied to. To the degree that she trusts her male companion, lying and other forms of betrayal will most likely shatter her self-confidence and self-esteem.

  Bell Hooks

  Betrayal, Self Esteem, Lying

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• For although a man is judged by his actions, by what he has said and done, a man judges himself by what he is willing to do, by what he might have said, or might have done—a judgment that is necessarily hampered, not only by the scope and limits of his imagination, but by the ever-changing measure of his doubt and self-esteem.

  Eleanor Catton

  Self Esteem, Men, Imagination

  "The Luminaries". Book by Eleanor Catton, 2013.

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• Limitless like the ocean are your excellent qualities.

  Dalai Lama

  Self Esteem, Ocean, Quality

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