Esteem Quotes - Page 38

• LOGOMACHY, n. A war in which the weapons are words and the wounds punctures in the swim-bladder of self-esteem - a kind of contest in which, the vanquished being unconscious of defeat, the victor is denied the reward of success.

  Ambrose Bierce

  War, Self Esteem, Swim

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.153, University of Georgia Press

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• The number one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain their self-esteem. You don't hit a man on the head when you've got your fingers between his teeth.

  Kofi Annan

  Self Esteem, Men, Numbers

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• Some think the only way to get even, to get attention or advantage, or to win is to bash people. This kind of behavior is never appropriate. Oftentimes character and reputation and almost always self-esteem are destroyed under the hammer of this vicious practice.

  Marvin J. Ashton

  Self Esteem, Communication, Character

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• I find that goal setting, when done this way, leads to goal achieving. The chronic failure to achieve goals lowers self-esteem. Show me a failure to achieve a goal, and usually I can show you the violation of one or more of the above criteria. Imposed goals, vague goals, and unrealistic goals tend to produce only partial successes and outright failures.

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Self Esteem, Generosity, Goal

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• Arrogant or critical people are often people with low self-esteem who are afraid of taking risks. That's because, if you learn something new, you are then required to make mistakes in order to fully understand what you have learned.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Mistake, Self Esteem, Order

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• Some guys like to undermine a girl's self-esteem with little verbal jabs. Eventually it all adds up. One bee sting doesn't hurt a horse, but enough bee stings can kill a horse.

  Oliver Gaspirtz

  Girl, Hurt, Horse

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• Women with low self-esteem love bad boys. Women who have work to do love bad boys. Women who love themselves love good men.

  Tracy McMillan

  Self Esteem, Boys, Men

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• When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem.

  Greg Louganis

  Sports, Growing Up, Self Esteem

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• The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate to them, but to give additional force to their well-meant endeavours, and raise them to public esteem.

  Joseph Lancaster

  Teacher, Giving, Youth

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• We must learn to do economic work from all who know how, no matter who they are. We must esteem them as teachers, learning from them respectfully and conscientiously. We must not pretend to know when we do not know.

  Mao Zedong

  Teacher, Autumn, Matter

  Zedong Mao (1972). “Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung”, p.310, China Books

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• She is convinced that when language dies, out of carelessness, disuse, indifference and absence of esteem, or killed by fiat, not only she herself, but all users and makers are accountable for its demise. In her country children have bitten their tongues off and use bullets instead to iterate the voice of speechlessness, of disabled and disabling language, of language adults have abandoned altogether as a device for grappling with meaning, providing guidance, or expressing love.

  Toni Morrison

  Love, Country, Children

  Nobel Prize for Literature Lecture, delivered 7 December 1993

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• Of all the judgments you make in life, none is as important as the one you make about yourself. The difference between low self-esteem and high self-esteem is the difference between passivity and action, between failure and success.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self Esteem, Differences, Important

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• To accept struggle as part of life, to accept all of it, even the darkest moments of anguish; to be motivated by love rather than fear, by confidence rather than insecurity: these are the benchmarks of high self-esteem. The wish to avoid fear and pain is not the motive that drives the lives of highly evolved men and women; rather, it is the life force within them, thrusting toward its unique form of expression-the actualization of personal values.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Pain, Self Esteem, Struggle

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.62, Simon and Schuster

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• It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.

  Thomas More

  Men, Vanity, Invention

  Thomas More (1997). “Utopia”, p.29, Wordsworth Editions

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• [W]ork at ridding yourself of the esteem you have had up to now for the glitter and sparkle of virtue and the vain applause of the world, which Our Lord so assiduously avoided and so often recommends us to shun, and that you labor in earnest to acquire true and solid virtues.

  Vincent de Paul

  World, Glitter, Sparkle

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• [L]et us work to rid ourselves of our attacks of over-zealousness especially when it offends against respect, esteem, and charity.

  Vincent de Paul

  Charity, Values

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1990). “Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)”

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• I am determined, even if they throw mud in my face, never to show any resentment, nor break with them, nor deviate from the esteem and honor I owe them in the sight of God. If they forget themselves and say or do something offensive against your little bark, even if it is done purposely to make it sink, bear with it for the love of God, who will save you from shipwreck and calm the storm. Do not complain or even say a single work about it. In spite of everything, continue to compliment them when you meet, as if nothing were amiss.

  Vincent de Paul

  Wisdom, Sight, Honor

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1985). “Correspondence, Conferences, Documents”

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• A husband should always try to treat his wife with the greatest courtesy and respect, holding her in the highest esteem. He should speak to her in a kind and a soft manner, showing his love by word and deed. As she feels this love and tenderness she will mirror it and return it tenfold.

  James E. Faust

  Marriage, Husband, Mirrors

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• Although my marriage left me with three beautiful children, it also left me with a healthy dose of self-doubt, low self-esteem, and an extreme desire to be loved again. I was operating on empty, expecting to be paid in full.

  Niecy Nash

  Beautiful, Children, Self Esteem

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• The teacher not only shapes the expectations and ambitions of her pupils, but she also influences their attitudes toward their future and themselves. If she is unskilled, she leaves scars on the lives of youth, cuts deeply into their self-esteem, and distorts their image of themselves as human beings. But if she loves her students and has high expectations of them, their self-confidence will grow, their capabilities will develop, and their future will be assured.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Teacher, Attitude, Self Esteem

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• The difference between those whom the world esteems as good and those whom it condemns as bad, is in many cases little else than that the former have been better sheltered from temptation.

  Augustus William Hare

  Differences, Temptation, World

  Julius Charles HARE (Archdeacon of Lewes. and HARE (Augustus William)), Augustus William HARE (1847). “Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers. Third edition. First Series”, p.258

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• My mom raise me so wonderfully. She gave me self esteem and made me appreciate my flaws, as well as my strengths.

  Kirsten Dunst

  Mom, Self Esteem, Appreciate

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• Look around you and look at history. You will see the achievements of man’s mind. You will see man’s unlimited potentiality for greatness, and the faculty that makes it possible. You will see that man is not a helpless monster by nature, but he becomes one when he discards that faculty: his mind. And if you ask me, what is greatness? I will answer, it is the capacity to live by the three fundamental values of John Galt: reason, purpose, self-esteem.

  Ayn Rand

  Self Esteem, Greatness, Men

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• It is hard to feel bad about yourself when you are doing something good for someone else. There are a lot of ways to lift your self-esteem, but making a positive difference in another's life has got to be my best leadership guidance. Serving others and working to add value to them will lift your spirits in a way that nothing else will. Trust me on this one.

  John C. Maxwell

  Leadership, Self Esteem, Differences

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• The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you.

  Earl Nightingale

  Self Esteem, Profound, World

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