Quotes by Self Esteem I was full of rage. My self-esteem was so low that I actually slept on the floor every night, because I didn't believe I deserved a bed to sleep in. Byron Katie self-esteem sleep believe Did I love what I was doing, or did I love myself in doing it? C. Terry Warner i-love-myself love-myself self-esteem In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all. Carl Icahn business self-esteem mistake If I were to search for the central core of difficulty in people as I have come to know them, it is that in the great majority of cases they despise themselves, regarding themselves as worthless and unlovable. Carl Rogers majority self-esteem people Whenever our ethnic or national prejudices are aroused, in times of scarcity, during challenges to national self esteem or nerve, when we agonize about our diminished cosmic place and purpose, or when fanaticism is bubbling up around us - then, habits of thought familiar from ages past reach for the controls. Carl Sagan self-esteem challenges past The gears of poverty, ignorance, hopelessness and low self-esteem interact to create a kind of perpetual failure machine that grinds down dreams from generation to generation. We all bear the cost of keeping it running. Illiteracy is its linchpin. Carl Sagan self-esteem dream running Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide deficiencies instead of overcoming them? Why look for friends or partners who will just shore up your self-esteem instead of ones who will also challenge you to grow? And why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives. Carol S. Dweck passion self-esteem people Your failures and misfortunes don't threaten other people. . .It's your assets and your successes that are problems for people who derive their self-esteem from being superior. Carol S. Dweck self-esteem wise people Elegance isn't solely defined by what you wear. It's how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read. Carolina Herrera fashion reading self-esteem Mastery over the body - its impulses, its needs, its size - is paramount; to lose control is to risk beauty, and to risk beauty is to risk desirability, and to risk desirability is to risk entitlement to sexuality and love and self-esteem. Caroline Knapp size risk self-esteem The ability to know that your perceptions are accurate has to happen without others' validation. Intuition is not the result of diet, rituals, or wind chimes. It's the natural consequence of having self-esteem, the greatest power you can have. With self-esteem, your life can broaden into an adventure because you can know in your gut that you can handle the unknown. And you can handle helping others without fear, which is true liberation. Caroline Myss self-esteem motivational adventure To love yourself, truly love yourself, is to finally discover the essence of personal courage, self-respect, integrity, and self-esteem. These are the qualities of grace that come directly from a soul with stamina. Caroline Myss self-esteem love-you integrity Your identity, self-esteem, and awareness of your ego lay the groundwork for your life. How you conduct yourself with others, and whether you have the strength to make your way without needing to ask for another's permission, depends on how well you succeed at the many challenges that awaken your need to take charge of who you are. Caroline Myss ego self-esteem challenges Intuitive guidance means having the self-esteem to recognize that the discomfort or confusion that a person feels is actually directing him to take charge of his life and make choices that will break him out of stagnation or misery. And, while we measure our own success in terms of our personal comfort and security, the universe measures our success by how much we have learned. Caroline Myss confusion self-esteem mean Intuition is natural by-product of flowering of a mature self-esteem and a sense of empowerment – not power over, but power to be Caroline Myss empowerment intuition self-esteem I firmly believe that intuitive or symbolic sight is not a gift but a skill - Caroline Myss self-esteem sight believe How would your life change if your self-esteem improved? Caroline Myss self-respect life-changing self-esteem Never underestimate yourself Carolyn Mackler never-underestimate underestimate self-esteem Prior to being bullied, I was a very footloose sixth-grader. You know, I was quirky, I was creative - I really felt good in my own body. And when I was bullied in seventh grade, my self-esteem tanked. Carolyn Mackler quirky creative self-esteem You know men. We have delicate egos. Cassandra Clare ego self-esteem men «678910111213141516»