Quotes by Self Esteem The man of authentic self-confidence is the man who relies on the judgment of his own mind. Such a man is not malleable; he may be mistaken, he may be fooled in a given instance, but he is inflexible in regard to the absolutism of reality, i.e., in seeking and demanding truth. Ayn Rand confidence self-esteem men There is only one source of authentic self-confidence: reason. Ayn Rand self-confidence self-esteem reason The attack on "selfishness" is an attack on man's self-esteem; to surrender one, is to surrender the other. Ayn Rand selfishness self-esteem men 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 greatness self-esteem men There must be only three supreme values which govern a person's life: Reason, Purpose, and Self-esteem. Reason, as his only tool of knowledge--Purpose, as his choice of the happiness which that tool must proceed to achieve--Self-esteem, as his inviolate certainty that his mind is competent to think and his person is worthy of happiness, which means: is worthy of living. These three values imply and require all of man's virtues, and all his virtues pertain to the relation of existence and consciousness: rationality, independence, integrity, honesty, justice, productiveness, pride. Ayn Rand honesty self-esteem integrity If you want to save capitalism there is only one type of argument that you should adopt, the only one that has ever won in any moral issue: the argument from self-esteem. Check your premises, convince yourself of the rightness of your cause, then fight for capitalism with full, moral certainty. Ayn Rand issues fighting self-esteem With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter how convincing, lower our self-esteem. Azar Nafisi self-esteem matter lying Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God's curriculum. Baal Shem Tov curriculum unique self-esteem Respect yourself if you would have others respect you. Baltasar Gracian respect self-worth self-esteem If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself. Barbara De Angelis self-esteem love life It is time for you to make a commitment to create joy, creativity and love for yourself, only then will you benefit others, for if you do not evolve yourself, you do not serve others. By becoming a living example, by following what is in your heart, you show the way for others to follow with courage, what is in their hearts. Barbara Marciniak creativity self-esteem heart You are living in a time when opportunities for self-empowerment, expanded awareness and spiritual growth appear to be unlimited. Barbara Marciniak self-confidence self-esteem spiritual Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem. Barbara Sher resentment self-esteem weak Action helps you think and raises your self-esteem. Good luck happens when you're in action. Ask yourself, "Does this go toward or away from what I want?" There's an animal in us, and it has great instincts. Scan for a desire and follow it. Set a goal, any goal, and start doing everything you can think of to achieve it. Barbara Sher good-luck self-esteem animal You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it. Barbra Streisand songwriting trust self-esteem I wasn't supported, I wasn't given any self-esteem. Barbra Streisand given self-esteem self The power of self goes beyond words. Self confidence, self improvement, self esteem, self enhancement, self love ... Get yourself right first! Behdad Sami self-confidence self-love self-esteem The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in acts of psychic self-mutilation, that they kill off the emotional parts of themselves. If an individual is not successful in emotionally crippling himself, he can count on patriarchal men to enact rituals of power that will assault his self-esteem. Bell Hooks self-esteem successful men The most basic activism we can have in our lives is to live consciously in a nation living in fantasies. Living consciously is living with a core of healthy self-esteem. You will face reality, you will not delude yourself. Bell Hooks healthy self-esteem reality The wounded heart learns self-love by first overcoming low self-esteem. Bell Hooks self-love self-esteem heart «23456789101112»