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

Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves..

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

As you grow in self-esteem, your face, manner, way of talking and moving will tend naturally to project the pleasure you take in being alive..

To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem..

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

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 eart….

Feel deeply to think clearly..

Doing more of what doesn't work doesn't work..

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

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

For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic, the des….

Anyone who really loves you wants you to be authentic. And anyone who doesn't want you to be authentic doesn't really love you..

It is naive to think that self-assertiveness is easy. To live self-assertively--which means to live authentically--is an act of high courage. That is….

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

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 again….

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

Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of the misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves-their convictions and their aspiration….

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 act….

The greatest barrier to achievement and success is not lack of talent or ability but rather the feeling that achievement and success, above a certain….

Your choices have psychological consequences. The way you choose to deal with reality, truth, facts - your choice to honor or dishonor your own perce….