“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.”
"One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again."
- Abraham Maslow
Personal Growth
"One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen, again and again, fear must be overcome again and again."
- Abraham Maslow
Courage
"If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life."
- Abraham Maslow
Motivation
"If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be unhappy for the rest of your life."
- Abraham Maslow
Motivation
"Almost all creativity involves purposeful play."
- Abraham Maslow
Creativity
"Self-respect tends to inspire respect from others."
- Nathaniel Branden
Self-esteem
"Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality."
- Les Brown
Self-esteem
"You are your best thing."
- Toni Morrison
Self-esteem
"Thinking you’re no-good and worthless is the worst thing you can do."
- Nobito
Self-esteem
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Self-esteem