“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.”
"It isn't normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement."
- Abraham Maslow
Self-awareness
"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
"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