“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."
- Nathaniel Branden
Self-awareness
"Self-respect tends to inspire respect from others."
- Nathaniel Branden
Self-esteem
"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 against a comparative standard. Their joy is being who they are, not in being better than someone else."
- Nathaniel Branden
Self-esteem
"There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity."
- Nathaniel Branden
Self-esteem
"Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself."
- Nathaniel Branden
Self-esteem
"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Worry is a misuse of imagination."
Awareness