Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.

I have to respect other's opinions even if I don't agree with them.

The ultimate test of our integrity is not how we deal with those whom we agree but how we deal with those who we do not agree.

Individualism is at once an ethical-psychological concept and an ethical-political one. As an ethical-psychological concept, individualism holds that a human being should think and judge independently, respecting nothing more than the sovereignty of his or her mind; thus, it is intimately connected with the concept of autonomy. As an ethical-political concept, individualism upholds the supremacy of individual rights

If we do have realistic confidence in our mind and value, if we feel secure within ourselves, we tend to experience the world as open to us and to respond appropriately to challenges and opportunities.

It's not that achievements prove our worth but rather that the process of achieving is the means by which we develop our effectiveness, our competence at living.

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