In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability to learn

One of the hardest expressions of self-assertiveness is challenging your limiting beliefs.

When we bury our feelings, we also bury ourselves. It means we exist in a state of alienation. We rarely know it, but we are lonely for ourselves.

To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the prerogative of mindlessness, but the exact opposite: It is the reward of self-esteem.

Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.

We tend to feel most comfortable, "most at home", with people whose self esteem level resembles our own.

A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness.