In the whole history of capitalism, no one has been able to establish a coercive monopoly by means of competition in a free market...Every single coercive monopoly that exists or ever has existed...was created and made possible only by an act of government...which granted special privileges (not obtainable in a free market) to a man or a group of men, and forbade all others to enter that particular field.

Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

Sometimes pain is easier to bear alone than happiness.

When your principles seem to be demanding suicide, clearly it's time to check your premises

It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior.

Suppose you feel you cannot accept some fact about yourself. Then own your refusal to accept. Own the block. Embrace it fully. And watch it begin to disappear. The principal is this: Begin where you are-accept that. Then change and growth become possible.

You have a right to your feelings. Your feelings are there to tell you something, but they are not infallible guides to behavior.