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

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.

The desire for self-esteem without integrity is like the desire for wealth without effort-a longing for the unearned.

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

High self esteem people can surely be knocked down by an excess of troubles, but they are quickerto pick themselves up again.

The lies most devastating to our self-esteem are not so much the lies we tell as the lies we live.

Fully to surrender to love can be terrifying. But it is the price life asks in exchange for the possibility of ecstasy.