If you face life without confidence in your own powers, you succumb too easily to setbacks and adversity; you lack the will to persevere.
Nathaniel BrandenIt'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.
Nathaniel BrandenOut of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of the misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves-their convictions and their aspirations-every day. There is nothing noble about it. It takes far more courage to fight for your values than to relinquish them.
Nathaniel BrandenLive with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.
Nathaniel BrandenLiving consciously reflects the conviction that sight is preferable to blindness; that respecting the facts of reality is more satisfying than denying them; that evasion does not make the unreal real or the real unreal; that it is better to correct your mistakes that to pretend they do not exist; and that the more conscious you are of facts bearing on your life and goals, the more wisely and effectively you can act.
Nathaniel Branden