Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

Capitalism, by its nature, entails a constant process of motion, growth and progress.

Most of the time, I regard the judgment of people as a waste of time. I regard the judgment of behavior as imperative.

One of the most significant characteristics of healthy self esteem is that it is the state of one who is not at war either with himself or with others.

No one is coming to save you.

Reason and emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between two opposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifests itself in the form of a feeling.

In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-expression, and conformity is valued above integrity, those who preserve their self-esteem are likely to be heroic exceptions.