What a great teacher, a great parent, a great psychotherapist and a great coach have in common is a deep belief in the potential of the person with whom they are concerned. They relate to the person from their vision of his or her worth and value.

There is only one reality - the reality knowable to reason. And if man does not choose to perceive it, there is nothing else for him to perceive; if it is not of this world that he is conscious, then he is not conscious at all

If you face life without confidence in your own powers, you succumb too easily to setbacks and adversity; you lack the will to persevere.

If we attach more importance to what other people believe than to what we know to be true - if we value belonging over being - we will not attain authenticity.

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

What is guilt? It is moral self-reproach-I did wrong when it was possible to have done otherwise.

Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.