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

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.

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

A goal without an action plan is a daydream.

Anyone who engages in the practice of psychotherapy confronts every day the devastation wrought by the teachings of religion.

If you are terrified of making mistakes, you will be reluctant to acknowledge them when you do make them-and therefore you will not correct them.

One of the characteristics of love relationships that flower is a relatively high degree of mutual self-disclosure - a willingness to let our partner enter into the interior of our private world and a genuine interest in the private world of that partner. Couples in love tend to show more of themselves to each other than to any other person.