A depression is a large-scale decline in production and trade...there is nothing in the nature of a free-market economy to cause such an event.
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 BrandenIntegrity is the integration of ideals, convictions, standards, beliefs-and behavior. When our behavior is congruent with our professed values, when ideals and practice match up, we have integrity.
Nathaniel BrandenTo trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem.
Nathaniel BrandenYou have a right to your feelings. Your feelings are there to tell you something, but they are not infallible guides to behavior.
Nathaniel BrandenOne 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.
Nathaniel Branden