It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior.
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 BrandenSome people stand and move as if they have no right to the space they occupy. They wonder why others often fail to treat them with respect-not realizing that they have signaled others that it is not necessary to treat them with respect.
Nathaniel BrandenIt is true that people are sometimes hit by adversities beyond their control. But those so affected are better helped when they are awakened to the resources they do possess than when they are told they don't have any.
Nathaniel Branden