#esteem

I believe that the dissolution of a marriage comes about by the breaking down of self-esteem. ↗

— Dixie Carter

#believe #breaking #comes #dissolution #down

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#courage #esteemed #first #guarantees #human

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may. ↗

— William Cobbett

#esteem #find #goodness #may #men

To live in a culture in which women are routinely naked where men aren't is to learn inequality in little ways all day long. So even if we agree that sexual imagery is in fact a language, it is clearly one that is already heavily edited to protect men's sexual--and hence social--confidence while undermining that of women. ↗

— Naomi Wolf

#beauty #eating-disorders #feminism #self-esteem #society

Every woman knows that, regardless of all her other achievements, she is a failure if she is not beautiful. ↗

— Germaine Greer

#body-image #self-esteem #society #weight #beauty

Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize their cultural ancestors. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

#am #ancestors #cultural #derive #feeling

Extra miles, extensive preparation and exhaustive efforts usually show astonishing results. ↗

— Roopleen

#courage #determination #goals #inspiration #inspire

It is not important for life to meet your great expectations. What is important is that you hold high expectations of yourself and meet them greatly. ↗

— Roopleen

#courage #determination #goals #inspiration #inspire

Men were created before women. ... But that doesn't prove their superiority – rather, it proves ours, for they were born out of the lifeless earth in order that we could be born out of living flesh. And what's so important about this priority in creation, anyway? When we are building, we lay foundations on the ground first, things of no intrinsic merit or beauty, before subsequently raising up sumptuous buildings and ornate palaces. Lowly seeds are nourished in the earth, and then later the ravishing blooms appear; lovely roses blossom forth and scented narcissi. ↗

— Moderata Fonte

#building #dignity #empowerment #flowers #gender

Don't waste your energy trying to change opinions ... Do your thing, and don't care if they like it. ↗

— Tina Fey

#inspirational #self-confidence #self-esteem #trying #change