"To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself."
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"Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth."
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"Most people with low self-esteem have earned it."
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"We all place ourselves at various levels, and we are constantly falling from these heights. It is the falls we are ashamed of. Self-esteem is the cause of our shame, of our fall. It is this self-esteem that must be understood, and not the fall."
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"Imagination builds the image of the self, and thought then functions within its shadows. From this self-concept grows the conflict between what is and what should be, the conflict in duality."
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"After all, conflict arises, does it not, through the desire to be something, to be other than what is."
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"In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same."
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"The average man plays to the gallery of his own self-esteem."
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"We're miserable because we think that we are mere individuals, alone with our fears and flaws and resentment and mortality."
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"The wounded heart learns self-love by first overcoming low self-esteem."
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"So many comics have such low self-esteem."
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"The stretch of the limousine usually is inversely proportional to the self esteem of the person riding in it."
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"In the teen years, we often confuse self-image with self-esteem. Teenagers are very influenced by the image others have of them. All sorts of complexes come from this."
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"The integrity and self-esteem gained from winning the battle against extremity are the richest treasures in my life"
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"There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world."
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"Self-esteem is the reputation you have with yourself."
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"A feeling of continuous growth is a wonderful source of motivation and self confidence."
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"Your self-confidence is directly connected to how much you feel you are making a difference in the world."
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"When you believe that other people think highly of you, your level of self-acceptance and self-esteem goes straight up."
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"Whenever you complete a task of any size or importance, you feel a surge of energy, enthusiasm, and self-esteem. The more important the completed task, the happier, more confident, and more powerful you feel about yourself and your world."
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