Is a man one whit the better because he is grown great in other men’s esteem?

Most people experience some insecurity regarding one or more of their physical traits.

Any system that is built on a false understanding of human nature is doomed to fail. Building a society where the primary objective is to protect one’s fragile self-esteem from the dangers of competition will only lead to a society of weakness, entitlement, and apathy. Life is necessarily competitive; society is necessarily hierarchical. It does no one any favors to pursue a utopian vision of society where no one’s feelings are hurt.

Go listen to my music. It’s the code of self-esteem. It’s the code of who you are. If you’re a Kanye West fan, you’re not a fan of me, you’re a fan of yourself.

Every player needs that one or two innings to get the confidence in whatever format to realise that he’s good enough to be successful in whatever conditions or at whatever level.

The promotion of “self-esteem” in our schools has been so successful that people feel free to spout off about all sorts of things – and see no reason why their opinions should not be taken as seriously as the views of people who actually know what they are talking about

You can love what you see in the mirror, but you can’t self-esteem your way out of the way the world treats you.

Among American citizens, there should be no forgotten men and no forgotten races

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

I had enormous self-image problems and very low self-esteem, which I hid behind obsessive writing and performing. It’s exactly what I do now, except I enjoy it now. I’m not driven like I was in my twenties. I was driven to get through life very quickly.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.