All neurotic symptoms have as their object the task of safeguarding the patient's self-esteem and thereby also the lifeline into which he has grown.

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.

Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it

Most people with low self-esteem have earned it

Every major life decision I made came from my pain, guilt and shame...even down to the man I chose for a husband.

I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself.