I think we each come out of the womb with some unique way of looking at the world and if we don't express it, we loose faith in ourselves.

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

Self-esteem is the basis of any democracy

Because God knows me better than I know myself, I must go to Him to find out who I am.

We need to unlearn our respect for education, since it has undermined our respect for ourselves. It's worth taking time to demistify it. [...] All the things an adolescent can be [...] are reduced to a three digit number. [...] We too can decide how to value our education instead of letting them value us.

I want to feel proud and happy about my selflessness. But what happens when being selfless takes away a big part of your self?