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The problem isn't that people don't understand how good things are. It's that they know, from personal experience, that things really aren't that good.

Some people are more fluid than others at just being themselves and recognizing what's good about themselves.

Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-brake on.

I am not someone who throws around the word 'self-esteem.' It is a fictional description.

I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled.

Real self-esteem has to be earned. I also believe in virtuous circles, like, nothing is fun until you are good at it. It is great if you can instill in children the ability to not give up, to have a work ethic.

People are afraid of things they don't understand. They don't know how to relate. It threatens their security, their existence, their career, image.

Self-esteem comes quietly, like the truth.

People who act the most arrogant often are the most insecure, and they just can't even begin to accept the possibility that they might not be as good as they think they are.