Maslow Self Esteem Quotes & Sayings

Habit is something you can do without thinking, which is why most of us have so many of them. — Frank A. Clark

You think of yourself
light, fast, free
free of earth, free of bondage to your body. In your 'perfect' body, you are in control, addicted to the light that keeps you out of body. You're a swan maiden, addicted to wings, addicted to spirit. You refused to eat in order to fly. — Marion Woodman

For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure. And therefore a man must know how to estimate a sour face. The by-standers look askance on him in the public street or in the friend's parlour. If this aversation had its origin in contempt and resistance like his own, he might well go home with a sad countenance; but the sour faces of the multitude, like their sweet faces, have no deep cause, but are put on and off as the wind blows and a newspaper directs. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Yoruba religion is the science of allowing God to flow through you, so that each breath becomes a prayer, and as God breathes, you breathe. — Tobe Melora Correal

Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates. — Charles Caleb Colton

It is the understanding of others and the awareness of their needs, that the ambassador of CHRIST should strive to cultivate — Larry Crabb

The most stable, and therefore, the most healthy self-esteem is based on deserved respect from others rather than on external fame or celebrity and unwarranted adulation. — Abraham H. Maslow

Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity. — F. Sionil Jose

No psychological health is possible unless this essential care of the person is fundamentally accepted, loved and respected by others and by himself. — Abraham Maslow

When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of basic human needs such as security, love, and self-esteem. — Abraham Maslow

A positive self image and healthy self esteem is based on approval, acceptance and recognition from others; but also upon actual accomplishments, achievements and success upon the realistic self confidence which ensues. — Abraham Maslow

Pleasure through pain is that much sweeter. — Toni Crawford

The spiritual life is part of the human essence. It is a defining characteristic of human nature, without which human nature is not fully human. — Abraham Maslow

I have a really supportive family, which is really wonderful, but I'm not forcing everyone to watch my work every week. — Mickey Sumner

But beyond a basic minimum, the relationship between income and happiness is slight. Research bears out Maslow's analysis that the higher needs are love and belonging, esteem and self-actualisation. The most significant determinants of happiness are strong and rewarding personal relationships, a sense of belonging to a community, being valued by others and living a meaningful life. These are precisely the things in which religion specialises: sanctifying marriage, etching family life with the charisma of holiness, creating and sustaining strong communities in which people are valued for what they are, not for what they earn or own, and providing a framework within which our lives take on meaning, purpose, even blessedness. — Jonathan Sacks

I was always small. I was a leadoff hitter growing up, until I was 13 or 14 years old and had a little growth spurt and started hitting home runs. — Ryan Braun