• The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

• Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.

• If we do not believe in ourselves—neither in our efficacy nor in our goodness—the universe is a frightening place.

• Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by measuring themselves against a comparative standard. Their joy is being who they are, not in being better than someone else.

• Romantic love is a passionate spiritual-emotional-sexual attachment between a man and a woman that reflects a high regard for the value of each other’s person.

• Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

• There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. People who do not experience self-love have little or no capacity to love others.

• To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the prerogative of mindlessness but the exact opposite. It is the reward of self-esteem.

• Sometimes the subconscious mind manifests a wisdom several steps or even years ahead of the conscious mind, and has its own way of leading us toward our destiny.