269 Quotes by Nathaniel Branden

I have to respect other's opinions even if I don't agree with them.

Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.

The desire for self-esteem without integrity is like the desire for wealth without effort-a longing for the unearned.

If you overcome your fear to ask someone for a date, a raise, or help with a project, that is an act of self-assertiveness. You are moving out into life rather than contracting and withdrawing.

The highest compliment one can be paid by another human being is to be told: 'Because of what you are, you are essential to my happiness.'

To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem.

No one is coming to save you...

Your life is important. Fight for it. Honour your highest potentials.

How do we keep our inner fire alive? Two things, at minimum, are needed: an ability to appreciate the positives in our life – and a commitment to action. Every day, it's important to ask and answer these questions: ‘What's good in my life?’ and ‘What needs to be done?