269 Quotes by Nathaniel Branden

Perhaps the essence of our evolution as human beings is to keep answering, on deeper and deeper levels, the basic question: Who am I?

No one is coming to save me; no one is coming to make life right for me; no one is coming to solve my problems. If I don’t do something, nothing is going to get better.

If we attach more importance to what other people believe than to what we know to be true – if we value belonging over being – we will not attain authenticity.

Success in life belongs to those who do.

One of the characteristics of love relationships that flower is a relatively high degree of mutual self-disclosure.

There is no value-judgment more important to a man – no factor more decisive in his psychological development and motivation – than the estimate he passes on himself.

The reputation you have with yourself – your self-esteem – is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

Instead of seeking self-esteem through consciousness, responsibility, and integrity, we may seek it through popularity, material acquisitions, or sexual exploits.

Someone who loves us passionately is motivated to know and understand us to a greater depth than someone with whom our relationship is more casual.