Quotes by : Nathaniel Branden

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

In the inner courtroom of my mind, mine is the only judgment that counts.

The challenge for people today--and it is not and easy one--is to maintain high personal standards even....

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem the more likely one will treat....

Chances are, when you were young, you were told, in effect, "Listen, kid, here is the news: life is not....

The opposite of self-assertiveness is self-abnegation--abandoning or submerging your personal values,....

Our liabilities pose the problem of inadequacy; our our assets, the challenge of responsibility. Our....

One of the great self-deceptions--and one of the great foolishnesses--is to tell yourself, Only I will....

Anyone who engages in the practice of psychotherapy confronts every day the devastation wrought by the....

Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves--their....