Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.

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

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

One of the hardest expressions of self-assertiveness is challenging your limiting beliefs.

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

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.

Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.

Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.

The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self.

If you face life without confidence in your own powers, you succumb too easily to setbacks and adversity; you lack the will to persevere.

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

Forgiveness and faith are like writing a story, they take time, effort, revisions.

Pebbles that bring you joy are better than diamonds that bring you sorrow.

Live to start your stupid ideas, and start to live a life without regret--a life filled with meaning, freedom, happiness, fun, authenticity, and influence.

When an idea is wanting a word can always be found to take its place.

Everybody knows life isn't worth living.

That's what you join a band for, is to make music. Not to sit around and have five years off. We're not getting any younger.

How is it that so often . . . I get the feeling I've worked hard to learn something I already know, or knew, once.

There is no greater thing two friends can do for each other than simply to be each other's friends.

I wanted to see my name on the cover of a book. If your name is in the Library of Congress, you're immortal.