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.

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.

Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

The spirit of divinity is the spirit of being.

Don't let a little fear stop you from getting what you want

Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim.

When God takes your straw, it isn’t because he wants you to remain a slave. It’s because he wants you to take another step toward freedom.

At night I can write for hours.

My sincerity is my credentials.

There is no summit in art; there is only continuous climbing!

Whenever people ask you where you're from and you say New Orleans, it's always going to create a conversation.

All religions proclaim the advantages of peace, loving one another, and "doing to others what we would like them to do to us."

I enjoy just being around my family and my loved ones. It's just the simple things.