Self-esteem, the kind that comes from finding the sweet spot between a healthy fondness for yourself and healthy self-skepticism, tends to get harder to come by the older we get. Meghan Daum esteemfindfondness Change image and share on social
Self-examination - when the whole world around you is pressuring that and challenging you - is very, very hard. Looking at a whole structure - in my case, let us say of snobbery, basking in certain privileges, marks of what appear to be superiority - that's ugly to look at. Margo Jefferson baskcasechallenge share on social
Self-examination with a close-up mirror in an antiseptic environment is what Nine Inch Nails is based on. Trent Reznor antisepticbaseclose Change image and share on social
Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be. Iris Apfel explorationpainful Change image and share on social
Self-expression is always a right, but it's still not there to be abused. Isaac Hayes abuseexpression Change image and share on social
Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment. Pearl S. Buck communicationexpressionfulfillment Change image and share on social
Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate. Herbert Hoover electorategovernmentinstruct Change image and share on social
Self-government does not and should not imply the use of political agencies alone. Progress is born of cooperation in the community - not from governmental restraints. Herbert Hoover agencybearcommunity Change image and share on social
Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered. Mason Cooley centerequallyhatred Change image and share on social
Self-hatred is OK. I have self-hatred, too. It's OK. What's bad is if you don't know how to get out of it, don't know how to manage it. Self-hatred is, in fact, a good thing if you can clearly see the mechanism of it, because it helps you to understand others. Orhan Pamuk badfactgood share on social
