The United States was the first country in the history of the world to be consciously created out of an idea - and the idea was liberty.

Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life.

Romantic love can be terrifying. We experience another human being as enormously important to us. So there is surrender - not a surrender to the other person so much as to our feeling for the other person. What is the obstacle? The possibility of loss.

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

In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability to learn.

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.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

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