{"author":"Nathaniel Branden","author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden","total_quotes":52,"quotes":[{"text":"A mind that trusts itself is light on its feet.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["confidence","intelligence","mind","quick-witted","self-trust"],"id":9519,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"},{"text":"A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["bullying","psychology","self-esteem"],"id":20092,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"},{"text":"In the inner courtroom of my mind, mine is the only judgment that counts.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["independence","inner-critic","self-acceptance","self-criticism","self-esteem"],"id":23088,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"},{"text":"Fear and pain should be treated as signals not to close our eyes but to open them wider.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["awareness","consciousness","fear","pain"],"id":29105,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"},{"text":"Never marry a person who is not a friend of your excitement.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["excitement","love","marriage","marriage-advice","passion"],"id":29795,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"},{"text":"One of the hardest expressions of self-assertiveness is challenging your limiting beliefs.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["psychology","self-esteem"],"id":54586,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"},{"text":"Sometimes the path to higher self-esteem is lonely and frightening. We cannot fully know in advance how much more satisfying our lives will be. But the more we are willing to experience and accept the many aspects of who we are, the richer our inner worlds, the greater our resources, the more appropriate we feel to the challenges and opportunities of life. Also, it is more likely that we will find - or create - a style of existence that will meet our individual needs.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["self-esteem"],"id":54940,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"},{"text":"In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-expression, and conformity is valued above integrity, those who preserve their self-esteem are likely to be heroic exceptions.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["psychology","rationality","religion","self-esteem","self-knowledge"],"id":58059,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"},{"text":"Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem, and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence - and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["love","life","work "],"id":65913,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"},{"text":"Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["integrity","psychology","self-esteem","self-knowledge"],"id":77649,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":52,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}