{"quotes":[{"text":"Dignity is pride’s barometer.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["communication","communication-skills","dignity","first-impressions","grace","motivational-speaker","relationship","self-confidence","self-esteem","susan-young"],"id":1682,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"Healthy self-esteem is a commanding and powerful influence, so isn’t it worth diving in deeper to ensure that you do everything possible to make your sense of self healthy, beneficial, and whole?","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["communication","communication-skills","first-impressions","motivational-speaker","passionate-living","relationship","self-confidence","self-esteem","self-esteem","susan-young"],"id":2480,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"People who exude genuine charm \u0026 charisma seem to possess a heightened sensitivity to the feelings of others—delivering gentle manners, gracious compliments, and sincere interest.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["charisma","charm","communication","communication-skills","first-impressions","motivational-speaker","relationship","self-confidence","self-esteem","susan-young"],"id":3181,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"Yes, learning curves can be painful, exhausting, trying, scary, and intimidating. How did you learn to ride a bike? One pedal, one balance, one turn, and one step at a time.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["charisma","charm","communication","communication-skills","first-impressions","motivational-speaker","relationship","self-confidence","self-esteem","susan-young"],"id":5448,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"Was he trying to rescue her?She fought not to roll her eyes. Men.","author":"Pamela Clare","tags":["first-impressions","romance"],"id":7841,"author_id":"Pamela+Clare"},{"text":"Have you ever been friends with a girl before?”she finally asked. “Friends?”“Yes. Friends.”“Have a beer and shoot some pool friends? Or the kind with benefits?”She laughed out loud, shook her head and grinned. “Have you ever been friends with a girl without having sex mixed into the equation?”“Not since I was sixteen,” he admitted and then felt his neck heat.","author":"Peggy Jaeger","tags":["family-life","first-impressions","romance","the-macquire-women","the-wild-rose-press-","trust"],"id":8866,"author_id":"Peggy+Jaeger"},{"text":"You and I may have never met, but I already know so much of what you want: to be happy and feel valued. We all want love, connection, respect, confidence, health, vitality, passion, kindness, and success.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["communication","communication-skills","confidence","first-impressions","generosity","integrity","motivational-speaker","passionate-living","relationship","susan-young"],"id":9320,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"Self-confident people face their fears head-on and are willing to take risks.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["charisma","charm","communication","communication-skills","first-impressions","motivational-speaker","relationship","self-confidence","self-esteem","susan-young"],"id":9430,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"Allow your natural personality to shine through without pretending to be someone you're not, or you may be stuck with that label forever.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["authenticity","communication","communication-skills","first-impressions","personality-development","relationship","social-networking","trust"],"id":11646,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"He looks at me and then, reverting to the voice he'd used with Kendra, says, 'If homegirls wanna see me as ghetto trash'--he stops and switches to his lispy, sassy voice--'or big-ass queer'--now he switches to his deepest Shakespeare voice--'I shall not take it upon myself to disabuse them.","author":"Gayle Forman","tags":["first-impressions","judgement"],"id":12810,"author_id":"Gayle+Forman"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":257,"pages":26,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}