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To have that sense of ones intrinsic worth which constitutes self-

To have that sense of ones intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything: the ability to discriminate, to love and to remain indifferent. To lack it is to be locked within oneself, paradoxically incapable of either love or indifference. – Joan Didion

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A pool is, for many of us in the West, a symbol not of affluence but of order, of control over the uncontrollable. A pool is water, made available and useful, and is, as such, infinitely soothing to the western eye. – Joan Didion

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Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its power. – Joan Didion

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An individuals self-concept is the core of his personality. It affects every aspect of human behavior: the ability to learn, the capacity to grow and change . . . . A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life. – Joyce Brothers

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It is very easy in the world to live by the opinion of the world. It is very easy in solitude to be self-centered. But the finished man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourselves. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Self-worth comes from one thing — thinking that you are worthy. – Wayne Dyer

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