Quotes about Esteem
Make the other person feel important — and do it sincerely.
- Dale Carnegie
Dr. Dewey said that the deepest urge in human nature is "the desire to be important." Remember that phrase: "the desire to be important." It is significant. You are going to hear a lot about it in this book.
- Dale Carnegie
Dr. Dewey said that the deepest urge in human nature is "the desire to be important." Remember that phrase: "the desire to be important." It is significant. You are going to hear a lot about it in this book.
- Dale Carnegie
Dr. Dewey said that the deepest urge in human nature is "the desire to be important." Remember that phrase: "the desire to be important." It is significant. You are going to hear a lot about it in this book.
- Dale Carnegie
Lincoln once began a letter saying: "Everybody likes a compliment." William James said: "The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
- Dale Carnegie
Principle 2 Give honest and sincere appreciation.
- Dale Carnegie
If you see a good deal remarkable in me I see just as much remarkable in you. Why what have you thought of yourself? Is it you then that thought yourself less?
- Walt Whitman
Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
- H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Give a dog a bad name and you may as well hang him." But give him a good name—and see what happens!
- Dale Carnegie
No matter how "important" or successful you are, no one is immune to the pleasure of someone taking interest in you as a person
- Dale Carnegie
Wanting to look good to others is also a form of the desire of the eyes.
- Dallas Willard
Their desire for such honor was keeping them from believing, because you cannot hold the esteem of others to that degree of importance and at the same time believe that God is who he is. It is not possible. As long as people are hung up on honor from other people—reputation, appearing well—they cannot truly believe and trust God.
- Dallas Willard