"Isn't it possible that self-esteem isn't causal at all, but simply the happy side effect of a sturdy character, itself the product of unambiguous moral education?"

-- Garry Trudeau

#Self Esteem Quotes #Character Quotes #Sides Quotes

“Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.”

Source : R. J. Palacio (2017). “The Wonder eOmni Collection: Wonder, Auggie & Me, 365 Days of Wonder”, p.309, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“Really, The smart thing to do was to stop dating and get a cat.”
“I never knew that the lower classes had such white skins.”

Source : c.1915 Remark made during a visit of front-line British troops in World War I, after observing some of them bathing in old beer barrels.
“I never really thought I went away because I've written all of the movies and I'm produced them all and certainly provided services about and beyond the average producer on two and three. I was on set most of the films and called action and cut a lot of times and did all that good stuff.”
“I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered into this world into defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepperd. I am lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny. I will persist until I succeed.”
“Get out of your house and go see some live performance, for God's sake. There are people creating things just outside your window.”

Source : "Comedian Maria Bamford on her family" by Jarrett Bellini, www.cnn.com. June 17, 2011.
“It is no longer enough to simply read and write. Students must also become literate in the understanding of visual images. Our children must learn how to spot a stereotype, isolate a social cliche, and distinguish facts from propaganda, analysis from banter and important news from coverage.”
“I loved being asked 2,000 questions a day, storyboarding every move, knowing as though by instinct exactly where the camera had to be, because it was my story.”

Source : "Memories of mischief", www.theguardian.com. August 5, 2005.

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