"Never underestimate a man who over-estimates himself."

-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

"How a man feels about himself is often more critical to his success than what he is objectively."

-- Harry Levinson

"Loving yourself while you are doing nothing is the ultimate practice of self-esteem."

-- Phil Lout

"How we feel about ourselves, the joy we get from living ultimately depends directly on how the mind filters and interprets everyday experience."

-- Mihaly Cziksentmihalyi

"Now I know the things I know,

And do the things I do;

And if you don't like me so,

To hell, my love, with you!"

-- Dorothy Parker