Mohammad Al-Bahar

“This love is the beginning of virtue. It is the launching pad for our highest and noblest aspirations. It is the motive power that drives the six pillars. It is the seventh pillar of self-esteem.”
― Nathaniel Branden, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

“What I wish to point out here is that the tribal premise is intrinsically anti-self-esteem.”
― Nathaniel Branden, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

“Genuine self-esteem is what we feel about ourselves when everything is not all right. This means, when we are challenged by the unexpected, when others disagree with us, when we are flung back on our own resources, when the cocoon of the group can no longer insulate us from the tasks and risks of life, when we must think, choose, decide, and act and no one is guiding us or applauding us. At such moments our deepest premises reveal themselves.”
― Nathaniel Branden, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

“There are tensions between the agenda of a society and that of any individual that may be inevitable. Societies are primarily concerned with their own survival and perpetuation.”
― Nathaniel Branden, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem