"One of the great self-deceptions--and one of the great foolishnesses--is to tell yourself, Only I will know. Only you will know that you are a liar; o...












I am responsible for my own existence and happiness.

More Nathaniel Branden quotes
"If you choose not to live self-responsibly, you count on others to make up your default. No one abjures self-responsibility on a desert island.
"For the rational psychologically healthy man the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic the desi...
"Self-discipline is the ability to organize your behavior over time in the service of specific goals.
"Suffering is just about the easiest of all human activities; being happy is just about the hardest. And happiness requires, not surrender to guilt, bu...
"Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem, and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every impo...
"Your life is important. Honor it. Fight for your highest possibilities.