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The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

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Nathaniel Branden
Age: 84 †
Born: 1930
Born: April 9
Died: 2014
Died: December 3
Academic
Non-Fiction Writer
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Single
Self
Important
Life
Factor
Fulfilling
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Reputation
Esteem

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Respect starts with ourselves.
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Even when our life is most difficult, it is important to remember that something within us is keeping us alive- the life force-that lift us, energizes us, pulls us back sometimes from the abyss of despair. True spirituality does not exist without love of life.
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The stability we cannot find in the world, we must create within our own persons.
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