Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.
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Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.
With a spirit straining toward true self-esteem, the Negro must boldly throw off the manacles of self-abegnation and say to himself and to the world, "I am somebody. I am a person. I am a man with dignity and honor. I have a rich and noble history, however painful and exploited that history has been. Yes, I was a slave through my foreparents, and now I'm not ashamed of that. I'm ashamed of the people who were so sinful to make me a slave."
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
I don't have to prove anything to anyone, I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. I run my world.
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