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uh steem

  • n  the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
    it is held in esteem
  • n  a feeling of delighted approval and liking
  • n  an attitude of admiration or esteem
  • v  regard highly; think much of
  • v  look on as or consider

  • And neither are Barney-style self-esteem mantras.
  • Those with low self-esteem precisely the kind of people who do not respond well to positive feedback but tend to read self-help books or attend therapy sessions encouraging .
  • A study finds that bit of celebrity worship can boost self-esteem.
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  • Pope Benedict XVI in AFP
    Shalom! It is with joy that I come here just a few hours before the celebration of your Pesah (Passover), to express my respect and esteem for the Jewish community of New York City,Benedict told some 400 people gathered at the synagogue.
  • Patrick Stewart in BBC News
    Sir Patrick said his knighthood - announced in the New Year Honours List - had been "an unlooked-for honour". "The knights of the theatre represented to me not only the pinnacle of the profession but the esteem in which the profession was...
  • Abraham Lincoln in OpEdNews
    Abraham Lincoln said, "If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but...

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