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As someone who has both met the cultural norm for beauty and has defied it too, I can tell you that my own self esteem comes from doing "esteemable" things, NOT by fitting into a size 4 pants.

Colleen Perry: You can Recover from Chronic Dieting 2009

Virtue; by which Means Hunan − kind becomes united, that every one having some Quality esteemable, recommends him to the Assistance of others; for none being perfect, none can remain independant; but the mutual necessities we have of each other's Assistance, causes reciprocal

Exilius 2008

Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008:: 1: 07 a.m. In case you needed more evidence that I am not one to be messed with, take a walk over to my Guestbook, where my father, the esteemable PhantomDadoo ™, gives testimony on just who can win an argument with me.

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Were we to say, for instance, that the esteemable qualities alone, which are voluntary, are entitled to the appellations of virtues; we should soon recollect the qualities of courage, equanimity, patience, self-command; with many others, which almost every language classes under this appellation, though they depend little or not at all on our choice.

An Enquiry into the Principles of Morals 2006

He must be a very superficial thinker, who imagines that all instances of mutual deference are to be understood in earnest, and that a man would be more esteemable for being ignorant of his own merits and accomplishments.

An Enquiry into the Principles of Morals 2006

I am, however, wondering about the protocol of reconnecting with the esteemable Agent A, who requested 50 pages and never got them.

Archive 2006-01-29 Miss Snark 2006

And for teens, the call to action is, they have to be willing to care enough about themselves, and do esteemable acts to raise their self-esteem, not try to find their self-esteem in relationships and in sexual behaviors.

CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2004 2004

We had a huge conversation about the nature of honesty at dinner tonight Tessa lives by a code of esteemable behavior that I find unrealistic.

5/2/03 Brooklyn, NY If you 2003

We had a huge conversation about the nature of honesty at dinner tonight Tessa lives by a code of esteemable behavior that I find unrealistic.

6/1/03 Brooklyn, NY If the 2003

As you mentioned, I am a professor at George Washington, and I hired one of my former students to be our designated listener, and she brought her 3-month-old, the esteemable Molly Rose, and asked us questions and listened.

CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Cokie and Steve Roberts Discuss Their New Book - February 3, 2000 2000