The anxiety of fate is conquered by the self-affirmation of the individual as an infinitely significant microcosmic representation of the universe. Paul Tillich
Individualism is the self-affirmation of the individual self as individual self without regard to its participation in its world. As such it is the opposite of collectivism, the self affirmation of the self as part of a larger whole without regard to its character as an individual self. Paul Tillich
We must stand up and say, "I'm black and I'm beautiful," and this self-affirmation is the black man's need, made compelling by the white man's crimes against him. Martin Luther King Jr.
In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write? Gao Xingjian
I'm good enough; I'm smart enough. Self-affirmation is where people list their core values. These are things that really make them who they are. Amy Cuddy