Quotes about self
self confusion acquisition
. . . Without love the acquisition of knowledge only increases confusion and leads to self-destruction. Jiddu Krishnamurti
self cover-ups denial
The following of authority is the denial of intelligence. [It] may help us temporarily to cover up our difficulties and problems; but to avoid a problem is only to intensify it, and in the process, self-knowledge and freedom are abandoned.
self rivers achievement
The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end - you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.
self deception desire
The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
self-esteem insane world
When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.
self mirrors wish
Relationship is a mirror in which you can see yourself, not as you would wish to be, but as you are.
self meditation silence
So, to meditate is to purge the mind of its self-centered activity. And if you have come this far in meditation, you will find there is silence, a total emptiness. The mind is uncontaminated by society; it is no longer subject to any influence, to the pressure of any desire. It is completely alone, and being alone, untouched it is innocent. Therefore there is a possibility for that which is timeless, eternal, to come into being. This whole process is meditation.
self years rejection
I wrote short stories for seven years and used to mail them out. You couldn't send them by e-mail. I called them manila boomerangs. I'd seal the self-addressed stamped envelope inside an envelope and I'd mail it off, and it would come back six weeks later with a rejection letter in it. Jess Walter
self promotion self-promotion
There was a time when self-promotion was considered so verboten, especially for authors.
self going-out conscious
I felt self-conscious going out in the street prior to ever even being in a movie. That's just me. Jesse Eisenberg
self people age
I've never had tastes of people my own age. All of my friends when I was 15 were in their 40s. I'm not actually mature, just very self-conscious around people my own age because I feel like I'm supposed to act the same way they act and I don't know how.
self competition collaboration
Economic activity is no longer an adversarial contest between embattled sellers and buyers "In the distributed economy, where collaboration trumps competition, inclusivity replaces exclusivity and transparency and openness to others becomes essential to the new way of conducting business, empathic sensibility has room to breathe and thrive. It is no longer so constrained by hierarchies, boundaries of exclusion, and a concept of human nature that places acquisitiveness, self-interest, and utility at the center of the human experience." Jeremy Rifkin
self way interest
It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender. Jenny Holzer
self who-i-am stronger
I want to be judged by who I am as a person, not by what happened to me. In fact, all the bad things have only contributed to my confidence and sense of self, because I survived them and became a better and stronger person. Jenna Jameson
self empowerment trying
What I'm trying to do is get this message out about self-empowerment, entrepreneurial spirit and true Americanism - the way we were when we changed the world, when Edison was alone, failing his 2,000th time on the lightbulb. Glenn Beck
self views community
In my view, the right to bear arms is in the Constitution for three main reasons: self-protection, community protection, and protection from tyrrany.
self trying may
... my today's self perpetually slips out of any hold of it that I may try to take. Gilbert Ryle
self hunters hunted
In searching for the self, one cannot simultaneously be the hunter and the hunted.
self-esteem should-have people
Self-esteem should have nothing to do with what you look like – if you exude genuine confidence, people will be swept into it. You have to be able to hold yourself. Gillian Anderson
self destruction default
My default is self-destruction, and anything on top of that is a bloody lot of work.
self criticism excess
What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism. Gilbert K. Chesterton
selfish habit unselfish
Customs are generally unselfish. Habits are nearly always selfish.
self giving generosity
The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self. Fred Rogers
self people want
[Religion must remain an outlet for people who say to themselves, 'I am not the kind of person I want to be.' It must never sink into an assemblage of the self-satisfied.] - Last words of Toure Bomoko Frank Herbert
self demand care
Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention.
self law names
In all of my universe I have seen no law of nature, unchanging and inexorable. This universe presents only changing relationships which are somtimes seen as laws by short-lived awareness. These fleshy sensoria which we call self are ephemera withering in the blaze of infinity, fleetingly aware of temporary conditions which confine our activities and change as our activities change. If you must label the absolute, use its proper name: Temporary.
self purpose use
Most lives are a flight from selfhood. Most prefer the truths of the stable. You stick your head into the stanchions and munch contentedly until you die. Others use you for their purposes. Not once do you look outside the stable to lift your head and be your own creature.
self desire quality
The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients called "spannungsbogen" -- which is the self-imposed delay between desire for a thing and the act of reaching out to grasp that thing.
self portraiture portraits
There is no self-portrait of me. Gustav Klimt
self mirrors looks
You never look at the backside of a mirror because when you do, it'll affect your future because you're looking at yourself backwards. No, you're looking at your inner self and you don't recognize it because you've never seen it before. Gus Van Sant
selfish thinking sometimes
I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity. Jim Broadbent
selfish thinking careers
Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly.
selfish winning thinking
I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race. Jessica Capshaw