Quotes about self
self jerk neighbor
They say love thy neighbor as thy self , what am I supposed to do jerk him off too? Rodney Dangerfield
self doubt important
The egotist is all surface; underneath is a pulpy mess and a lot of self-doubt. But the egoist may be yielding and even deferential in things he doesn't consider important; in anything that touches his core he is remorseless. Robertson Davies
selfish trouble young
The young are often accused of exaggerating their troubles; they do so, very often, in the hope of making some impression upon the inertia and the immovability of the selfish old.
self-esteem done research
But what many psychologists have done, probably because they did well on a test themselves and everyone wants high self esteem, is to create this little box and then do their research inside it. Robert Sternberg
self poetry understanding
For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest part of autobiography. Robert Penn Warren
self trying defects
It is a human defect--to try to know one's self by the self of another.
selfish artist attributes
I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess. Robert Mapplethorpe
self inner-peace mind
Cultivate peace of mind which does not separate one's self from one's surroundings. When that is done successfully, then everything else follows naturally. Robert M. Pirsig
self faces life-is
The only proper mask to wear in life is your own damn face. Toni Cade Bambara
self justice revolution
Revolution begins with the self, in the self.
self-esteem creativity accomplishment
We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals. Stephen Covey
self-esteem emotional identity
Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it.
self people purpose
Petty things become unimportant when people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self.
self creative emotion
One recalls how much the creative impulse of the best-sellers depends upon self-pity. It is an emotion of great dramatic potential. V. S. Pritchett
self people literature
Mark Twain created a new type of literature and not a lot of people can say that. Not a lot of people can say they're absolutely original and completely self-made. Val Kilmer
self understanding deception
As in everything else, I must start with myself. That is: in all circumstances try to be decent, just, tolerant, and understanding, and at the same time try to resist corruption and deception. In other words, I must do my utmost to act in harmony with my conscience and my better self. Vaclav Havel
self needs
We all possess exactly what we need to be our greatest selves... Usher
self ideas expectations
One isn’t born one’s self. One is born with a mass of expectations, a mass of other people’s ideas – and you have to work through it all. V. S. Naipaul
self-confidence order ideas
The idea that guys should walk into a bar and confidently initiate contact and then seduce a woman based on a short term conversation is a toxic cultural myth that robs guys of self-confidence and that holds them up to an unrealistic standard that they have to become a super-extraverted narcissist in order to 'score with women' Tucker Max
self denial way
Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial. Susie Orbach
self liberty gone
In a strange way we were free. We'd reached the end of the line. We had nothing more to lose. Our privacy, our liberty, our dignity: all of this was gone and we were stripped down to the bare bones of our selves Susanna Kaysen
self voice white
No one really needs me," he says, and there is no self-pity in his voice. It's true his family doesn't need him. They will mourn him, as will a handful of friends. But they will get on. Even Haymitch, with the help of a lot of white liquor, will get on. I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Me. "I do," I say. "I need you. Suzanne Collins
self people catching-fire
I don't like self-righteous people," I say. "What's to like?" says Haymitch, who begins sucking the dregs out of the empty bottles.
self-reliance atman helping
Chance never helps those who do not help themselves. Sophocles
self suffering-of-others let-it-go
[D]on’t cling to your self-righteous suffering, let it go. . . . Nothing is too good to be true, let yourself be forgiven. To the degree you insist that you must suffer, you insist on the suffering of others as well. (90) Stephen Levine
self ideas unhappy
The problem with life is, we often do things that will ultimately be self-destructive and make us unhappy, yet in that moment it seems like the best idea in the world. You have to be careful of moments - they're tricksy things. Sophie Dahl
self world opinion
Let us resist the opinion of the world fearlessly, provided only that our self-respect grows in proportion to our indifference. Sophie Swetchine
self-confidence men people
Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd ever be, particularly with her body and her sexuality. Brooke has made herself weak for men - she only gained self-confidence from their attention. Sophia Bush
self firsts contemplation
Contemplation is not and cannot be a function of this external self. There is an irreducible opposition between the deep transcendent self that awakens only in contemplation, and the superficial, external self which we commonly identify with the first person singular. Thomas Merton
selfish free-gifts perfection
What is 'grace'? It is God's own life, shared by us. God's life is love. Deus caritas est. By grace we are able to share in the infinitely selfless love of Him Who is such pure actuality that He needs nothing and therefore cannot conceivably exploit anything for selfish ends. Indeed, outside of Him there is nothing, and whatever exists exists by His free gift of its being, so that one of the notions that is absolutely contradictory to the perfection of God is selfishness.
self imagination long
As long as I continue to take myself seriously, how can I consider myself a saint? How can I consider myself a contemplative? For the self I bother about does not really exist, never will, never did except in my own imagination.
self worship hell
To worship our false selves is to worship nothing. And the worship of nothing is hell.
self true-self creator
God Himself begins to live in me not only as my Creator but as my other and true self.