Quotes about self
self mind religion
[The human mind] finds more facility in assenting to the self-existence of an invisible cause possessing infinite power, wisdom, and goodness, than in the self-existence of the universe, visibly destitute of these attributes, and which may be the effect of them. James Madison
self media political
Unfortunately, the media, which are not at all reluctant to act in their own self-interest, have succeeded in equating reform in the public mind with further restrictions on just about everyone else's freedom of political speech. James L. Buckley
self denial self-denial
There has to be some self-denial. Joe Paterno
self discipline quality
The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really looking forward to meeting His Holiness. Joe Nichols
self people ego
The people who could most benefit from the self-reflective ego-dissolving qualities of cannabis are the ones that want it to be illegal. Joe Rogan
self wind roots
The roots of all living things are tied together. Deep in the ground of being, they tangle and embrace. This understanding is expressed in the term nonduality. If we look deeply, we find that we do not have a separate self-identity, a self that does not include sun and wind, earth and water, creatures and plants, and one another. Joan Halifax
self hands play
If we do not respect ourselves, we are on the one hand forced to despise those who have so few resources as to consort with us, so little perception as to remain blind to our fatal weaknesses. On the other, we are peculiarly in thrall to everyone we see, curiously determined to live out—since our self-image is untenable—their false notions of us… We play roles doomed to failure before they are begun, each defeat generating fresh despair at the urgency of divining and meeting the next demand made upon us. Joan Didion
self play issues
Self-righteousness and presumptive moral judgments pose a great danger in the political arena. To become convinced of the divine infallibility of one's personal predilections on a secular political issue is to play God, to assume to oneself the attributes of deity. It cultivates an arrogant intolerance of dissenting viewpoints and relegates one's political adversaries to the category of evil per se. Jim Wright
self identity ability
The sense of identity provides the ability to experience one's self as something that has continuity and sameness, and to act accordingly. Erik Erikson
self environmental serious
Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming. John McCain
self doubt assets
We should exhibit no self doubt to our friends, ... Credibility is a strategic asset.
self use doe
This is what self-centered religion does to us: it allows us to use it to further our own ends. John Irving
self nurse abortion
He had heard her say, so many times, that a society that approved of making abortion illegal was a society that approved of violence against women; that making abortion illegal was simply a sanctimonious, self-righteous form of violence against women- it was just another way of legalizing violence against women, Nurse Caroline would say.
self facts
The fact is I'm very self-similar. John Hodgman
self students form
Every form of true education trains the student in self-reliance John Henrik Clarke
self our-world trying
We are not inviting—we are guarded. Most of our energy is spent trying to hide our true selves, and control our worlds to have some sense of security. John Eldredge
self gods-plan salvation
Self-improveme nt is no more God's plan than self-salvation. John Ortberg
self boredom joy
Ironically, often the thing that keeps me from experiencing joy is my preoccupation with self. The very selfishness that keeps me from pouring myself out for the joy of others also keeps me from noticing and delighting in the myriad small gifts God offers each day. This is why Walker Percy describes boredom as "the self stuffed with the self."
self challenges inspire
Everybody wears an unseen sign that reads: Inspire me. Remind me that my life matters; call me to be my best self; appeal to whatever in me is most noble and honorable. Don't let me go down the path of least resistance. Challenge me to make my life about something more than the acquisition of money or success
self light infinite
The infinite is a light sleeper. The moment the self awakens, the force of the infinite begins to stir. John O'Donohue
self ego identity
The ego is the false self-born out of fear and defensiveness.
self soul cups
While Socrates empties the cup of poison with unshaken soul,Christ exclaims,'If it is possible, let this cup pass from me'.Christ in this respect is the self- confession of human sensibility. Ludwig Feuerbach
self silence defense
In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way. Loretta Young
self charm absorption
Selfishness and self-absorption are deadly charm-exterminators.
self personality suffering
My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession. Joaquin Phoenix
self promise want
Now that we were alone,i was self-conscious and cranky again.Why had i wanted to stay?if i had been programmed to want to be with dylan,heads were gonna roll,i promise you that. James Patterson
self psychology development
The development of the meaning attaching to the personal self, the conscious being, is the subject matter of the history of psychology. James Mark Baldwin
self numbness able
Your superhuman power was to be able not to feel. Is it there inside everybody, this self that comes out while you are in captivity? You become the closest approximation of yourself that can tolerate living there. Heather O'Neill
self abuse world
The world is full of double beds And most delightful maidenheads, Which being so, there's no excuse For sodomy or self-abuse. Hilaire Belloc
self expression criticism
For the critic, criticism is a form of natural self-expression, as poetry is to the poet. So, for a critic, criticism is a true thing. Criticism isn’t written for poets, it’s written for other readers. One hopes it is true for other readers if it’s true for oneself. Helen Vendler
self feelings different
Have you ever had that feeling—that you’d like to go to a whole different place and become a whole different self? Haruki Murakami
self denial virtue
Self-denial is a monkish virtue. David Hume
self taught classical-music
I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background. Adam Jones