Quotes about self
self needs imperfect
The unmet need that can get met right now is the need to be whole, to be both your magnificent, divine self and your imperfect, human self. Debbie Ford
self-confidence building-up voice
Unfortunately, unless we're focused on building up our courage, which gives us our self-confidence and all that we need to make quantum change in our lives, the voice of fear will always take the lead inside our minds.
self possession atrophy
A road that perhaps more than any other leads to self atrophy is undedicated money. E. Stanley Jones
self waiting miracle
Don't wait for some miracle to be performed on you from without, lifting you above your fears and doubts and self-centeredness. You help God from within by turning in outgoing love to others, and miraculously your fears and doubts and self-centeredness will vanish. The miracle starts within, not from without.
self class identity
Daily life is a comprimised blend of posturing for the sake of role-playing and of varying degrees of self-revelation. Under stressful conditions even the "true" self cannot be precisely defined, as Erving Goffman observes. ...Little wonder that the identity crisis is a major source of modern neuroticism , and that the urban middle class aches for a return to a simpler existence. E. O. Wilson
selfish winning groups
Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals.
self years use
There are moments when the inner life actually 'pays,' when years of self-scrutiny, conducted for no ulterior motive, are suddenly of practical use. E. M. Forster
self smell people
Self-pity ? I see no moral objections to it, the smell drives people away, but that's a practical objection, and occasionally an advantage.
self-confidence office history
It is pleasant to be transferred from an office where one is afraid of a sergeant-major into an office where one can intimidate generals, and perhaps this is why history is so attractive to the more timid among us. We can recover self-confidence by snubbing the dead.
self-esteem mirrors looks
I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself. Drew Barrymore
self-confidence years numbers
Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair. Douglas MacArthur
selfish men giving
Of all forms of government and society, those of free men and women are in many respects the most brittle. They give the fullest freedom for activities of private persons and groups who often identify their own interests, essentially selfish, with the general welfare. Dorothy Thompson
self soul born
For me, the soul is connected to a higher being. It's not about religion; it's about connecting to your true self - your truth, the truth inside of you, the one you were born with. Donna Karan
self holy-grail cost
The Holy Grail of universal coverage in the United States may remain out of reach unless, through rational collective action overriding some individual self-interest, we can reduce per capita costs. Donald Berwick
selfish winning years
In my final years in Green Bay, when I wasn't getting the ball, people would ask me why I never complained. 'Because these guys are my family,' I would say. 'I'm not selfish. It's not about me. It's about these guys, my family, and winning championships together. Donald Driver
self world mouths
Now, here is the point about the self: it is insatiable. It is always, always hankering. It is what you might call rapacious to a fault. The great flaming mouth to the thing is never in this world going to be stuff full. Donald Barthelme
self criticism session
Self-criticism sessions were held, but these produced more criticism than could usefully be absorbed or accomodated.
self want failing
Even when you self-destruct, you want to fail more, lose more, die more than others, stink more than others. Don DeLillo
self interest loses
I'd like to lose interest in myself ...
self long innovation
Any system, biological, economic, or social, that gets so encrusted that it cannot self-evolve, a system that systematically scorns experimentation and wipes out the raw material of innovation, is doomed over the long term on this highly variable planet. Donella Meadows
self-confidence feel-good want
Confidence can get you where you want to go, and getting there is a daily process. It's so much easier when you feel good about yourself, your abilities and talents. Donald Trump
self self-righteous righteous
God has nothing to say to the self-righteous. Dwight L. Moody
self discipline virtue
Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone. Duke Ellington
self law defense
Self-defense is the clearest of all laws; and for this reason - the lawyers didn't make it. Douglas William Jerrold
selfish mind matter
If you don't like me, remember it's mind over matter. I don't mind, and you don't matter. Dr. Seuss
self common discovering
... both therapy and friendship possessed the common denominator of discovering a self ... Dorothy Gilman
self-esteem ideas goal
The Black family of the future will foster our liberation, enhance our self-esteem, and shape our ideas and goals. Dorothy Height
self dust sea
To subdue one's self to one's own ends might be dangerous, but to subdue one's self to other people's ends was dust and ashes. Yet there were those, still more unhappy, who envied even the ashy saltness of those dead sea apples. Dorothy L. Sayers
self-esteem important scope
You're as good as anyone else is, if you're good. You're no less important than anyone else is in the grand scope of things. Donny Osmond
self doe delay
Strive to make proposed solutions as self-executing as possible. As the degree of discretion increases, so too does bureaucracy, delay, and expense. Donald Rumsfeld
selfish believe responsibility
The trouble with deep belief is that it costs something And there is something inside me, some selfish beast of a subtle thing that doesn't like the truth at all because it carries responsibility, and if I actually believe these things I have to do something about them. It is so, so cumbersome to believe anything. And it isn't cool. Donald Miller
self world lines
I'm the kind of person who wants to present my most honest, authentic self to the world, so I hide backstage and rehearse honest and authentic lines until the curtain opens.
self accepting-god discipline
Self-discipline will never make us feel righteous or clean; accepting God's love will.