Quotes about self
self care narrative
The truth is, narratives of self-justification burble beneath more of our relationships and endeavors than we would care to admit. Tullian Tchividjian
self grace righteousness
Thankfully, while our self-righteousness reaches far, God's grace reaches farther.
self appreciate understanding
When it comes to understanding and appreciating grace, our biggest problem is our so-called goodness...not our self-perceived badness.
self sometimes weak
Sometimes God has to remind you that you're weak so that you can be set free from your "self-sufficiency."
self grace slavery
While our sin reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. God came after us not to strip away our freedom but to strip away our slavery to self, that we could become truly free.
self get-better needs
The more I focused on my need to get better the worse I actually got - the more neurotic and self-conscious and self-absorbed I became.
self enemy righteousness
The Bible makes it clear that self-righteousness is the premier enemy of the Gospel.
self views law
Self-righteousness is the fruit of a low view of God's law and a lite view of your own sin.
selfish mean angel
We look at death from the selfish side, like: "That guy died. Oh, it's so sad." Why is it sad? He's away from all of this bad stuff that's here on Earth. I mean, at the worst, he's just somewhere quiet, no nothing. At best, he's an angel... or he's a spirit somewhere. What is so bad about that? Tupac Shakur
self guy want
Here's the thing: you're not really ready for love until you have enough self-respect that if you met your exact self, but in a guy, you would totally, completely, absolutely want to be with him. Tracy McMillan
selfish
There's nothing about me that's selfish. Tracy McGrady
self who-i-am mirrors
I see knowledge of self. I know who I am. When I look in the mirror, I see me. Tracy Morgan
self self-righteous righteous
most of us have to be self-righteous before we can be righteous. Vera Brittain
self honor bigger
It's thrilling and it's an honor to be part of something bigger than your own self. Venus Williams
self tree legs
I was self-conscious of what I would call my "tree-trunk legs" because they are very muscular... but now I've learned to love them. Vanessa Hudgens
self being-cool
Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.
self grace trying
Despite the obvious fault in the universe, it cannot be used as an excuse for not trying to be your best self. Instead, use unfairness as a starting point to be sure that your actions are the best you can muster, and find peace in navigating your time here with grace and humor whenever possible. Valerie Plame
selfish vanity goal
Human vanity cherishes the absurd notion that our species is the final goal of evolution. Richard Dawkins
selfish mean science
Scientific and technological progress themselves are value-neutral. They are just very good at doing what they do. If you want to do selfish, greedy, intolerant and violent things, scientific technology will provide you with by far the most efficient way of doing so. But if you want to do good, to solve the world's problems, to progress in the best value-laden sense, once again, there is no better means to those ends than the scientific way.
selfish science survival
We are survival machines – robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. This is a truth which still fills me with astonishment.
selfish philosophical thought-provoking
Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.
self true-self walks
One can only walk so far from one's true self before the bond either snaps, or pulls one back. Robin Hobb
self events-in-life challenges
That is the challenge Companion. To take what has happened to you and learn from it. Nothing is quite so destructive as pity, especially self-pity. No event in life is so terrible that one cannot rise above it.
self years people
I have found over the years that the most important way of getting people to relax is self-deprecating humor. Robert Reich
self people miracle
People have been so busy relating to how I look, it's a miracle I didn't become a self-conscious blob of protoplasm. Robert Redford
self mediums subjects
A subject emerges from an interaction between my self, my I, and my medium. Robert Motherwell
self doubt process
A novel is often a longer process in handling self-doubt. Robert Sheckley
self promotion well-being
My temperament is not inclined toward more self-promotion than is absolutely necessary for my professional well-being. Robert Silverberg
self self-conscious conscious
I am very self-conscious a lot of the time. Robert Smith
self challenges goes-on
In addition to world conflicts, the most challenging problem we face today is hunger, deprivation and social injustice. Because we're ruled by separate self-interest, we go on accumulating personal wealth, ignoring the well being of the others. Satish Kumar
self glasses looks
Shatter the glass. In our society that is so self-absorbed, begin to look less at yourself and more at each other. Learn more about the face of your neighbor and less about your own. Sargent Shriver
selfish thinking bored
Why do you think people cheat?," I asked. "Because they're bored? Because they can? Because they're selfish and think they're entitled to anything they want? Because they don't think they'll get caught? Sarah Mlynowski
selfish doe gabriel
Love isn't one-sided and selfish.It is full and generous and life-altering in the best of ways.Love does not destroy, Gabriel.It creates. Sarah MacLean