Quotes about self
self knowing ubuntu
A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed. Desmond Tutu
self way moral
Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining. Desmond Tutu
self gaps consciousness
The Self is not in the realm of thought. The Self is in the gap between our thoughts. The cosmic psyche whispers to us softly in the gap between our thoughts. Deepak Chopra
self-esteem doubt when-in-doubt
When in doubt, doubt the doubt! Deepak Chopra
self soul levels
The more expanded your sense of self, the more possibilities are released from the level of the soul. Deepak Chopra
self play perfect
The power of a positive self-image plays a vital role in experiencing perfect health. Deepak Chopra
self enemy uniforms
Your enemy is your own self in a different uniform. Deepak Chopra
self weather personal-qualities
Inner resilience and the ability to bounce back are personal qualities. ... Align yourself with someone who has this kind of resilience so that your own can be strengthened. Find another oak to weather the storm with you. Anyone who is in touch with his or her core self will always respond. Deepak Chopra
self possibility true-self
My true self contains every possibility. Deepak Chopra
self names people
Self-checkout is negative because more and more retailers are losing the personal touch. People want to do business where people know their name and communicate with them. With a world full of email and more self-service we will begin to start seeking out the basics from retailers who create emotion. There is not emotion out of self-service and most people buy out of emotion. Debbie Allen
self-improvement good-enough be-good
Being good enough never is. Debbi Fields
self study courses
I am in an extended self-directed course of study. That is, I am in control of my own life. Amber Benson
self-love soul diffidence
God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves. Alphonsus Liguori
self leader coaching
To be the best next-generation leader you can be, you must enlist the help of others. Self-evaluation is helpful, but evaluation from someone else is essential. You need a leadership coach. Coaching enables a leader to go further faster. Andy Stanley
selfless compassionate generous
Selfless, generous, compassionate living is unassailable. Andy Stanley
self grace threatening
Grace is inviting to the unrighteous and threatening to the self-righteous Andy Stanley
self looks want
When I did my self-portrait, I left all the pimples out because you always should. Pimples are a temporary condition and they don't have anything to do with what you really look like. Always omit the blemishes-they're not part of the good picture you want. Andy Warhol
self despair skins
The childlike, gum-chewing naivete, the glamour rooted in despair, the self-admiring carelessness, the perfected otherness, the wispiness, the shadowy, voyeuristic, vaguely sinister aura, the pale, soft-spoken magical presence, the skin and bones . . . Andy Warhol
self-esteem mean feelings
Everyone is walking around with these self doubts, so there's something reassuring about that. And self-doubt in one or a few areas doesn't mean that you have generally low self-esteem. And you have the power to get yourself out of feeling that way. Amy Cuddy
self play feelings
The whole body-mind thing comes into play, when you are feeling that self-doubt and your body is not going to help you if you're not paying attention. Your body's going to go with the self-doubt and make you feel worse, so by making the adjustments - pulling your shoulders back, standing up straight, walking in a more sort of expansive way - all sorts of little things will help pull you out of that self-doubt. Amy Cuddy
selfish responsibility thinking
If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities. Ann Richards
self-confidence self weakness
Our greatest weakness is lack of self-confidence. Angela Ahrendts
self different ready
I'm ready to take on different selves and experiment and see what happens. Angel Olsen
self yes-and-no debate
The tension between 'yes' and no', between 'I can' and 'I cannot,' makes us feel that, in so many instances, human life is an interminable debate with one's self. Anatole Broyard
self voice boredom
I sat there for three hours and did not feel the time or the boredom of our talk and its foolish disconnection. As long as I could hear his voice, I was quite lost, quite blind, quite outside my own self. Anais Nin
self culture tasks
We are all engaged in the task of peeling off the false selves, the programmed selves, the selves created by our families, our culture, our religions. It is an enormous task because the history of women has been as incompletely told as the history of blacks. Anais Nin
self cities needs
One always, sooner or later, comes upon a city which is an image of one's inner cities. Fez is an image of my inner self. ... The layers of the city of Fez are like the layers and secrecies of the inner life. One needs a guide. ... There were in Fez, as in my life, streets which led nowhere, impasses which remained a mystery. Anais Nin
self should
No one should be forced to carry the unfulfilled self of another. Anais Nin
self suffering causes
Self-destructive patterns cause as much suffering as outer catastrophes. Anais Nin
self indulge-in imagination
People who want a sane, static, measurable world take the first aspect of an event or person and stick to it, with an almost self-protective obstinacy, or by a natural limitation of their imaginations. They do not indulge in either deepening or magnifying. Anais Nin
self self-destruction destruction
destruction is ultimately self-destruction. Anais Nin
self world monsters
Worlds self made are so full of monsters and demons. Anais Nin
self needs hunger
Is devotion to others a cover for the hungers and the needs of the self, of which one is ashamed? I was always ashamed to take. So I gave. It was not virtue. It was a disguise. Anais Nin