Quotes about self
selfish stupid heart
The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; and, in its progress, has isolated the heart of man, blunted the edge of his finest sensibilities, and annihilated all his most generous impulses and sympathies. Frances Wright
self important preservation
Self-preservation is an important thing to me. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
self-esteem book taught
There are too many books. The books are terrible. And this is because you have been taught to have self-esteem. Fran Lebowitz
selfish successful thinking
I know I have a successful career, a successful life. If I sit and say, 'Look, I have a comfortable life,' and I... just think about myself, I don't think that would be fair. That would be very selfish. Because everything I do in my life is to benefit my people. George Weah
self wish may
I only wish, while I am a servant of the public, to know the will of my masters, that I may govern my self accordingly. George Washington
self mystery
The self is no mystery, the mystery is / That there is something for us to stand on
selfish heart science
Education has now become the chief problem of the world, its one holy cause. The nations that see this will survive, and those that fail to do so will slowly perish. . . . There must be re-education of the will and of the heart as well as of the intellect; and the ideals of service must supplant those of selfishness and greed. G. Stanley Hall
self drug had-enough
If a drug has anything going for it at all, it should be self-limiting. It should tell you when you've had enough. George Carlin
self-control conformity no-hope
Until we lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves. Henry Miller
self ego done
To be cured, we must rise from our graves and throw off the cerements of the dead. Nobody can do it for another - it is a private affair which is best done collectively. We must die as egos and be born again in the swarm, not separated and self-hypnotized, but individual and related.
selfishness littles poor
Our selfishness is so robust and many-clutching that, well encouraged, it easily devours all sustenance away from our poor little scruples. George Eliot
self-esteem men feelings
I love Paul Giamatti - God, that man is like a walking Chekhov. His connection to humanity is unbelievable, and those feelings of low self-esteem - the way that all comes together on the screen? Delicious. Gary Shteyngart
selfish thinking sick
I think I could go away tomorrow. I've already accomplished something. It's such a selfish business that sometimes I get sick of myself. Jim Carrey
selfish believe heart
Now, we don't really believe these things - intellectually we know better - but we believe them viscerally, and live by them, and they cause us to prioritize our own needs over the needs of others, even though what we really want, in our hearts, is to be less selfish, more aware of what's actually happening in the present moment, more open, and more loving. George Saunders
selfish men political
It's usually pointed out that women are not fit for political power, and ought not to be trusted with a vote because they are politically ignorant, socially prejudiced, narrow-minded, and selfish. True enough, but precisely the same is true of men! George Bernard Shaw
self-esteem criminal-mind ifs
If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I? Erich Fromm
self personality core
The core of my personality consists of many selves. Hans Bender
self people doubt
People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd. Hannah Kent
self deception self-deception
The ingenuity of self-deception is inexhaustible. Hannah More
self patient foolish
The self-edited author is as foolish as the self-medicated patient. Guy Kawasaki
self definitions fields
The beauty of Goodreads is that you know you’re sowing in a field where everyone, by definition and self-selection, loves to read.
self islands inventory
Mathematics catalogues everything that is not self-contradictory; within that vast inventory, physics is an island of structures rich enough to contain their own beholders.
selfish character emotional
I watched as Humphrey Bogart’s character used beans as a metaphor for the relative unimportance in the wider world of his relationship with Ingrid Bergman’s character, and chose logic and decency ahead of his selfish emotional desires. The quandary and resulting decision made for an engrossing film. But this was not what people cried about. They were in love and could not be together. I repeated this statement to myself, trying to force an emotional reaction. I couldn’t. I didn’t care. I had enough problems of my own. Graeme Simsion
self closing expertise
Incestuous, homogeneous fiefdoms of self-proclaimed expertise are always rank-closing and mutually self-defending, above all else. Glenn Greenwald
self special groups
The United Nations has come under the control of outlaw nations and self-serving special interest groups. Ginny Brown-Waite
self given incomparable
The gift of self cannot be given to us. It is an incomparable gift that has already been given. We have possessed it from the beginning. Gerry Spence
self world purpose
In the business world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes, governed by self interest. Harold Geneen
selfish writing thinking
To write an album takes so much focus and selfish time, to just write and think about your life. For me. Maybe not for other people. Gwen Stefani
selfish
It takes a lot of selfish time to make music.
self getting-older fabulous
Act as young as you feel. You're not getting older; you're getting more entitled to be your fabulous self.
self-esteem fighting balance
Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance. Imran Khan
self tree cows
I have fruit trees. Cows for fresh milk, yoghurt. My own wheat. I'm basically self-sufficient.
self style taught
My anatomy was self-taught. I feel everybody has that ability. I drew instinctively. Mine was an instinctive style. Jack Kirby