Quotes about self
selfish evil might
I had no companions to quarrel with, nobody to assist, and nobody to thank... the evil consequence of all this was not, however, what might perhaps have been expected, that I grew up selfish or non affectionate; but that, when affection did come, it came with a violence utterly rampant and unmanageable. John Ruskin
self cities rising
Our large trading cities bear to me very nearly the aspect of monastic establishments in which the roar of the mill-wheel and the crane takes the place of other devotional music, and in which the worship of Mammon and Moloch is conducted with a tender reverence and an exact propriety; the merchant rising to his Mammon matins, with the self-denial of an anchorite, and expiating the frivolities into which he maybe beguiled in the course of the day by late attendance at Mammon vespers.
self knowing-god knows
Know thyself, for through thyself only thou canst know God.
selfish mean soul
Drop this mean and sordid and selfish devotion to the saving of your shabby little souls, and hunt up something to do that's got some dignity to it! Risk your souls! Risk them in good causes; then if you lose them, why should you care? Reform! Mark Twain
self expression hands
It is so unsatisfactory to read a noble passage and have no one you love at hand to share the happiness with you. And it is unsatisfactory to read to one's self anyhow - for the uttered voice so heightens the expression.
self over-you world
Newtonian physics is over. You don't act on the world to change the world. You realize the world is a projection of your inner self. If you change, the world changes. Marianne Williamson
self midlife add
At midlife, you're pregnant with the best self you can be - someone who has learned enough from both successes and failures to add up to a fine human being.
self correcting universe
I see the universe as naturally and infinitely self-correcting.
self goal self-destructive
Making our goal anything other than peace is emotionally self-destructive.
self-esteem maturity waiting
Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.
self cocoons limits
You are emerging from the cocoon of your former self. There are no limits to the extent of the transformation that's possible for you.
self-esteem helping heard
God heard us. He sent help. He sent you.
self-esteem over-you purpose
The solution to low self-esteem is to get over yourself and get a higher purpose.
self miracle true-self
When a woman conceives her true self, a miracle occurs and life around her begins again.
self choices looks
In every moment, we make a choice about which direction we are going to go. Once we realize that this is a self-correcting and self-organizing universe, then we don't have to look any further than our own life circumstances, the relationships and situations that we are in, to begin the transformation.
self healthy loathing
Washington has always had a pretty healthy amount of self-loathing. Mark Leibovich
self-worth race community
The free market promotes self-worth, self-sufficiency, shared values, and honest dealings, which enhance the individual, the family, and the community. It discriminates against no race, religion, or gender. Mark Levin
self circles needs
The closed circle of materialism is clear to us now - aspirations become wants, wants become needs, and self-gratification becomes a bottomless pit. Mario Cuomo
self doe parody
Anybody who does not evolve can become a self-parody. I have to evolve on a daily basis just to keep my own interest in what I do. Marilyn Manson
self dialogue entertaining
I’m self-entertaining. My dialogue is with myself. Michael Heizer
self-esteem heart eye
When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of Creation is completed inside us, the doors of our souls fly open and love steps forth to heal everything in sight. Michael Bridges
selfish want reason
Wherever I live, if there isn't a restaurant I want to go to of a certain type, then I open it. That's all. For selfish reasons. Michael Caine
self awareness transparency
When anyone lacks self-awareness and doesn't recognize their transparencies, it's always funny. Merrill Markoe
selfish athlete thinking
I think I was a pretty selfish athlete. Melanie Roach
selfish nice thinking
A lot of the time, the British press make me ashamed and embarrassed to be British. They give others the impression that the British are selfish, envious and bitter people, which is simply not true in my opinion. I think that British people in general are really nice and friendly. Melanie Chisholm
self persons left
If you keep changing for every person who tells you to, then who's going to be left? Why get the success and be somebody else? Melina Kanakaredes
selfish war light
In this world, whenever there is light, there are also shadows. As long as the concept of winners exist, there must also be losers. The selfish desire of wanting to maintain peace causes wars and hatred is born to protect love. Masashi Kishimoto
self trying veils
Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness. Mason Cooley
self reform kind
Self-reform is the only kind that works.
self needs charming
The self-righteous feel no need to be charming, and thus double their offensiveness.
self gone possibility
The self-righteous rule out the possibility that they are what has gone wrong.
self self-love support
Not even self-love can always be counted on for support.
self people pity
Self-pity makes people callous.