Quotes about self
self ego spotlight
Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight. John Bradshaw
self knowing-who-you-are opinion
Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.
self priorities want
All of us must come to an honest, open self-examination, an awareness within as to who and what we want to be. M. Russell Ballard
self discipline feelings
The feeling of being valuable - 'I am a valuable person'- is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline. M. Scott Peck
self hands and-love
Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.
self growth purpose
The act of loving is an act of self-evolution even when the purpose of the act is someone else's growth.
self impossible good-enough
What I will say is that what I have learned for myself is that I don’t have to be anybody else; and that myself is good enough; and that when I am being true to that self, then I can avail myself to extraordinary thingsYou have to allow for the impossible to be possible. Lupita Nyong'o
selfish expectations sake
I do this for the sake of myself. It's a selfish process. I don't really have any expectations from anyone for your comments or your reviews or your previews. Lupe Fiasco
self laughing comedian
You learn to laugh at yourself and you also lean on comedy as a crutch to kind of take the edge off because comedians often are self-deprecating and they cross lines that they shouldn't. Stuff like that brings a smile to my face every once in a while when needed. John Cena
self class discipline
Self-discipline is the No. 1 delineating factor between the rich, the middle class and the poor. Robert Kiyosaki
self doubt genius
excessive fear and self-doubt that were the greatest detractors of personal genius.
self-reliance atman helping
Chance never helps those who do not help themselves. Sophocles
self suffering-of-others let-it-go
[D]on’t cling to your self-righteous suffering, let it go. . . . Nothing is too good to be true, let yourself be forgiven. To the degree you insist that you must suffer, you insist on the suffering of others as well. (90) Stephen Levine
self want obsessed
I just don't want to be self-obsessed. Ellen Pompeo
selfish giving drug
I just love it so much [acting]. When I get passionate, I’ll give you everything until I collapse. That’s not in any ’Look at me, I’m a saint’ kind of way. It’s very selfish in a way. I’m doing this really awesome exploration, and it’s like a drug, because I completely disappear. Ellen Page
self empowering example
I just used to love the sound of especially a female vocal like Ella Fitzgerald for example, it's just that empowering self-control that can make a whole room go silent. I fell in love with that sound. Ella Henderson
self giving judging
Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly. Ella Maillart
self views healthy
Everyone, including skeptics, will generate delusions that match their views. That is how a normal and healthy brain works. Skeptics are not exempt from self-delusion. Scott Adams
self-esteem common lows
It seems to be a common denominator with a lot of comics, this low self-esteem thing. Ray Romano
self growing musician
I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician. Ray LaMontagne
self mirrors machines
Machines will follow a path that mirrors the evolution of humans. Ultimately, however, self-aware, self-improving machines will evolve beyond humans' ability to control or even understand them. Ray Kurzweil
self way clients
No self-respecting pitcher throws the same way to every batter and no self-respecting salesman makes the same pitch to every client. Ray Kroc
self body individual
Each component of the organism, like the individual in the social body, possesses the capacity for enjoyment of the self through sharing with others. Raoul Vaneigem
selfish trying care
If I try to make only enough money for my family' immediate needs, it may violate Scripture. ...Even though earning just enough to meet the needs of my family may seem non materialistic, it's actually selfish when I could earn enough to care for others as well. Randy Alcorn
self worry suffering
Worry is momentary atheism crying out for correction by trust in a good, sovereign God. Suffering breaks self-reliance.
self meditation feelings
Buddha has said to his disciples: Whenever you meditate, after each meditation, surrender all that you have earned out of meditation, surrender it to the universe. If you are blissful, pour it back into the universe - don't carry it as a treasure. If you are feeling very happy, share it immediately - don't become attached to it, otherwise your meditation itself will become a new process of the self. And the ultimate meditation is not a process of self. The ultimate meditation is a process of getting more and more into un-self, into non-self - it is a disappearance of the self. Rajneesh
self space mind
Zen is the most scientific method to inquire into your consciousness. It takes you beyond mind into a space called no-mind. No self, but pure awareness, and you have a taste of eternity and immortality.
selfish men earth
How soon the labor of men would make a paradise of the earth were it not for misgovernment and a diversion of his energies to selfish interests. Thomas Jefferson
self rights earth
I set out on this ground, which I suppose to be self evident, "that the earth belongs in usufruct to the living": that the dead have neither powers nor rights over it.
self government safe
I deem no government safe which is under the vassalage of any self-constituted authorities, or any other authority than that of the nation, or its regular functionaries.
self mind willingness-to-change
True forgiveness is a willingness to change your mind about your Self. Robert Holden
self-esteem acceptance self-improvement
No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.
self conditions
Self-acquainta nce is a rare condition. Robert Henri