Quotes about self
self-esteem people risk
People with high self esteem are risk takers, but more importantly, they are achievers. Rick Pitino
selfish helpful be-careful
Gods tend to be selfish. Even when they're helpful, they always have their own motives. That's why you have to be careful about trusting them. Rick Riordan
self-esteem hero long
Juno: "The heroes of olympus must unite! After your victory over kronos in manhattan...well I fear that wounded jupiter's self-esteem." Percy: Cause I was right and he was wrong" Juno: "He should be used to that after being married to me so long, but alas.
selfish writing selfishness
It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself. Tanith Lee
self people giving
People need a moral code, to help them make decisions. All this bio-yogurt virtue and financial self-righteousness are just filling the gap in the market. But the problem is that it's all backwards. It's not that you do the right thing and hope it pays off; the morally right thing is by definition the thing that gives the biggest payoff. Tana French
self-confidence self fragile
Self confidence for me is a fragile fleece. Sylvia Kristel
selfless-love shocking shocking-things
I do not love; I do not love anybody except myself. That is a rather shocking thing to admit. Sylvia Plath
self doubt acres
For the few little successes I may seem to have, there are acres of misgivings and self-doubt.
self dry-up people
I don't see,' I said, 'how people stand being old. Your insides all dry up. When you're young you're so self-reliant. You don't even need much religion.
self selfless sense-of-self
I must not be selfless: develop a sense of self. A solidness that can't be attacked.
self-questioning hurtful together
Life has been some combination of fairy-tale coincidence and joie de vivre and shocks of beauty together with some hurtful self-questioning.
self names space
The whole universe is one. There is only one Self in the universe, only One Existence, and that One Existence, when it passes through the forms of time, space, causation, is called by different names, buddhi, fine matter, gross matter, all mental and physical forms. Everything in the universe is that One, appearing in various forms. When a little part of it comes, as it were, into this network of time, space and causation, it takes forms. Take off the network, and it is all one. Swami Vivekananda
self soul body
The Self when it appears behind the universe is called God. The same Self when it appears behind this little universe-the body-is the soul.
self mind world
That which is nearest is least observed. The Atman is the nearest of the near, therefore the careless and the unsteady mind gets no clue to it. But the person who is alert, calm, self-restrained, and discriminating ignores the external world and, diving more and more into the inner world, realizes the glory of the Atman and becomes great.
selfish thinking people
We are all the time, from our childhood, trying to lay the blame upon something outside ourselves. We are always standing up to set right other people, and not ourselves. If we are miserable, we say, "Oh, the world is a devil's world." We curse others and say, "What infatuated fools!" But why should we be in such a world, if we really are so good? If this is a devil's world, we must be devils also; why else should we be here? "Oh, the people of the world are so selfish!" True enough; but why should we be found in that company, if we be better? Just think of that.
self renunciation
There is nothing so high as renunciation of self.
self vegetables years
Whether you bathe in the Ganga for a thousand years or live on vegetable food for a like period, unless it helps towards the manifestation of the Self, know that it is all of no use.
self democracy said
As John Adams said, all democracies will eventually self-destruct. We seem to be doing it very quickly. Rosanne Cash
self-confidence bonus degrees
Younger colleagues tended to draw untested self-confidence from their bonuses and prestigious degrees. Ron Suskind
self-esteem preparation action
Confidence is preparation in action. Ron Howard
self class roots
Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt. Ron Fournier
self wish weight
Human freedom involves our capacity to pause between the stimulus and response and, in that pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight. The capacity to create ourselves, based upon this freedom, is inseparable from consciousness or self-awareness. (p. 100) Rollo May
self-esteem society trying
Deeds of violence in our society are performed largely by those trying to establish their self-esteem, to defend their self-image, and to demonstrate that they, too, are significant.
self humanity beast
In choosing not to be a beast, I discovered my humanity. I became autodidactic, self-educated - a critical thinker. Stanley Williams
self ideas unhappy
The problem with life is, we often do things that will ultimately be self-destructive and make us unhappy, yet in that moment it seems like the best idea in the world. You have to be careful of moments - they're tricksy things. Sophie Dahl
self world opinion
Let us resist the opinion of the world fearlessly, provided only that our self-respect grows in proportion to our indifference. Sophie Swetchine
self-confidence men people
Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd ever be, particularly with her body and her sexuality. Brooke has made herself weak for men - she only gained self-confidence from their attention. Sophia Bush
self action behavior
For a person to feel responsible for his actions, he must sense that the behavior has flowed from the self. Stanley Milgram
self taste rhythm
Rhythm to me is essentially what Hopkins called the taste of self. I taste myself as rhythm. Stanley Kunitz
self expression joy
Looking relevant, modern, timely and appropriate in terms of your age, body type and lifestyle is not only about the joy of self-expression but a form of self-care: it lets the world know how you want to be perceived and treated. Stacy London
self-esteem opportunity style
Self-esteem doesn't come simply from dressing well, but they are both something we can control. It's a missed opportunity when women say they don't have the money, figure, etc., because style is such a way to help cultivate the way women feel about themselves.
self-esteem moving emotional
We all put obstacles in our own path toward personal style, myself included. If we understood why we constructed these practical and emotional obstacles, we might move beyond it to healthier, happier perceptions of ourselves and, ideally, a better sense of self-esteem.
self-esteem love-you eye
Your self-esteem won't come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while, and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you.