Quotes about self
self mind peculiar
The most peculiar social self which one is apt to have is in the mind of the person one is in love with. William James
self inferiority habit
We all have a lifelong habit of inferiority to our full self..."
self feelings world
So our self-feeling in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do.
self-esteem congratulations plus
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
self enemy age
That was Youth with its reckless exuberance when all things were possible pursued by Age where we are now, looking back at what we destroyed, what we tore away from that self who could do more, and its work that's become my enemy because that's what I can tell you about, that Youth who could do anything. William Gaddis
self vanity littles
Vanity is so constantly solicitous of self, that even where its own claims are not interested, it indirectly seeks the aliment which it loves, by showing how little is deserved by others. William Gilmore Simms
self giving meaning-of-life
To give life a meaning, one must have a purpose larger than self. Will Durant
self intellectual certain
One of the things that characterizes good intellectual work is a certain self-importance Whitfield Diffie
self savages reptiles
In them was not the savage blankness of the reptile species. Instead there was something far worse - burning, unquenchable rage mixed with the self-mocking irony of great intelligence. Whitley Strieber
self google courses
Everyone self-Googles. And, I have, of course, the Google alert. Sarah Silverman
selfish way
You do have to be fairly selfish when you have a gift. You cannot afford to let too many outside things get in the way Sarah Brightman
self self-respect easy
You'd be surprised how easy some things can be, things you never thought you'd do, when you take self-respect out of the equation. Sarah Addison Allen
selfish insecure scared
We're connected, as women. It's like a spiderweb. If one part of that web vibrates, if there's trouble, we all know it, but most of the time we're just too scared, or selfish, or insecure to help. But if we don't help each other, who will?
self focus flow
Any self-prompt that reminds you to focus on flow not ebb, contributes to your greater sense of abundance. (53) Sarah Ban Breathnach
selfish sleep creative
Deliberately seeking solitude-quality time spent away from family and friends-may seem selfish. It is not. Solitude is as necessary for our creative spirits to develop and flourish as are sleep and food for our bodies to survive.
self soul fleeing
Self-loathing is the silent hemorrhaging of the soul. You don't feel or see the life force fleeing until it's not longer there, and then, of course, it's too late.
self tenacity daring
It takes tenacity and daring to travel the darkest interior of one's self.
self soul stressed
Stressed souls need the reassuring rhythm of self-nurturing rituals.
self empowering empowerment
Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.
selfish progress decay
National progress is the sum of individual industry, energy, and uprightness, as national decay is of individual idleness, selfishness, and vice. Samuel Smiles
self self-control form
Self-control is only courage under another form.
self-confidence people delay
Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favourable do nothing. William Feather
self discipline world
If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.
self self-control pleasure
Self-control is one of the most exhilarating of pleasures. William F. Buckley, Jr.
self devotion trough
Friendship is strengthened by...that which ever so lightly elevates us from the trough of self-concern and self-devotion.
self states reliance
There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance.
selfish blow thinking
When the switch fell I could feel it upon my flesh; when it welted and ridged it was my blood that ran, and I would think with each blow of the switch: Now you are aware of me! Now I am something in your secret and selfish life, who have marked your blood with my own for ever and ever. William Faulkner
self-esteem believe people
You have to believe in yourself in spite of what other people believe. Whoopi Goldberg
self-esteem artist issues
For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.
self faces facts
If history teaches anything, it teaches that self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly. Ronald Reagan
self defense self-defense
Self-defense is not only our right; it is our duty.
self soldier defense
For us to ignore by inaction the slaughter of American civilians and American soldiers, whether in nightclubs or airline terminals, is simply not in the American tradition. Self-defense is not only our right, it is our duty.
selfish educational today
The education system today makes and educated person selfish. It makes that person a slave to the senses and as a consequence the person forgets their own divine nature. Sai Baba