Quotes about self
self grandfather inward
Our grandfathers lived in a world of largely self-sufficient, inward-looking national economies — but our great-great grandfathers lived, as we do, in a world of large-scale international trade and investment, a world destroyed by nationalism. Paul Krugman
self details awareness
Through conscious beings the universe has generated self-awareness. This can be no trivial detail, no minor byproduct of mindless, purposeless forces. We are truly meant to be here. Paul Davies
self-esteem normal haha
Good! Hang in there! It's normal! [Low self-esteem] Often it's a sign of intelligence (but don't let that go to your head haha) Patrick Stump
selfish arrogant world
Self-deprecating or arrogant, it's all selfish. Hard as it is, life's better when you spend more time on the rest of the world
self views political
And, sure, if you have a political point of view, you have every right to share it. But you have to be careful not to get too self-important. You have to find the balance between being entertaining and being preachy. Patrick Dempsey
self people racism
When I moved to London in the 1990s, it had changed a great deal. Racism had become deeply uncool. But there has been a return of racism in the guise of "antiterrorism." People who look like myself are immediately suspect. I've become extremely self-conscious about going into crowded public places. Pankaj Mishra
self spirit realizing
We are all part of the One Spirit. When you experience the true meaning of religion, which is to know God, you will realize that He is your Self, and that He exists equally and impartially in all beings. Paramahansa Yogananda
self body temples
The spine is the highway to the Infinite. Your own body is the temple of God. It is within your own self that God must be realized.
self world lions
Roam in the world as a lion of self-control; see that the frogs of weakness don’t kick you around.
self people religion
Self-realization is, in fact, the only religion. For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs.
self cups forget
As you forget self in service to others, you will find that, without seeking it, your own cup of happiness will be full.
selfish wwe damn
YOU'RE TOO DAMN SELFISH!!! Owen Hart
self law liberty
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied. Liberty is not foolproof. For its beneficent working it demands self-restraint, a sane and clear recognition of the practical and attainable, and of the fact that there are laws of nature which are beyond our power to change. Otto Hermann Kahn
self people unattractive
I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive. Patty Duke
self-esteem vices world
When you undervalue who you are, the world will undervalue what you do and vice versa. Suze Orman
self-worth determined financial
When you understand that your self-worth is not determined by your net-worth, then you'll have financial freedom
selfishness messages want
One set of messages of the society we live in is: Consume. Grow. Do what you want. Amuse yourselves. Susan Sontag
self-confidence class lifestyle
This is the beauty that emerges from self-confidence, class confidence. That says, I am not born to please. I am born to be pleased.
self edification actors
Result of self-consciousness: audience and actor are the same. I live my life as a spectacle for myself, for my own edification. I live my life but I don't live in it. The hoarding instinct in human relations.
self building process
the process of building a self and its works is always too slow. One is always in arrears to oneself.
self people transformation
I'm only interested in people engaged in a project of self-transformation.
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.