Quotes about self
selfish games two
Marriage is just an elaborate game that allows two selfish people to periodically feel that they're not. Paul Reiser
self who-i-am needs
No matter what, I need to maintain my sense of self and always be true to who I am. Lily Collins
self defense apathy
Apathy is the self-defense of the powerless. Letty Cottin Pogrebin
self-esteem funny-things giving
Though the funny thing about never being asked for anything is that after a while you start to feel like maybe you don’t have anything worth giving. Lev Grossman
self reproach wretchedness
There is no wretchedness like self-reproach. Letitia Elizabeth Landon
self long generations
Is it possible to covet a much longer life for one's self and be as devoted to the well-being of the next generation? It's a long argument. Leon Kass
self people want
Keep your sense of self; don't get caught up in what people want you to be. LeAnn Rimes
selfish violet emotion
Huamns, uregulated, are cruel and capricious; violet and selfish; miserable and quarrelsome. It is only after their instincts and basic emotions have been controlled that they can be happy, generous, and good. Lauren Oliver
self-esteem draws persons
If another person only had in his storehouse of deserved self-esteem what you had put there, what would he have to draw upon and to sustain him? Neal A. Maxwell
self-esteem heaven delight
Satan delights to have us put ourselves down. Self-contempt is of Satan. There is no such thing in heaven.
selfish real struggle
To one degree or another we all struggle with selfishness. Since it is so common, why worry about selfishness anyway? Because selfishness is really self-destruction in slow motion. No wonder the Prophet Joseph Smith urged, "Let every selfish feeling be not only buried, but annihilated" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 178). Hence annihilation - not moderation - is the destination! . . . Meekness is the real cure, for it does not merely mask selfishness but dissolves it!
self empathy trying
Trying to observe the slow shift from self-centeredness to empathy is like trying to watch grass grow.
self giving people
When at length we tire of putting people down, this self-inflicted fatigue can give way to the invigorating calisthenics of lifting people up.
selfish taken resentment
We are vulnerable if we can be taken by a wave of emotion, invaded by an invidious impulse, roughed up by resentment, or engulfed by a surge of selfishness.
selfishness ordinary sin
Selfishness is much more than an ordinary problem because it activates all the cardinal sins! It is the detonator in the breaking of the Ten Commandments.
self-esteem goal generosity
I find that goal setting, when done this way, leads to goal achieving. The chronic failure to achieve goals lowers self-esteem. Show me a failure to achieve a goal, and usually I can show you the violation of one or more of the above criteria. Imposed goals, vague goals, and unrealistic goals tend to produce only partial successes and outright failures.
self subtraction meekness
Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words.
selfish way rooms
In contrast to the path of selfishness, there is no room for road rage on the straight and narrow way.
selfishness world way
Thus worshiping, serving, studying, praying, each in its own way squeezes selfishness out of us; pushes aside our preoccupations with the things of the world.
selfishness heavy hardest
The hardest work you and I will ever do is to put off our selfishness. It is heavy lifting!
self firsts actresses
I have a theory that self-made, first-generation actresses don't feel entitled to success. Natasha Lyonne
self ego evolution
Sexual self-restraint is only a preliminary stage in the ego's evolution. Muhammad Iqbal
self slumber might
It is the nature of the self to manifest itself, In every atom slumbers the might of the self.
self criticism intellect
Human intellect is natures attempt at self criticism
self sea giving
Though the terror of the sea gives to none security, in the secret of the shell. Self preserving we may dwell.
self spirituality wealth
My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality. Muhammad Ali
self-esteem impossible said
I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don't tell me I can't do something. Don't tell me it's impossible. Don't tell me I'm not the greatest. I'm the double greatest.
self healthy employee
A fully functioning employee with a healthy self-image is money in the bank. Marilyn Ferguson
selfish feel-good charity
That's why charity work is very selfish at the same time, because it makes you feel good. Maria Menounos
self voice challenges
Some of my friends and family have tried to challenge me to do jokes that aren't as self-deprecating, where I genuinely express my own opinion in my own voice. Maria Bamford
self-esteem esteem
Take your work seriously, but never yourself. Margot Fonteyn
selfish world actresses
I was really conflicted. I had always planned to help the world. Instead, I was going to become an actress? That seemed like such a selfish thing to do. Maria Bello
selfish ambition men
The profit motive, when it is the sole basis of an economic system, encourages a cutthroat competition and selfish ambition that inspires men to be more concerned about making a living than making a life. Martin Luther King, Jr.