Quotes about self
self-esteem eye ladders
Bragging is often merely a ladder we build for ourselves out of words when we are afraid we are not tall enough in the eyes of the world. It is an unwitting confession to low self-esteem. P.M. Forni
self-love understanding would-be
If it were in my power, I would be wiser; but a newly felt power carries me off in spite of myself; love leads me one way, my understanding another. Ovid
self opinionated sense-of-self
I'm self-opinionated and I have a sense of self. Paul Eenhoorn
self bully stories
Actors can be many things - vain, venal, self-serving, obnoxious, bullies - but all of the good ones are great storytellers. I wanted to watch what my actors were doing and how they were telling the story. Paul Bettany
self humanity may
Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave. Marya Mannes
selfish thinking imagination
Thinking it selfish to dwell on her own sufferings, when in the midst of wretches, who had not only lost all that endears life, but their very selves, her imagination was occupied with melancholy earnestness to trace the mazes of misery, through which so many wretches must have passed to this gloomy receptacle of disjointed souls, to the grand source of human corruption. Mary Wollstonecraft
self perfectionist driven
I'm a driven perfectionist, very self-critical. Marya Hornbacher
self-esteem self survival
Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival. Martha Gellhorn
self-esteem loss arrows
No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from life's slings and arrows, and when death comes, we meet it alone. Martha Beck
self-esteem stress suffering
Most of our stress and suffering come not from events, but from our thoughts. Reframe from negative thoughts, and stress subsides. Martha Beck
self-esteem giving today
No one can give you anything-love, shame, self-esteem- until you give it to yourself. Today, give yourself good things. Martha Beck
self pressure social
To know what that true self is without social pressure is to know your true nature. Martha Beck
self essentials whatever-it-takes
Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self Martha Beck
selfish thinking today
Do something today that you think is too delicious, too selfish, too wacky to fit within the rules of your life. Martha Beck
self media transformation
If we understand the revolutionary transformations caused by new media, we can anticipate and control them; but if we continue in our self-induced subliminal trance, we will be their slaves. Marshall McLuhan
self insecurity trying
The measure of self-assurance is how deeply and sincerely interested you are in others; the measure of insecurity is how much you try to impress them with you. Mark Goulston
self-esteem thinking glasses
I grew up with low self-esteem. I didn't think I was very pretty. I had glasses, red hair and was generally quite a spod. Mark Gatiss
selfish men rights
Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights
self devil purpose
Self pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it, I cannot be used by God for his purpose in the world. Oswald Chambers
self perspective devil
I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. ... When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. ... Self-pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it I cannot be used by God for His purpose in the world. Oswald Chambers
self self-centered
We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself. Oswald Chambers
self elements power-of-god
Every element of our own self-reliance must be put to death by the power of God. Oswald Chambers
self hands obedience
If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other hand, my ruling disposition is obedience to God, I perceive Him to be at work for my perfecting in everything that happens to me. Oswald Chambers
self want faces
Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one's own inner self. Michel de Montaigne
self opinion sin
From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion. Michel de Montaigne
self may
May God defend me from myself. Michel de Montaigne
self-respect
We have power over nothing except our will. Michel de Montaigne
self age lifetime
I would rather be old for a shorter time than be old before my time. Michel de Montaigne
self stupidity pay
To say less of yourself than is true is stupidity, not modesty. To pay yourself less than you are worth is cowardice and pusillanimity. Michel de Montaigne
self practice giving
My opinion is that we must lend ourselves to others and give ourselves only to ourselves. If my will happened to be prone to mortgage and attach itself, I would not last: I am too tender, both by nature and by practice. Michel de Montaigne
self expression copies
If you copy then it is not self-expression. Michael Schenker
self innocence lost
Self-knowledge is like lost innocence; however unsettling you find it, it can never be 'unthought' or 'unknown'. Michael Sandel
self deception limits
Our capacity for self-deception has no known limits Michael Novak