Quotes about self
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.
self government safe
I deem no government safe which is under the vassalage of any self-constituted authorities, or any other authority than that of the nation, or its regular functionaries.
self true-self walks
One can only walk so far from one's true self before the bond either snaps, or pulls one back. Robin Hobb
self events-in-life challenges
That is the challenge Companion. To take what has happened to you and learn from it. Nothing is quite so destructive as pity, especially self-pity. No event in life is so terrible that one cannot rise above it.
self years people
I have found over the years that the most important way of getting people to relax is self-deprecating humor. Robert Reich
self people miracle
People have been so busy relating to how I look, it's a miracle I didn't become a self-conscious blob of protoplasm. Robert Redford
self mediums subjects
A subject emerges from an interaction between my self, my I, and my medium. Robert Motherwell
self years levels
Usually for a movie, if you want a 13-year-old, you get a 16-year-old who looks 13, because 13-year-olds dont have that level of self-awareness. Robbie Coltraine
self forgotten truest
In your hurry to keep Christmas, you have forgotten Christmas. The truest gift of Christmas is the gift of self. Richard Paul Evans
self world wonderful
Know something about something. Don’t just present your wonderful self to the world. Constantly amass knowledge and offer it around. Richard Holbrooke
self sick narcissistic
To be sick and helpless is a humiliating experience. Prolonged illness also carries the hazard of narcissistic self-absorption. Richard Hofstadter
selfish sacrifice benefits
What you cannot have is a gene that sacrifices itself for the benefit of other genes. What you can have is a gene that makes organisms sacrifice themselves for other organisms under the influence of selfish genes. Richard Dawkins
selfish generosity design
Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to, because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs, something that no other species has ever aspired to do.
selfish artist attributes
I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess. Robert Mapplethorpe
self inner-peace mind
Cultivate peace of mind which does not separate one's self from one's surroundings. When that is done successfully, then everything else follows naturally. Robert M. Pirsig
self hands people
Traces of nobility, gentleness and courage persist in all people, do what we will to stamp out the trend. So, too, do those characteristics which are ugly. It is just unfortunate that in the clumsy hands of a cartoonist all traits become ridiculous, leading to a certain amount of self-conscious expostulation and the desire to join battle. Walt Kelly
selfish achievement moments
The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements, but rather with the things we do for others Walt Disney
self style want
I used to be more self-conscious about style because when you're younger, you want to exist, you want to show everything you do. Vincent Cassel
self color class
In the hierarchy of colors, green represents the social middle class, self-satisfied, immovable, narrow... Wassily Kandinsky
self names groups
It's no accident that most self-help groups use 'anonymous' in their names; to Americans, the first step toward redemption is a ritual wiping out of the self, followed by the construction of a new one. Walter Kirn
selfish stupid socialism
Corrupt, stupid grasping functionaries will make at least as big a muddle of socialism as stupid, selfish and acquisitive employers can make of capitalism. Walter Lippmann
self expression people
People who are tremendously concerned about their identification, their individuality, their self-expression, or their sense of humor, always seem to be missing the very things they pursue.
self rely-on-yourself rely
It is better to rely on yourself than on your friends. William Feather