Quotes about self
self consciousness conscious
A friend is a second self, so that our consciousness of a friend's existence...makes us more fully conscious of our own existence. Aristotle
self ideas notes
Note to self: It’s a good idea to ask, “What am I not doing? Ben Horowitz
self loathing steps
Every single time I step into the studio, I say, 'Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?' I suppose there's a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship. Ben Harper
self firsts obsession
Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one's own self-obsession.
self play roles
Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
selfish halfway-there likes
We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else likes it, that's even better. If they don't like it, at least you like it. Not to be selfish, but you kind of have to be. Eddie Van Halen
self-esteem profound world
The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you. Earl Nightingale
self soul elements
Icebergs behoove the soul (both being self-made from elements least visible) to see themselves: fleshed, fair, erected, indivisible. Elizabeth Bishop
self stimulus chosen
The most steady, the most self-sufficient nature depends, more than it knows, on its few chosen stimuli. Elizabeth Bowen
self giving soul
The isolation of every human soul and the necessity of self- dependence must give each individual the right to choose his own surroundings. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
self law punishment
To deny political equality is to rob the ostracised of all self-respect; of credit in the market place; of recompense in the world of work; of a voice among those who make and administer the law; a choice in the jury before whom they are tried, and in the judge who decides their punishment.
self littles doe
To-day the woman is Mrs. Richard Roe, to-morrow Mrs. John Doe, and again Mrs. James Smith according as she changes masters, and she has so little self-respect that she does not see the insult of the custom.
self class support
Women of all classes are awakening to the necessity of self-support, but few are willing to do the ordinary useful work for which they are fitted.
self punishment intellectual
Fear, coercion, punishment, are the masculine remedies for moral weakness, but statistics show their failure for centuries. Why not change the system and try the education of the moral and intellectual faculties, cheerful surroundings, inspiring influences? Everything in our present system tends to lower the physical vitality, the self-respect, the moral tone, and to harden instead of reforming the criminal.
self-esteem school narrators
My narrators tend to be women with low self-esteem, so I can send them to charm school. Elinor Lipman
self law done
In fact, corporate and union moneys go overwhelmingly to incumbents, so limiting that money, as Congress did in the campaign finance law, may be the single most self-denying thing that Congress has ever done. Elena Kagan
self world stale
You cannot bring the same stale self to the world and expect the world to be new for you. Deepak Chopra
self threw
She threw a lot better. She was back to her old self.
self-love happiness-and-love
To bring yourself love and happiness, do what you can to bring them to others.
self way
Self-acceptanc e leads to success, not the other way around.
self
Replace your self-defeating thoughts with self-supporting thoughts.
self waiting world
The inner self of every human waits patiently until we are ready to discover it; then it extends an invitation to enter the luminous mystery of existence in which all things are created, nurtured, and renewed. In the presence of this mystery, we not only heal ourselves, we heal the world.
self enemy shadow
The person you call an enemy is an exaggerated aspect of your own shadow self.
self people wish
In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could just devote my energies to encouraging people to find their true selves. Dirk Benedict
self dancing people
Many people are shy when it comes to getting out on a dance floor. Dancing is an activity that... reveals your inner self, whether you like it, or know it, or not. It is hard to fake it on a dance floor.
self-esteem writing twenties
I had enormous self-image problems and very low self-esteem, which I hid behind obsessive writing and performing. It's exactly what I do now, except I enjoy it now. I'm not driven like I was in my twenties. I was driven to get through life very quickly. David Bowie
self-worth accepted process
When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose you self-worth in the process. Dave Pelzer
self long one-day
I would never complain about 'One Day' taking off, but it made me painfully self-conscious for a long time. David Nicholls
self lazy important
...Emma Morley wasn't such a paragon either: pretentious, petulant, lazy, speechifying, judgmental. Self-pitying, self righteous, self-important, all the selfs except self-confident, the quality that she had always needed the most.
self one-day pleasure
The attraction of a life devoted to sensation, pleasure and self would probably wear thin one day, but there was still plenty of time for that yet.
self-confidence giving scented-candles
You're gorgeous, you old hag, and if I could give you just one gift ever for the rest of your life it would be this. Confidence. It would be the gift of confidence. Either that or a scented candle
self self-respect students
Mr. McVicker instilled self-respect in those of us who were his students, because he respected us regardless of our background, Ahmad Jamal
self-esteem self-respect self-reliance
Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance? Abdul Kalam