Quotes about self
self pieces lines
The straight line has a property of self-similarity. Each piece of the straight line is the same as the whole line when used to a big or small extent. Benoit Mandelbrot
self media interesting
A lot of people use social media to share mundane things or for self-glorification. I try to use it to share interesting things with people. Ashton Kutcher
selfish thinking play
I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish. Art Alexakis
self-confidence imagination self-love
Imagination, on the contrary, which is ever wandering beyond the bounds of truth, joined to self-love and that self-confidence we are so apt to indulge, prompt us to draw conclusions which are not immediately derived from facts. Antoine Lavoisier
self self-love world
The world is governed by love,--self-love. Antoine Rivarol
self people black
Even though sugar was very expensive, people consumed it till their teeth turned black, and if their teeth didn't turn black naturally, they blackened them artificially to show how wealthy and marvelously self-indulgent they were. Bill Bryson
self deception satisfaction
No satisfaction based upon self-deception is solid. Bertrand Russell
self-confidence thinking roots
It has become a commonplace that aggressiveness also often has its roots in fear. I am inclined to think that this theory has been pushed too far. [...] The type of aggressiveness that is the outcome of timidity is not, I think, that which inspires great leaders; the great leaders, I should say, have an exceptional self-confidence which is not only on the surface, but penetrates deep into the subconscious.
selfish weak wish
For selfish reasons, I really wish we were having a weak field, so I would have a better chance. Fred Funk
self
It can be absurd, cantankerous, self-destructive and pompous, but it is never crass Peter Roebuck
self vision
His vision is impaired, and he will never be self-sufficient,
self world thinker
It is the hardest thing in the world to be a good thinker without being a good self examiner.
self waste precious-things
To the Maker the archetype, the self-sustainer, human interaction is usually a waste of the most precious thing in his vital existance: time. Anton LaVey
selfishness satanism form
Satanism represents a form of controlled selfishness.
self-esteem women
Self-esteem is such a challenging issue for young women. Kimberly Elise
self
He is his same self in a lot of ways. He just doesn't always remember.
self doe
I do have a self-censor; everybody does, or at least most who are not pathological do. Al Franken
self doubt may
Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in. Aimee Mullins
self texture way
There is more to be pondered in the grain and texture of life than traditional fiction allows. The work of essayists is vital precisely because it permits and encourages self-knowledge in a way that is less indirect than fiction, more open and speculative. Charles J. Shields
self hands guy
I've always been slightly self-conscious as an actor, and I guess that sometimes reads as pomposity. Starting when I was 30, I somehow gave off an impression at an audition that had them mentally put me in a three-piece suit or put an attache case in my hand. If there was a stiff-guy part, the director would brighten up when I came in. Charles Kimbrough
self tree variation
If you look at any leaf on any tree branch, it's similar to but not exactly a repetition of the previous branch. So the new science of complexity or showing how an architecture can be produced just as quickly, cheaply and efficiently by using computer production methods to get the slight variation, the self-similarity. Charles Jencks
selfish book titles
Science is a victim of its own reductive metaphors: 'Big Bang,' 'selfish gene' and so on. Richard Dawkins' selfish gene fitted with the Thatcherite politics of the time. It should actually be the 'altruistic gene,' but he'd never have sold as many books with a title like that.
self long miracle
Ay, marriage is the life-long miracle, The self-begetting wonder, daily fresh. Charles Kingsley
selfish selfishness actors
You have to be selfish to be an actor. Charles Dance
self infinite capacity
We humans, you see, have an infinite capacity for self-rationalization. Charles Colson
self religion chance
The impossibility of conceiving that this grand and wondrous universe, with our conscious selves, arose through chance, seems to me the chief argument for the existence of God. Charles Darwin
self development truest
The truest success is but the development of self. Charles Atlas
self mind belief
Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there's been a liberating force that's come from it. Alanis Morissette
self surfing athletic
I've been doing a lot of different cross-training and kickboxing and Capoeira and kite surfing, and I've just really been back to what I consider my original athletic self.
self people hatred
Fame is hollow. It amplifies what is there. If there is any self-doubt, or hatred, or lack of ability to connect with people, fame will magnify it.
self soul looks
When malice has reason on its side, it looks forth bravely, and displays that reason in all its luster. When austerity and self-denial have not realized true happiness, and the soul returns to the dictates of nature, the reaction is fearfully extravagant. Blaise Pascal
self hateful
Le moi est ha|«s sable. The self is hateful.
self world failing
All the good maxims which are in the world fail when applied to one's self.