Quotes about self
self done lasts
I do not see them here; but after death God knows I know the faces I shall see, Each one a murdered self, with low last breath. 'I am thyself,what hast thou done to me?' 'And Iand Ithyself,' (lo! each one saith,) 'And thou thyself to all eternity! Dante Gabriel Rossetti
selfish people looks
If you look at the people in Hollywood who are heavy partiers, they're selfish, self-centered and egotistical. Danny Trejo
self sea chimes
Consider the sea's listless chime: Time's self it is, made audible. Dante Alighieri
self ignorant spurs
Oh blind, oh ignorant, self-seeking cupidity whcih spurs as so in the short mortal life and steeps as through all eternity.
self design humanity
We are not the only avatars of humanity. Once our computing machines achieved self-consciousness, they became part of this design. Dan Simmons
self way waste
A token of ecological awareness in a society devoted to self destruction and waste but unwilling to acknowledge its indulgent ways.
self worst worst-things
The worst things weren't outside of you. Cynthia Voigt
self dungeons prison
We are all serving a life sentence in the dungeon of the self. Cyril Connolly
self optimism negative
Optimism and self-pity are the positive and negative poles of modern cowardice.
selfish boredom bitterness
Beneath a mask of selfish tranquility nothing exists except bitterness and boredom.
self-worth joy important
Our sense of self-worth is the single most important determinant of the health, abundance, and joy we allow into our lives. Dan Millman
self black church
The black church often has reinforced certain self images that are damaging to black peoples' beauty, black peoples' confidence. Cornel West
self community black
Music is the very cement that has not just held the black community together but holds black selves together in a fundamental sense.
self expression people
In situations of sparse resources along with degraded self-images and depoliticized sensibilities, one avenue for poor people is in existential rebellion and anarchic expression. The capacity to produce social chaos is the last resort of desperate people.
self talking transforming
You can't talk about truth without talking about learning how to die because it's precisely by learning how to die, examining yourself and transforming your old self into a better self, that you actually live more intensely and critically and abundantly.
self leader black
It's no accident that most of the great black spokespersons and leaders understood the centrality of self-affirmation, self-respect and self-love.
self pieces might
We have to be self-critical even in context that we might be critical of, even as we - our pieces appear in it.
self-esteem love-yourself able
You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others.
self meals blanket
Sanctimony and self-regard are as American as smallpox blankets and supersize meals. Colson Whitehead
self-esteem knowing purpose
I attribute my ability to maintain cool to God, self-esteem, and knowing my purpose in life. It can't be based on anything material or external. Common
self-esteem self weight
I've never disliked myself, and my weight has had nothing to do with my self-esteem. Dawn French
selfish oedipus people
What we were trying to do was take the notion of Greek tragedy, of fated and doomed people, and instead of these Olympian gods, indifferent, venal, selfish, hurling lightning bolts and hitting people in the ass for no reason—instead of those guys whipping it on Oedipus or Achilles, it’s the postmodern institutions . . . those are the indifferent gods. David Simon
self culture achieve
Surrounded by the self -sufficiency of American culture, we can convince ourselves that we have what it takes to achieve something great. David Platt
self safety concern
BECAUSE SELF IS NO LONGER OUR GOD, SAFETY IS NO LONGER OUR CONCERN.
selfish caring indulge-in
So what is the difference between someone who willfully indulges in sexual pleasures while ignoring the Bible on moral purity and someone who willfully indulges in the selfish pursuit of more and more material possessions while ignoring the Bible on caring for the poor? The difference is that one involves a social taboo in the church and the other involves the social norm in the church.
self deception helping
Self-deception helps us deceive. David Livingstone
selfish creativity ideas
Negativity is the enemy of creativity. For instance if you're filled with depression, you can hardly even get out of bed, let alone feel like creating something. If you are filled with bitter, selfish anger, this occupies the mind and leaves little room for creative ideas. David Lynch
selfish meditation world
Meditation is not a selfish thing. Even though you're diving in and experiencing the Self, you're not closing yourself off from the world. You're strengthening yourself, so that you can be more effective when you go back into the world.
self smoking wicked
Don't like to do anything half-heartedly, even if it is a wicked and self-destructive avocation like smoking cigars Curtis LeMay
self-esteem issues female
Self-awareness and self-esteem. Those aren't female issues, those are human issues. Curtis Hanson
self should-have goal
When you work for others, you are at their mercy. They own your work; they own you. Your creative spirit is squashed. What keeps you in such positions is a fear of having to sink or swim on your own. Instead you should have a greater fear of what will happen to you if you remain dependent on others for power. Your goal in every maneuver in life must be ownership, working the corner for yourself. When it is yours, it is yours to lose - you are more motivated, more creative, more alive. The ultimate power in life is to be completely self-reliant, completely yourself. Curtis Jackson
self way productivity
To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self disciplined is to follow in a better way. Corita Kent
self-esteem bigs belittle
Don't belittle yourself. Be BIG yourself.