Quotes about self
self mental-illness mental-health
Mental illness is no myth, as some have claimed. It is a disturbance in our sense of possession of a stable inner self that survives its personae. Camille Paglia
self-harm knives world
Self-harm - the world will come at you with knives anyway. You do not need to beat them to it. Caitlin Moran
selfish ambition purpose
Individuals motivated by self-interest, self-indulgence, and a false sense of self-sufficiency pursue selfish ambition for the purpose of self-glorification. C. J. Mahaney
selfish exaltation impossible
It was humanly impossible for the disciples to free themselves from their selfish pursuit of self-exaltation, just as it's impossible for us to free ourselves from the very same sins.
selfish ambition pride
We cannot free ourselves from pride and selfish ambition; a divine rescue is absolutely necessary.
self injustice interest
self-interest usually brings injustice with it. Catherine the Great
selfish lying people
I have another question: Hillary Clinton, lying to the American people about her selfish, awful judgment in making our secrets vulnerable.Guilty or not guilty? Chris Christie
self america life-is
In America, life is introverted, self-absorbed - and so is their music. Chris Barber
selfish athlete worry
You can't worry about what people say, but... People always harp on athletes being selfish individualists. Chris Bosh
self two fire
Fire and Water are archetypes, the split sides of consciousness; one aware, the other, not. The two parts of us that desire synthesis, yet resist it: the self and the shadow. But they are also the element of chance, of the random roll of dice. Chris Abani
self mind body
Synchronizing mind and body is not a concept or a random technique someone thought up for self-improvement. Rather, it is a basic principle of how to be a human being. Chogyam Trungpa
self generosity way
Generosity is self-existing openness, complete openness. You are no longer subject to cultivating your own scheme or project. And the best way to open yourself up is to make friends with yourself and with others.
self shoes understanding
The triumph of the written word is often attained when the writer achieves union and trust with the reader, who then becomes ready to be drawn into unfamiliar territory, walking in borrowed literary shoes so to speak, toward a deeper understanding of self or society, or of foreign peoples, cultures, and situations. Chinua Achebe
self firsts affection
She rested her head against his and felt, for the first time, what she would often feel with him: a self-affection. He made her like herself. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
self expectations would-be
The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are. Imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer to be our true individual selves, if we didn't have the weight of gender expectations.
self order habit
There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits, good temper, patience, order, courtesy, tact, self-reliance, many deference to superior officers, and many consideration for inferiors. Chester A. Arthur
self-esteem quality quality-of-life
A high quality life starts with a high quality you! Cheryl Richardson
self-esteem giving profound
When you trust and act on your intuition, you increase your self-esteem, build trust in yourself and experience a profound sense of security that no relationship or amount of money will ever give you.
self-esteem inner-strength vision
You have deep within you the power to fulfill your highest vision of your life. To engage this power you must develop a solid personal relationship with yourself. By doing so, you'll tap into a wealth of inner strength that will allow you to take the necessary actions that build confidence and self-esteem. When you learn to stop hiding your power and use fear to your advantage, you'll become less attached to what others want for you and more attached to what you want for yourself. As this shift occurs, you'll naturally begin to lead a more authentic and passionate life.
selfish reality firsts
But the reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first. Cheryl Strayed
self choices up-to-you
Self-pity is a dead-end road. You make the choice to drive down it. It's up to you to decide to stay parked there or to turn around and drive out.
self bravery want
Fear forces us to spend our lives dealing with it, ostensibly to overcome it. But that is a trick. Only fear (the illusion of separation) would want us to work to be unafraid, precisely because it is not possible for a separate self to be unafraid! Cheri Huber
self over-you mind
Self-judgment is how conditioned mind keeps control over your life.
self way acts-of-courage
It takes a tremendous act of courage to admit to yourself that you are not defective in any way whatsoever.
self-esteem thinking voice
The voice inside your head is not the voice of god. It just sounds like it thinks it is.
self-love novel cookbook
I myself love getting cookbooks and novels that some congenial person has already tried and liked. Cheryl Mendelson
selfish thinking steps
Actors - we're selfish, but we can't think about the work in that kind of selfish manner. I think that you have to step away from yourself, if you're going to do it. Otherwise don't do it; otherwise why do it? Charlize Theron
selfish unattainable want
I want to be first. I know that’s selfish, and maybe unattainable, and maybe shallow. But I just want to come first with someone. If that’s wrong of me, so be it. I’ll be wrong. But that’s the way I feel.” (Sookie Stackhouse) Charlaine Harris
self chocolate littles
Self-pity is like chocolate; as you get older, you can only afford a little bit.
self centralization
On the vaporization and the centralization of the Self. All is there. Charles Baudelaire
self needs gothic
I won't talk to you about my family and you won't talk to me about yours. Family talk is either boring or self-pitying. Or it's Gothic, like a Faulkner novel. Who needs to talk about it? It's enough to live it. Chaim Potok
self insecurity world
I do have, at different times, a certain kind of self-consciousness in the world, an insecurity. Charlie Kaufman
self law ideas
To finish first you have to first finish. Don't get in a position where you go back to go. What's interesting is that some guy whose grandfather was a lawyer and a judge-hurriedly going to Harvard Law with a wave of veterans-I was willing to go into so many different businesses. I was constantly going right into the other fellow's business and doing better than the other fellow did. The reason it was possible? Self-education- developing mental discipline, big ideas that really work. Charlie Munger