Quotes about self
self favors doe
The favor of God does not bless self-promotion Bill Johnson
selfish mistake frustrated
I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, 'I'm like you - I'm frustrated, I'm not an expert, I don't have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I'm selfish too.' Bernie Mac
self remember blame
If you mess something up, remember who got you there. Don't be pointing fingers, even if finger-pointing is called for. Only one you got to blame is your own self.
self body impossible
An 'I' without a body is a possibility. But a body without an 'I' is utterly impossible. Edith Stein
self rejects-you no-turning-back
Don't they always go from bad to worse? There's no turning back--your old self rejects you, and shuts you out. ~Lilly Bart Edith Wharton
selfish stupid thinking
I think Churchill is right, the only thing to be said for democracy is that there is nothing else that's any better, and therefore he used to say, Tyranny tempered by assassination, but lots of assassination. People say, If the Congress were more representative of the people it would be better. I say the Congress is too damn representative. It's just as stupid as the people are; just as uneducated, just as dumb, just as selfish. Dean Acheson
self goal path
Your ultimate goal in life is to become your best self. Your immediate goal is to get on the path that will lead you there. David Viscott
self-confidence tvs internet
TV has lost a lot of its self-confidence as its power has been eroded by the internet. David Walliams
self elements way
I still enjoy my life, and I feel like I've achieved enough things that if I never did anything again, I'd feel confident that I'd still have made my mark in some way. But maybe the self-loathing bit is the element that makes you strive for more. Makes you strive to be better.
selfish voice morality
.. the voice of nature and experience seems plainly to oppose the selfish theory. David Hume
self denial virtue
Self-denial is a monkish virtue.
self typewriters discipline
I understand the self-loathing and the resentment, and the discipline that it takes to sit down in front of a typewriter or computer every single day, whether it's going well or not going well. David Duchovny
selfish real book
In the book, America had already been weakened by bio terror plagues before waves of selfish violence took down the rest. But the real enemy was the kind of male human being who nurses fantasies of violent glory at the expense of his fellow citizens. David Brin
self law people
Economists sometimes do try to reduce behavior to law-like predictability. But people respond differently to different primes, to different contexts even from one moment to the next. We possess multiple selves that are aroused by different circumstances. David Brooks
self giving matter
The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time before the Americans responded by going for what they suspected were the causes of the attack. Benazir Bhutto
self people doe
I'm quite sensitive to people noticing me. There are times when I'm relaxed, then others when it does make me self-conscious. Benedict Cumberbatch
self average common-sense
Happiness for the average person may be said to flow largely from common sense - adapting one-self to circumstances - and a sense of humor. Beatrice Lillie
self leader want
Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them to be effective, and to be effective you often have to be ruthless and not bound by ideology or the same morals that we pretend to hold ourselves to. Beau Willimon
self-confidence climbing special
The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself. Bear Grylls
self quality able
A friend once asked me what qualities were needed for SAS. I would say to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile when it is grim; to be unflappable, be able to react fast and to have an ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ mentality.
self lines determined
I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk - not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.
self surprise sometimes
Sometimes I surprise my own damn self. Barry Bonds
self people soul
I do not care about my own appearance, but I would hope that people could see into my soul, and that is presented better in these photographs than in others. (On his self-portraits) August Strindberg
self-confidence tire knows
I lack self-confidence. I don't know whether I shall ever get it. Perhaps it is better to be unsure of your self, as I am. But it is very tiring. Audrey Hepburn
self connections settling
We cannot settle for the pretenses of connection, or for the parodies of self-love. Audre Lorde
self-esteem who-i-am vision
Who I am is what fulfills me and fulfills the vision I have of the world.
self silence action
The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation .
self care indulgence
Self-care is not about self-indulgence , it is about self-preservati on.
self erotic feelings
The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings.
self who-i-am definitions
My fullest concentration of energy is available to me only when I integrate all the parts of who I am, openly, allowing power from particular sources of my living to flow back and forth freely through all my different selves, without the restriction of externally imposed definition.
self world bihar
We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
self defense dangerous
But Nightshirts aren't dangerous," Pippi assured her. "They don't bite anybody except in self defense. Astrid Lindgren
selfish creativity facts
Creativity is very selfish. Scandalously so, in fact. Athol Fugard