Quotes about self
selfish names history
Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. Has any act of selfishness ever equalled the carnage perpetrated by disciples of altruism. Ayn Rand
selfish self-esteem love-you
Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another. One gains a profoundly personal, selfish joy from the mere existence of the person one loves. It is one's own personal, selfish happiness that one seeks, earns, and derives from love....
self moments fountainhead
Every form of happiness is private. Our greatest moments are personal, self-motivated, not to be touched".
self-esteem self-confidence reality
Self-esteem is reliance on one's power to think. It cannot be replaced by one's power to deceive. The self-confidence of a scientist and the self-confidence of a con man are not interchangeable states, and do not come from the same psychological universe. The success of a man who deals with reality augments his self-confidence. The success of a con man augments his panic.
self-esteem men giving
A man's sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.... He will always be attracted to the woman who reflects his deepest vision of himself, the woman whose surrender permits him to experience a sense of self-esteem. The man who is proudly certain of his own value, will want the highest type of woman he can find, the woman he admires, the strongest, the hardest to conquer--because only the possession of a heroine will give him the sense of an achievement.
self-esteem greatness purpose
What is greatness? I will answer: it is the capacity to live by the three fundamental values of John Galt: reason, purpose, self-esteem.
self-esteem selfish love-is
To love is to value. Only a rationally selfish man, a man of self esteem, is capable of love - because he is the only man capable of holding firm, consistent, uncompromising, unbetrayed value. The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone
self-esteem honor action
Honor is self-esteem made visible in action.
self-esteem men self-worth
The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
self discipline training
I was scared before every battle. That old instinct of self-preservation is a pretty basic thing, but while the action was going on some part of my mind shut off and my training and discipline took over. I did what I had to do. Audie Murphy
self records way
In many ways, I've chosen to be plain, almost too plain, too self-effacing. Like, if I record a vocal and I don't like the way it sounds, I would have them turn it up and take the reverb off it to make it as plain as possible. Ben Folds
self pressure moments
Self-reliance is the best defence against the pressures of the moment. Carl von Clausewitz
self-confidence balance should
With uncertainty in one scale, courage and self-confidence should be thrown into the other to correct the balance. The greater they are, the greater the margin that can be left for accidents.
self-reflection contemplation introspection
Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going? Carl Sandburg
self-respect coins
Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.
selfish men being-selfish
Men tend to be selfish. Caprice Bourret
self good-enough made
Comparison is a brutal assault upon one's self. Once you compare yourself to someone else, what you're really saying is that what you're made of isn't good enough. Cameron Diaz
self assault brutal
Comparison is a brutal assault upon one’s self.
self proud danger
Prostitutes are in no danger of finding their present life so satisfactory that they cannot turn to God: the proud, the avaricious, the self-righteous, are in that danger. C. S. Lewis
self choices hell
All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell.
selfishness
Selfishness has never been admired.
selfish humble conceited
"Don't bother too much about your feelings. When they are humble, loving, brave, give thanks for them; when they are conceited, selfish, cowardly, ask to have them altered. In neither case are they you, but only a thing that happens to you. What matters is your intentions and your behavior
self two people
There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done." All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. Those who knock it is opened.
self sake ifs
If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved. Similarly if nothing is obligatory for its own sake, nothing is obligatory at all.
self church may
A cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church may be far nearer to Hell than a prostitute.
self years would-be
My 13-year-old self would have beaten up my 17-year-old self because she would be like, 'You're a sellout!' Miley Cyrus
selfish taken government
Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest. Calvin Coolidge
self crafts firsts
The master of any craft is first a master of self, cooperating with innate intelligence within. Bryant H. McGill
self defining assertive
Choose to be pro-active, assertive and self-defining.
self abuse care
Don't abuse yourself or withhold self-love or self-care.
self-esteem identity criticism
Criticism is no threat to your self-esteem or identity, but rather informs you.
self wings promise
Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves.
self plot purpose
Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for.