Quotes about self
self political soul
Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul. Adlai Stevenson
self hands knowing
It is remarkable how I am never quite clear about the motives for any of my decisions. Is that a sign of confusion or inner dishonesty or is it a sign that we are guided without our knowing or is it both ...The reasons one gives for an action to others and to one's self are certainly inadequate. One can give a reason for everything. In the last resort one acts from a level which remains hidden from us. So one can only ask God to judge us and to forgive us.... At the end of the day I can only ask God to give a merciful judgement on today and all its decisions. It is now in his hand. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
self fool facts
So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self- satisfied; in fact, he can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make him aggressive. A fool must therefore be treated more cautiously than a scoundrel.
self torture thirst
Perversity is the human thirst for self-torture. Edgar Allan Poe
self-confidence self
I have more self-confidence than I did when I was in my 20s. Eleanor Mondale
self perspective exclusion
It is a mark of the depth of their wounding that they are pretending they suspected it all along. Everything that they have seen and been told about love so far has been an inside perspective, and they are not prepared for the crashing weight of this exclusion. It dawns on them now how much they never saw and how little they were wanted, and with this dawning comes a painful re-imagining of the self as peripheral, uninvited, and utterly minor. Eleanor Catton
self-esteem men imagination
For although a man is judged by his actions, by what he has said and done, a man judges himself by what he is willing to do, by what he might have said, or might have done—a judgment that is necessarily hampered, not only by the scope and limits of his imagination, but by the ever-changing measure of his doubt and self-esteem.
self laughing self-control
Self-control is the ability to restrain a laugh at the wrong place. Elbert Hubbard
self justice form
Human service is the highest form of self-interest for the person who serves.
self goal evolution
The goal of evolution is self - conquest
self-esteem men average
The average man plays to the gallery of his own self-esteem.
self discipline should
Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
self care objections
I have a great objection to seeing anyone, particularly anyone whom I care about, lose his self-control. Eleanor Roosevelt
self-control answers
Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words. Eileen Caddy
self-esteem thinking long
Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize their cultural ancestors. Edsger Dijkstra
self
And that's a self-portrait of himself, by himself. Richard Madeley
self sign tax
No self-respecting tax practitioner would sign on to any of these.
self
Self-inflicted wounds, you know. It was all just self-inflicted. Billy Donovan
selfless team totally
They've been totally selfless and they've been all about the team and they've been all about winning.
selfish
You don't want to get too selfish over times. But we went out and got it done again.
self-esteem wish esteem
I wish that I was where I am. Gertrude Stein
self-esteem needs lovers
It is inevitable when one has a great need of something one finds it. What you need you attract like a lover.
self-control way said
Nothing could bother me more than the way a thing goes dead once it has been said.
selfish men ugly
Men ... are so conservative, so selfish, so boresome, and ... they are so ugly, and ... they are gullible, anybody can convince them.
self hammers destruction
There's something very romantic about self-destruction and sabotaging your life, and taking a hammer to it. Gerard Way
selfish race people
People have evolved into something selfish, greedy and intolerant. People are unaccepting, because of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation... I've seen it in punk clubs, and I've seen it in the world.
self training thrill
My chief task has been to conquer fear. The public sees only the thrill of the accomplished trick; they have no conception of the tortuous preliminary self-training that was necessary to conquer fear. Harry Houdini
self trying done
Self-pity gets you nowhere. But insight to see that something can be done with the second-bests and adventurous daring to try might be a handle to take hold of. Harry Emerson Fosdick
self long examination
Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a self-evident way in the family, society and state in which we live. Hans-Georg Gadamer
selfish giving asks
If I give more to myself, I can ask more from myself. Self-regard isn't selfish. Gretchen Rubin
self healthy-habits giving
A 'treat' is different from a 'reward', which must be justified or earned. A treat is a small pleasure or indulgence that we give to ourselves just because we want it. Treats give us greater vitality, which boosts self-control, which helps us maintain our healthy habits.
self focus feelings
I always say you can self-medicate through closet cleaning. Everyone knows that feeling of a clear surface, and how it makes you feel you can really focus and start your work.
selfish goal people
Your unhappiness doesn't help anyone else - and in fact, as I mentioned in another answer, happy people are more altruistically inclined. So happiness is not a selfish goal.