Quotes about self
self law names
In all of my universe I have seen no law of nature, unchanging and inexorable. This universe presents only changing relationships which are somtimes seen as laws by short-lived awareness. These fleshy sensoria which we call self are ephemera withering in the blaze of infinity, fleetingly aware of temporary conditions which confine our activities and change as our activities change. If you must label the absolute, use its proper name: Temporary. Frank Herbert
self purpose use
Most lives are a flight from selfhood. Most prefer the truths of the stable. You stick your head into the stanchions and munch contentedly until you die. Others use you for their purposes. Not once do you look outside the stable to lift your head and be your own creature.
self desire quality
The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients called "spannungsbogen" -- which is the self-imposed delay between desire for a thing and the act of reaching out to grasp that thing.
self-esteem men challenges
Every man stamps his value on himself. The price we challenge for ourselves is given us by others. -Man is made great or little by his own will. Harold B. Lee
self portraiture portraits
There is no self-portrait of me. Gustav Klimt
self mirrors looks
You never look at the backside of a mirror because when you do, it'll affect your future because you're looking at yourself backwards. No, you're looking at your inner self and you don't recognize it because you've never seen it before. Gus Van Sant
selfish thinking sometimes
I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity. Jim Broadbent
selfish thinking careers
Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly.
selfish winning thinking
I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race. Jessica Capshaw
selfish thinking animal
I think that people who don't like animals tend to be selfish, but I'm biased. Jessica Alba
self people risk
I'm much more of a risk taker. I'm more fearless now than when I was 18. I was much more self-aware and I cared too much about what people thought of me and now I really don't. I probably should.
self-confidence looks clue
My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.
self-esteem self-worth desire
We are valued in this world at the rate we desire to be valued. Jean de la Bruyere
self names employment
There is no employment in the world so laborious as that of making to one's self a great name; life ends before one has scarcely made the first rough draught of his work.
self people amiable
The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others.
self-love selfishness wish
We wish to constitute all the happiness, or, if that cannot be, the misery of the one we love.
self racism persons
Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive. Jayson Blair
self style like-you
Remind your self. Nobody constructed like you, you style your self. Jay-Z
self the-end-of-the-day world
You can put a new shirt on your back, slide a fresh chain around your neck, and accumulate all the money and power in the world, but at the end of the day those are just layers. Money and power don't change you, they just further expose your true self.
self world examination
Most novelists I know went through a period of intense self-examination and self-loathing after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. I certainly did. Jay McInerney
self soul care
You have friends who actually care about you and speak the language of the inner self. You have avoided them of late. Your soul is as disheveled as your apartment, and until you can clean it up a little you don't want to invite anyone inside.
self practice devil
I can slay a devil when I see one, Steady practice mastery of self so not to be one Jay Electronica
self two feet
From 16 to 21 when I was self sufficient and working in factories. I packed batteries, boxes, and make-up with heroin addicts. I have to thank my mum for kicking me out at 16 and making me stand on my own two feet. Jay Kay
self-worth hands giving
When you fix something with your hands it gives you a sense of accomplishment and a sense of self worth. Jay Leno
self-esteem thinking littles
I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you're not the best, so you should work a little harder.
self play long
One of the things that will keep The Front Page burning bright as long as newspapers are alive is the myth that newspapermen are breezy and raffish. What other play has for so long fed the self-image of journalists?
self risk nerves
At the core of the risk-free society is a self-indulgent failure of nerve. Buzz Aldrin
self-confidence opportunity giving
Strengthen the rural areas and you will find less people migrating to urban areas. You give them opportunity, self respect & self confidence, they will never go to an urban slum. Bunker Roy
self actors self-centered
Actors are inherently self-centered. Bryan Cranston
self want analyzing
I want to be my usual painstaking, cautious, slow, conservative self in analyzing it. Bud Selig
self creative persons
There are so many selves in everybody, and just to explore and exploit one is wrong, dead wrong, for the creative person. James Dickey
selfish lying father
Satan had two conditions [to his plan]: the first was the denial of agency, and the second, that he would have the honor. In other words, something had to be in it for him. And thus he became the father of lies and selfishness. Taking up one's cross and following the Savior means overcoming selfishness; it is a commitment to serve others. Selfishness is one of the baser human traits, which must be subdued and overcome. We torture our souls when we focus on getting rather than giving. James E. Faust
selfish thinking years
In recent years, many seem to have spent their lives protesting. Perhaps they have felt to do this because they have felt repressed or wished to bring about change or have acted out of selfish reasons, thinking that if they tore the house down they might end up with a shingle.