Quotes about self
self culture virtue
Is virtue raised by culture, or self-sown? Horace
self discipline mind
With self-discipline most anything is possible. Theodore Roosevelt Rule your mind or it will rule you.
self impact needs
A hard truth: that courage can be without meaning or impact, need not be rewarded, or even known. The world has not been made in that way. Perhaps, however, within the self there might come a resonance, the awareness of having done something difficult, of having done . . . something. Guy Gavriel Kay
self-esteem long feelings
What good is any feeling we may have about ourselves, if it only lasts as long as others agree to it? Guy Finley
self giving victory
We conquer ourselves by learning patience, for she gives to us our longed for victory only in the surrender of self.
self mind defeat
An unattended mind is the breeding ground of self-defeat.
self concern-for-others greed
A current pejorative adjective is narcissistic. Generally, a narcissist is anyone better looking than you are, but lately the adective is often applied to those liberals who prefer to improve the lives of others rather than exploit them. Apparently, a concern for others is self-love at its least attractive, while greed is now a sign of the hightest altruism. But then to reverse, periodically, the meanings of words is a very small price to pay for our vast freedom not only to conform but to consume. Gore Vidal
self musings impressed
I have never been particularly impressed by the self centered musings of my fellow writers.
self-confidence fighting self-respect
Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control. Gina Carano
self secret want
Weeks go by, and I dont paint until finally I cant stand it any longer. I get fed up. I almost dont want to talk about it, because I dont want to become self-conscious about it, but perhaps I create these little crises as a kind of a secret strategy to push myself. Gerhard Richter
self criticism valuable
Criticism is valuable... and self-congratulatory experiences are not. Harold Prince
selfish lying mean
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. James Bovard
self government democracy
The more government dependents, the more likely that democracy will become a conspiracy against self-reliance.
self
Whatever the self describes, describes the self.
self dominion shepherds
A shepherd, in whom the spirit of God works, is more highly esteemed before God than the wisest and most potent in self-wit, without the divine dominion.
self design attention
To design an easy-to-use interface, pay attention to what users do, not what they say. Self-reported claims are unreliable, as are user speculations about future behavior. Jakob Nielsen
self drawing portraiture
An act of naming should quite rightly enable me to call any-thing a self-portrait, not only any drawing, 'portrait' or not, but everything that happens to me, that I can affect, or that affects me. Jacques Derrida
self loving-you adults
Americans began by loving youth, and now, out of adult self-pity, they worship it. Jacques Barzun
self found made
Finding oneself was a misnomer; a self is not found but made.
self waiting needs
All of us need to self-promote. We cannot sit back and wait for our gallery or rep to do it all. Jack White
self two america
There are two Americas. One is the America of Lincoln and Adlai Stevenson; the other is the America of Teddy Roosevelt and the modern superpatriots. One is generous and humane, the other narrowly egotistical; one is self-critical, the other self-righteous; one is sensible, the other romantic; one is good-humored, the other solemn; one is inquiring, the other pontificating; one is moderate, the other filled with passionate intensity; one is judicious and the other arrogant in the use of great power. J. William Fulbright
self heroism preservation
Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation. J. R. R. Tolkien
self-esteem self-worth levels
We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. Iyanla Vanzant
self gossip mind
When you gossip, it's self-hexing. Because when you do it, it comes back to you. Everything starts with the word. The word is demonstrating a condition of the mind. If it's in your mind and comes out of your mouth, it will be created.
self-love done matter
Know thyself. Accept thyself. Love thyself. No matter what you have done, where you have been, know, accept, and love who you are.
self-esteem believe reflection
Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.
selfish mean responsibility
Loving yourself has nothing to do with being selfish, self-centered or self-engrossed. It means that you accept yourself for what you are. Loving yourself means that you accept responsibility for your own development, growth and happiness.
self violence compare
Comparing yourself to others is an act of violence against your authentic self.
self expression stills
Self-expression is always a right, but its still not there to be abused. Isaac Hayes
self stubborn educated
The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities. Isaac Disraeli
self-esteem struggle adversity
originality and a feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle. Fyodor Dostoevsky
self people feelings
And in fact you're not like everyone else: you weren't ashamed just now to confess bad and even ridiculous things about yourself. Who would confess such things nowadays? No one, and people have even stopped feeling any need for self-judgment.
self-esteem hate long
One does not hate so long as one continues to rate low, but only when one has come to rate equal or higher. Friedrich Nietzsche