Self Quotes
In hindsight, I must have been looking for a way to write about Jewishness that somehow managed to minimize irony and self-deprecation.
Your mid-thirties is a good time because you know a fair amount, you have some self-control.
Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression ? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you want to express yourself.
The only way to reach the mountain peaks of life is to forget about self and help other people reach greater heights.
The whole matter revolves around the self-respect of my people. How much satisfaction can I get from a court order for somebody toassociate with me who does not wish me near them?
We are unknown to ourselves, we men of knowledge--and with good reason. We have never sought ourselves--how could it happen that we should ever find ourselves?
Positive words can bend your world in your favor.
Self- reliance is the greatest of all virtues my friend.
No God, no messiah, no prophet can grant your wishes – it is only through your own efforts that you can make your wishes come true – it is only you who can grant your own wishes.
Those who do not attempt to appear more than they are but are simply themselves, stand out as remarkable and are the only ones who truly make a difference in this world.
I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready and able to come to our own defense when and wherever needed.
With the rise of self- awareness, all separatisms cease to exist - all delusions cease to exist.
The Human Self is the only friend and savior to all humanity.
You’re an immortal, divine being. A little god, and yet, you toil like a slave. Isn’t that hilarious?
A self-leader looks around for problems, and then thinks deep to device solutions to them.
You can’t be a self-leader if you are an enemy to yourself. Stop the hatred and love yourself.
Why yes, I can, ' said Midas Mulligan, when he was asked whether he could name a person more evil than the man with a heart closed to pity. 'The man who uses another's pity for him as a weapon.
There is no God in Buddha’s teachings. There is no religious ritual in Buddha’s teachings. All that there is, is simple “Karma” or “Work” – that is the “Dhamma” or “Duty” or “Religion” he preached.
When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, putting faith into action, big things happen.
Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you’re ready or not, to put it into action.
Determine never to be idle. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
If you can be aware that you have a living body, and notice when there's tension in your body, that's already an important insight.
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Face the facts squarely. Ask yourself definite questions and demand direct replies.
for meobedience to another is the decayof self
I exist as I am, that is enough, If no other in the world be aware I sit content, And if each and all be aware I sit content.One world is aware, and by the far the largest to me, and that is myself.
Don't back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for yourself builds self confidence and self esteem.
Yes, Eleanor loathed herself and yet required praise, which she then never believed.
Zaphod marched quickly down the passageway, nervous as hell, but trying to hide it by striding purposefully.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.
If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")
