Self Quotes

Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives.

It is more important to have self-respect than to gain respect from others.

Fear of punishment diminishes self-esteem and goodwill.

Embrace and love all of yourself - past, present, and future. Forgive yourself quickly and as often as necessary. Encourage yourself. Tell yourself good things about yourself.

Self-confidence results, first, from exact knowledge; second, the ability to impart that knowledge.

Self-control is solely a matter of thought-control!

Now the stage today is to know that Self Realization gives you experiences and then your faith is established. Not blind but open enlightened faith.

We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself.

You are led through your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful spiritual being that is your real self.

I think life is self-examination. Certainly the voyage that one takes.

Your real self - the I am I - is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm.

Happiness is not in things; happiness is in you.

excessive fear and self-doubt that were the greatest detractors of personal genius.

My self-confidence didn't come from my appearance, it came from other things that I did. But certainly not my appearance.

People with high but unstable self-esteem exhibit the greatest hostility.

Perceiving your own voice means perceiving your true self or nature. When you and the sound become one, you dont hear the sound; you are the sound.

I wear some of my stuff, but usually the less in-your-face designs. I get a little self conscious, there is a fine line between pride and ego.

How many people have been thus led, through lack of self-confidence, to stifle their most justified doubts?

Have respect for yourself and no one can take away your self respect.

Being a vegan just helps me build up my self-esteem. I feel good about it every time I eat a meal.

With our sense of self out of the the way we are liberated from doubt and insecurity.

Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.

True self-reliance does not mean reliance on one's physical strength; it means reliance on something mightier, something which is less perishable... It means trusting in the spiritual.

Courage, I now see, is a journey involving self-doubt and self-examination, with the end never in sight.

We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem: we undergo a test, we have to prove ourselves.

There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.

When you have self-respect, you have enough.

As is the case with all original creators, Charles Chaplin's working life was an amalgam of arrogant self-confidence and deflating self-doubt.

Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem.

The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.

It is a technique ideally suited to prevent physical and mental illness and to protect the body generally, developing an inevitable sense of self-reliance and assurance.

The Self is not in the realm of thought. The Self is in the gap between our thoughts. The cosmic psyche whispers to us softly in the gap between our thoughts.

The Higher Self is whispering to you softly in the silence between your thoughts.

It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are finished. Mrs. Miracle

Washington was a man of exceptional, almost excessive self-command, rarely permitting himself any show of discouragement or despair.

You don't find happiness, you make happiness.

How could I have been anyone other than me?

I need eight hours to get maybe 20 minutes of work done. I had one of those yesterday: seven hours of self-loathing.

When you know you are dying, self-deceptions fly from your bedside like embers off a bonfire.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

If you become more concerned for the welfare of others, you will experience a sense of calm, inner-strength, and self confidence.

While conservatism and self-protection might be likened to winter, night, and death, the spirit of pioneering and attempting to realize ideals evokes images of spring, morning, and birth.

In rock stardom there's an absolute economic upside to self-destruction.

Waste begets self-will; thrift begets meanness: but better be mean than self-willed.

Self-knowledge is better than self-control any day," Raquel said firmly. "And I know myself well enough to know how I act around cookies.

You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.

I'm much softer than people think. I don't present to the world an emotional face. I'm pretty good at self-control, but I am easily moved.

I met a lot of young girls modelling and they were like, 'Oh, I'm running around town and people are taking my picture', while I was saving receipts and learning how to be self-employed.

The worst deluded are the self-deluded.