The Self Quotes

Independent self-reliant people would be a counterproductive anachronism in the collective society of the future where people will be defined by their associations.

When I get sent manuscripts from aspiring poets, I do one of two things: if there is no stamped self-addressed envelope, I throw it into the bin.-If there is, I write and tell them to f**k off.

For you to have real love, you need to be able to move past your self.

Prejudice and passion and suspicion are more dangerous than the incitement of self-interest or the most stubborn adherence to real differences of opinion regarding rights.

Scientists have long known that Darwinism is false. They have adhered to the myth out of self-interest and a zealous desire to put down God.

A clear rule for self-control handed down by the Fathers is this: stop eating while still hungry and do not continue until you are satisfied.

One of the most powerful wellsprings of creative energy, outstanding accomplishment, and self-fulfillment seems to be falling in love with something - your dreams, your image of the future.

Much of your pain is self-chosen.

The universe must exist for the self-expression of God and the delight of God.

The Self cannot leave You. Awareness cannot leave You. Everything else will leave You. But Awareness is what You Are.

We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.

It is human defect — to try to know oneself by the self of another.

If you won't leave me, I'll find someone who will.

True inner joy is self-created It does not rely on any outer circumstances A river is flowing in and through you carrying the message of joy. This divine joy is the sole purpose of life.

I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness.

Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools - but they must be kept to a minimum.

Don't sacrifice your spirit for wealth. Grow your wealth by first growing your spirit.

On the very instant that we know that our assailant intends us serious physical harm, we must work just as fast as we can.

What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.

I feel the greatest gift we can give to anybody is the gift of our honest self.

We must forget ourselves and all self-interest, and listen, and be attentive to God.

We are unhappy because we no longer have our self esteem. We are unhappy, because we no longer believe we are a special miracle, a special creation of God. We have lost faith in ourselves.

If you tell yourself something often enough you will start to believe it, that is why you must make self love your mantra.

Self-awareness involves deep personal honesty. It comes from asking and answering hard questions.

Denying self isn't a one-time thing, but a daily task.

Sometimes wearing a mask is the best way to show our true selves.

If a person lacks self- acceptance, he can't live with himself; if he lacks self-criticism, others can't live with him.

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.

Every war, when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac.

It is important for young entrepreneurs to be adequately self-aware to know what they do not know.

The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.

Lying is the most simple form of self-defence.

Be thou a true yogi. A yogi who understands that everything he's looking for is really inside himself. Learn to live more in the Self.

The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self.

To read your own mind is to look at your self and read your soul. Hatred becomes love and that is the path I am working on

The state of self-realization, as we call it, is not attaining something new or reaching some goal which is far away, but simply being that which you always are and which you always have been.

In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure fantasy, what Pascal called, licking the earth.

He not busy being born is busy dying.

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.

I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.

You've got to say what you mean and mean what you say...Doubt in your voice is an open door people will shove right through.

Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.

Big achievements come one small advantage at a time, one step at a time, one day at time.

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.

He knows the universe and does not know himself.

There's no room for demons when you're self-possessed.

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.

Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it.