The Self Quotes

Persecutors fear loss of control. Rescuers fear loss of purpose. Rescuers need Victims-someone to protect or fix-to bolster their self-esteem.

Self-denial is a monkish virtue.

Don't regret the past or fear the future. Both bring misery through self-doubt.

Don't let negative people determine your self-worth.

I've learned over the years that identity has a whole lot less to do with location or other people's expectations than with your own sense of self and self-confidence.

Peace ... was contingent upon a certain disposition of the soul, a disposition to receive the gift that only detachment from self made possible.

There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled.

The line between true self and feigned self is blurred on all sides. Which I think is a rather handy metaphor for falling in love.

The working of great institutions is mainly the result of a vast mass of routine, petty malice, self interest, carelessness and sheer mistake. Only a residual fraction is thought.

Who has self-confidence will lead the rest.

All of management is about self-confidence

I think there is something a little too self conscious about enjoying being an outsider.

Selecting a challenge and meeting it creates a sense of self-empowerment that becomes the ground for further successful challenges.

There are too many other barriers to success in life to allow a lack of self-confidence to be one of them.

The spirit is the true self.

For me, this was all or nothing. I left no room for anything else. That goal was just for my own push, my own self-esteem. The fear of not being a success in my life made me push even harder.

For real self esteem is not derived from the great things you've done, the things you won. The mark you've made - but an appreciation of yourself for what you are.

You must purge yourself of all thoughts of self-importance, and all inclination to judge either yourself or others. You must go to power with humility and deep respect.

Forget about trying to stabilize the personal sense of Self. It is inherently unstable. See that the Self watches this.

I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don't tell me I can't do something. Don't tell me it's impossible. Don't tell me I'm not the greatest. I'm the double greatest.

Sadly, black people disassociate ourselves from the things which make us who we are, identifying them as lesser, or inferior. It's a form of self hate.

The highest purpose of intellectual cultivation is to give a man a perfect knowledge and mastery of his own inner self.

Bragging is often merely a ladder we build for ourselves out of words when we are afraid we are not tall enough in the eyes of the world. It is an unwitting confession to low self-esteem.

Don?t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.

As we open our hearts to others, we begin to discover the truth of our own inner beauty, inner strength and inner light.

Be thou what thou singly art and personate only thyself. Swim smoothly in the stream of thy nature and live but one man.

Self interest feeds more people than self sacrifice.

The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.

There is no boon in nature. All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil, self-denial, and study.

This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.

Tired of being unhappy? Fix it.

Accept yourself as you are right now; an imperfect, changing, growing and worthy person.

I think any self-respecting educational institution ought to judge its policies by its best estimate of what their long-term consequences for their students and for the society will be.

Discipleship is the pursuit of holiness and happiness. It is the path to our best and happiest self.

Self-discipline will never make us feel righteous or clean; accepting God's love will.

Baby girl you need to stop it, all that pride and self esteem got you angry bout this girl I'm wit in all them magazines.

Drake just stands for Do Right And Kill Everything

When a man thinks he has got a good deal of strength, and is self-confident, you may look for his downfall. It may be years before it comes to light, but it is already commenced.

All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation-it is the Self-escaping into the open.

The Negro does not want love. He wants justice . . . I believe it would be better for the Negro's soul to be seared with hate than dwarfed by self-abasement.

All revolutions have failed? Perhaps. But rebellion for good cause is self- justifying -- a good in itself. Rebellion transforms slaves into human beings, if only for an hour.

Humans have a soul which is their real higher self; a Divine, Mighty, Being.

Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words.

Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.

There is nothing to fear except fear it's self.

It is hard to find beauty in the art of self expression.

What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.

Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it's all about: the delight of being a servant.