Whenever we do something for someone else, we affirm that we are not simply in it for ourselves, that our self is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Digital life, and social media at its most complex, is an interweaving of public and private personas, a blending and splintering of… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
The development of the meaning attaching to the personal self, the conscious being, is the subject matter of the history of psychology. — James Mark Baldwin Copy Share Image
“I entertain the idea that if my present life is the punishment for a former life, then I would never want to… — Sam Pink Copy Share Image
Picture in your mind the able, earnest, useful person you desire to be, and the thought you hold is hourly transforming you… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
“The ego is constantly comparing itself to others. It has us measuring our self-worth against the looks, wealth, and social status of… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
Our true identity is to love without fear and insecurity. Our higher potential finds us when we set our course in that… — Doc Childre Copy Share Image
“That which is deemed impossible and fosters purpose anyway, concludes in in the greatest success and most profound statement of self expression.” — Diana Sobolewski Copy Share Image
I try to be positive, and from 'Individual'... which was an angry record. I got a lot of mail from people pouring… — Chuck Schuldiner Copy Share Image
Some women have 'always' been lesbians. Others, like myself, have 'become' one. As much a sociocultural construction as it is an effect… — Teresa de Lauretis Copy Share Image
“Why were there no words that spoke positively about being concerned about the self? Why was there only negative connotation in terms… — A.J. Dalton Copy Share Image
In the present age, man proves his separation from his Creator by his spirit of self-sufficienc y and positive rejection of God.… — Lewis Sperry Chafer Copy Share Image
If you want to be a slave in life, then continue going around asking others to do for you. They will oblige,… — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
In putting together your standards, remember that it is essential to involve your entire team. Standards are not rules issued by the… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
When Marcus Garvey spoke about self-reliance, he wasn't only talking about people of colour. It's like self-reliance in general, for anyone. Just… — Burning Spear Copy Share Image
“Know your self package to the core. Never lose the strength of assets, your values, what identifies and separates you, what makes… — Eveth Colley Copy Share Image
When things fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixed identity… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
The mastery of the true self, and the refusal to permit others to dominate us, is the ultimate in living and self-expression… — Percy Cerutty Copy Share Image
I've seen it [Australia] go from a lot of small towns to big towns, but I think it has found its identity… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
“At the end of the day, we are with ourselves — and this can either be the most beautiful thing or the… — Laura Chouette Copy Share Image
“When blame and self-judgement are transformed, healed, and cease to be, we have reawakened without the myth, the mythos, of separation. We… — Wendy E. Slater Copy Share Image
“My outsides are precise and unreliable. The illusion of self is increasingly purposeful. A sort of erasure. Inside of me, a flex.… — Kris Kidd Copy Share Image
The self is just our operation center, our consciousness, our moral compass. So, if we want to act more effectively in the… — Gary Wolf Copy Share Image
When I write a poem, I go into a state of self-forgetfulness, and something higher takes over; I like to call it… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
Your constant utilization of thought to give continuity to your separate self is you. There is nothing there inside you other than… — U.G. Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“The whole world is faultless (nirdosh). If one can understand God, then humans will be seen faultless. The Self (Soul) is of… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Even when I am forced to conform - we all are on many levels - that line is definitive. It says exactly… — Jeremy Enigk Copy Share Image
As far as inner action is concerned, we are only rarely truly self-determined persons, for the major part of our conscious mental… — Thomas Metzinger Copy Share Image
My identity comprises of more than just my faith. I am a proud Muslim, but I am also a liberal, a Briton,… — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
Boxing has helped millions around the world as a trigger for self belief, identity and connecting. It is therapy for rage. — Nigel Benn Copy Share Image
“We strive to decide our own fate. We act with self-reliance, trusting in our own abilities. We accept responsibility for our conduct… — Jeffrey K. Liker Copy Share Image
I think self-expression is present at all times, and whether or not you're talking about the outside world or your responses to… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
To me, I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and my identity is of a suburban Chicago person. It's not like,… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
“I am two people. One goes through the motions, rolling from one thing to the next; the other is withdrawn, watching a… — Doug Cooper Copy Share Image
I guess what I find so interesting about memory, and its role in a person's identity, is how the attempt to achieve… — Heidi Julavits Copy Share Image
The biographer who writes the life of his subjects self-concept passes through a fade into the inner house of life. — Leon Edel Copy Share Image
I'm more a collector of identities and words that feel right to me. To me this is an inarguable point. I am… — Ian Harvie Copy Share Image
Memory is identity…You are what you have done; what you have done is in your memory; what you remember defines who you… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
“A clear identity of who you are—not defined by your body, behavior, looks, and things dictated by others—is a fundamental part of… — Robin Phipps Woodall Copy Share Image
I'm constantly seen as a 'foreigner,' and I need my passport to prove my identity, to keep moving and to carry on… — Emmanuel Jal Copy Share Image