In classical times, it was a capital offense to speculate upon the hour of a king's death or upon the identity of… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Strip away the morphing landscapes and rips in the space-time continuum, and my stories are about things that novels have always been… — Steve Erickson Copy Share Image
Surely no mere mortal who has at all gone down into himself will ever pretend that his slightest thought or act solely… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Just as the self of the human being is the centerpoint of the plurality of manifestations of his life of soul, so… — Valentin Tomberg Copy Share Image
The foundation for our self-image is grounded in the first three years of life. It comes from our major caretaker's mirroring. — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
“You and I are the remains of an unfulfilled legacy, heirs to a kingdom of stolen identities and ragged confusion.” — Susan Abulhawa Copy Share Image
“Every thought that passes through your mind is connected to something else. Memories. Lies. Truths. They’re all woven together. No idea or… — Samantha Sotto Yambao Copy Share Image
Deep within the individual is a vast reservoir of untapped power awaiting to be used. no person can have the use of… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
Through fear of resembling one another, through horror of having to submit, through uncertainty as well, through skepticism and complexity, there is… — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
“2. The Doctrine of the Hinayanists. This doctrine tells us that (both) the body, that is formed of matter, and the mind,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
You could say that this book is ripped from the headlines, but that wouldn't be fair. Bret Anthony Johnston's riveting novel picks… — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
“Janna knew - Rikki knew — and I knew, too — that becoming Dr Cameron West wouldn't make me feel a damn… — Cameron West Copy Share Image
“There are two types of worldly life: renouncing [tyaag] is a worldly life and family life [gruhasti] is also a worldly life.… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Before doing 'Midnight's Children,' I didn't really have a chance to explore my Indian side. The Indian side of my heritage was… — Satya Bhabha Copy Share Image
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“You must confront your past. At some time or other you must confront your past. It doesn't flash before your eyes, I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Self-interest is an inexhaustible source of convenient illusions. The number of beings who wish to see truly is extraordinarily small. — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
I picked Dad's guitar up when I was 8. It hurt to play, so I put it down and picked it back… — Dustin Lynch Copy Share Image
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I personally don't like family dramas, but don't mind playing a mother or a homemaker, provided that character has an identity. — Richa Pallod Copy Share Image
The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation. — Clarence Day Copy Share Image
We know that where community exists in confers upon its members identity, a sense of belonging, and a measure of security. .… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
I think the issues of identity mostly are poppycock. We are what we have done, which includes our promises, includes our hopes,… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
“In the politics of eternity, the seduction by a mythicized past prevents us from thinking about possible futures. The habit of dwelling… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
What is self? Self is the mind viewing itself. That's all. The mind stops viewing itself and turns towards infinity. There is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“„Nerad zkouším věci, co neznám.“ „A není to škoda?“ zeptal se a pobaveně na mě mrkl. „Tím svým strachem z neznámého možná… — Alena Štraubová Copy Share Image
Part of America's genius has always been its ability to absorb newcomers, to forge a national identity out of the disparate lot… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Absolute nakedness was intrusive, confusing to the senses. Paradoxically, it both revealed and diminished identity. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me,… — Erich von Stroheim Copy Share Image
“When does the ‘voluntary’ part (of the Self) arise? It is when one attains the awareness of [the answer to], ‘Who am… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“That’s what I Am a Strange Loop is about,” said Deborah. “It’s about how we spend our lives self-referencing, over and over,… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention. — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
That was the fear that there would be no identity anymore, for Canada. It was foolish, because there are so many examples… — Jane Jacobs Copy Share Image
The sometimes-tough love of the Christian faith of my childhood demanded a certain amount of self-reflection and, occasionally, self-criticism. — J. D. Vance Copy Share Image
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“When you have inferiority complex, people appear to be mocking you about it. Trying to detach from people won't work. Detach from… — Shunya Copy Share Image
A human being is a spirit. But what is spirit? Spirit is the self. But what is self? The self is a… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
“there are very few of us that do not cherish a feeling of self-complacency on the score of some quality or other,… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
We realize--often quite suddenly--that our sense of self, which has been formed and constructed out of our ideas, beliefs and images, is… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
![“There are two types of worldly life: renouncing [tyaag] is a worldly life and family life [gruhasti] is also a worldly life. Those who renounce are constantly in the knowledge of ‘I am renouncing…I am renouncing’. And the family man prevails in the knowledge of ‘I am acquiring…I am taking…I am…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/09d/dada-bhagwan-31_enlightened-one_there-are-two-types-of-worldly-life-reno_2815935.jpg)
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