Man is an evasive beast, given to cultivating strange notions about himself. He is humiliated by his simian ancestry, and tries to… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“What is the inherent nature of the relative self (pratisthit atma) like? It mimics what it sees, it does not have to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“placement in time and space with, finally, the conviction that something extremely important and valuable had happened, so that the subject was… — David Tuffley Copy Share Image
My work is one thing and my identity is something else, but when acting is all I had, my identity was inevitably… — James Franco Copy Share Image
“Often, people build stories in their mind which have no basis in the contours of reality. Those which build these images, are… — Will Barnes Copy Share Image
When I saw how much the message of the song resonated with people I began to realize we're all on the same… — Matthew West Copy Share Image
“Progressive identity politics ignores basic human realities. If you live authentically as yourself there will be repercussions. Not everyone will like you.… — Milo Yiannopoulos Copy Share Image
“[I]n love, man declares himself unsatisfied in his individuality taken by itself, he postulates the existence of another as a need of… — Ludwig Feuerbach Copy Share Image
“A diminished self-image causes us to slouch, to avoid looking others in the eye, to be unassertive, to be indecisive. On the… — Wu Wei Copy Share Image
During an Ecstasy, LSD or mushroom experience, many people feel unbounded compassion for others and themselves. During a trip, the typical boundaries… — Alex Grey Copy Share Image
You still have only one self and one identity. However, self, identity and personality are not things, they are not objects, and… — Antonio Damasio Copy Share Image
Whatever way you put it, I am here only because my world is here. When I took my first breath, my world… — Kosho Uchiyama Copy Share Image
Our sense of identity is in large measure conferred on us by others in the ways they treat or mistreat us, recognize… — Philip Zimbardo Copy Share Image
“Suicide. Through that abhorrent act, you have denied your truer self and made an attempt at destroying your existence. But, you are… — Kelly O'Callan Copy Share Image
Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals. But in… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
[Mark] Lilla sees a deeper problem, and he wrote an article in The New York Times denouncing identity liberalism.He says liberals have… — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
“Maybe Shakespeare was right. Maybe all the world was a stage. Maybe without the act everything would fall apart. The key to… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think I have organized the inner crowd. For a brief, breathtaking moment, I feel completely whole. I understand that I… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Feminism has nothing at all to do with being 'feminine.' Feminine means accentuating the womanly attributes that make women deliciously different from… — Phyllis Schlafly Copy Share Image
Do not look at anybody in terms of friend or foe, brother or cousin; do not fritter away your mental energies in… — Adi Shankara Copy Share Image
“While paying attention to the messages in its public spaces, Christianity also wisely recognizes the extent to which our concepts of good… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Let each person in relationship worry about Self-what Self is being, doing, and having; what Self is wanting, asking, giving; what Self… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
Artists, in theory, should not be limited to their personal experience, culture, identity, and worldview. But they must also accept that the… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
“When one has not known anything but becomes infected with the ‘disease of knowing’; he is a grave diseased person. What is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
The narrative that each person tells herself and others is a big part of how we construct our self-identities. It's one of… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“I was told that even if I had years of sobriety, I would always be an addict, and I believed it. Since… — Michael J Heil Copy Share Image
“Writing is one method for revising a person’s outlook on life and observing the world and one’s place therein from an altered… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“The wise one lives without the feeling of I-ness or mine-ness. What is this I, or what is “mine”? Be devoid of… — Robert Wolfe Copy Share Image
In science, self-satisfaction is death. Personal self-satisfaction is the death of the scientist. Collective self-satisfaction is the death of the research. It… — Jacques Monod Copy Share Image
“I began asking myself questions like these: Am I listening for the still, small voice? Is my work still the center of… — Bob P. Buford Copy Share Image
Parenting can be established as a time-share job, but mothers are less good "switching off" their parent identity and turning to something… — Terri E Apter Copy Share Image
“This is closer to reality, but not exactly so. In the Earth incarnation we have lost sight of whom and what we… — Ana Rangel & Gerry O'malley Copy Share Image
For as long as you can remember, you have been a pleaser, depending on others to give you an identity. You need… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My name is Asher Lev... I am a traitor, an apostate, a self-hater, an inflicter of shame upon my family, my friends,… — Chaim Potok Copy Share Image
“The trick is to keep cutting the present off from the past. In this way, you can try to deny the fact… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
I had all these desperate feelings. I kept thinking, How will I ever play football again if I can't even get out… — Keith Millard Copy Share Image
“I soon understood self-hatred to mean an internalized, though not necessarily conscious, loathing of one's recognizable group markings that culminates either in… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
Wherever the State touches the personal life of the infant, the child, the youth, or the aged, helpless, defective in mind, body… — Anna Garlin Spencer Copy Share Image
I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you're older, I think,… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
![“[I]n love, man declares himself unsatisfied in his individuality taken by itself, he postulates the existence of another as a need of the heart; … the life which he has through love to be the truly human life, … The individual is defective, imperfect, weak, needy; but love is strong, perfect…” quote by Ludwig Feuerbach](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/338/ludwig-feuerbach-3406_diversity_i-n-love-man-declares-himself-unsatisfie_1009266.jpg)
![“[Mark] Lilla sees a deeper problem, and he wrote an article in The New York Times denouncing identity liberalism.He says liberals have appealed to African-Americans or women or the LGBT community but failed to craft a strong, broad national message. He's not the only person saying this. Long…” quote by Steve Inskeep](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/52e/steve-inskeep-10882_african-american_mark-lilla-sees-a-deeper-problem-and-he_1025019.jpg)
![“When one has not known anything but becomes infected with the ‘disease of knowing’; he is a grave diseased person. What is the result of knowing? One stops playing with the ‘tops’ [living as the relative-self] and starts playing with the Self [lives in the realm of the Self, The Soul]. The…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/039/dada-bhagwan-31_identity_when-one-has-not-known-anything-but-beco_537755.jpg)
