Self Quotes · Page 106

The short story packs a self in a few pages predicating a lifetime

— Bernard Malamud

Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its existence in the most literal sense.

— Theodor Adorno

From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion.

— Michel de Montaigne

People's weaker side is not necessarily their truer self.

— Ivy Compton-Burnett

Zen does not confuse self with selflessness , both are one and one are another.

— Jeremy Limn

Self-love leads men of narrow minds to measure all mankind by their own capacity.

— Jane Porter

You have to get beyond the barrier of self-protection before you can really fly.

— Elizabeth Streb

Getting back on failed relationship is like making your own self stupid .

— SosieRhymeStar

Folk musicians have a lot of the same self-importance, but they're way more cruel and jealous than rock musicians - I know…

— Christopher Guest

I think that sometimes quitting is exactly the right thing to do. Quitting something that's not working requires self-awareness and courage.

— Glennon Melton

Ironically, it is the talented who have high aspirations, which are possible but exceedingly difficult to realize, who are especially vulnerable to…

— Albert Bandura

The emptiness of play is when there is no self present. There is no one playing - there is only play itself…

— Frederick Lenz

There is not enough self-consciousness about what a family can be, about what it can inherit from forbearers, and what new traditions…

— Ralph Nader

To bring one's self to believe in a truth that has just dawned upon one is the first step towards progress; to…

— Louis Pasteur

The self-prepared dinner is a great time killer for lonely people and as much time should be spent on it as possible.

— Steve Martin

Far better it is for you to say: "I am a sinner," than to say: "I have no need of religion." The…

— Fulton J. Sheen

Too much of a self-centered attitude creates mistrust and suspicion in others, which can in turn lead to fear. But if you…

— Dalai Lama

All ideas advanced to deal with the Florentine noise problem, the Florentine traffic problem, are Utopian, and nobody believes in them, just…

— Mary McCarthy

The gospel shows us that our spiritual problem lies not only in failing to obey God, but also in relying on our…

— Timothy Keller

Hopefully I've shown them (fellow cyclists) you just need some self-belief and that you need to take your destiny into your own…

— Jens Voigt

You can't let people scare you. You can't go your whole life trying to please everyone else. You can't go through life…

— Anonymous

The great purpose is to set aside a reasonable part of the vanishing wilderness, to make certain that generations of Americans yet…

— Frank Church

[The Head of Radio Three] had been ensnared by the Music Director of the college and a Professor of Philosophy. These two…

— Douglas Adams

We focus on that really repulsive minority of racists. But then there's a continuum that goes all the way to, you know,…

— George Packer

If your sense of self is destabilised, to imagine being another becomes pretty easy.

— Mohsin Hamid

There is a direct relationship between self-discipline and self-esteem.

— Brian Tracy

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

— Napoleon Hill

“Faith in one's self unlocks those hidden powers that all of us have, but that few of us use.”

— Albert J. Beveridge

“Forget self pity, live life! Be the artist of your own life.”

— Gyomay M. Kubose

Modelling asks you to be conscious of your outer self, but with acting, you have to let that go.

— Carrie-Anne Moss

We can't have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.

— William Howard Taft

It is always good to self-analyse and be self-critical. That is how I've got through so far and improved.

— John Stones

I've been driven to a good attitude by being hit over the head by self-will.

— Anonymous

You know, what's interesting is, being your own self is kind of a blur.

— David Chase

Your self-doubt works directly against your self-esteem.

— Senora Roy

Self-restraint is feeling your oats without sowing them.

— Shannon Fife

Self-esteem cannot be directly injected. It needs to result from doing well, from being warranted.

— Martin Seligman

I'm a performer. I'm pretending to be someone else. I'm not putting my own self into the show every night.

— Steve Kazee

The successful men of action are not sufficiently self-observant to know exactly on what their success depends.

— Joseph Jacobs

“Self-education is open to all but it is taken only by those who refuse to live a small and purposeless life.”

— Seema Brain Openers