Man's natural and inevitable urge to deny mortality and achieve a heroic self-image are the root causes of human evil. — Ernest Becker Copy Share Image
The proof that the state is a creation of nature and prior to the individual is that the individual, when isolated, is… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The painter... does not fit the paints to the world. He most certainly does not fit the world to himself. He fits… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
I suddenly had a little epiphany: all the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
If we understand the revolutionary transformations caused by new media, we can anticipate and control them; but if we continue in our… — Marshall McLuhan Copy Share Image
It's about self-sacrifice. Since having children, I've worked, but I've maintained the balance of being at home as well. — Peter Kay Copy Share Image
“Sometimes to change a situation you are in requires you to take a giant leap. But, you won't be able to fly… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
What the Father gives is the capacity to be a self, freedom, and thus autonomy, but an autonomy which can be understood… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
Bless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego. Hold… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self. Therefore… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
“As long as one does not have Knowledge of the Self, his renunciation (tyaag) will give result. And after attaining the Knowledge of the Self, there… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
I was heading in a self destructive direction. My priority wasn't together, wasn't in order. So me getting locked up was actually… — Prodigy Copy Share Image
Christianity in the West, opens up a perspective of depth into what it means to be a self. And that depth of… — Simon Critchley Copy Share Image
A sort of fearlessness - the notion that a person could be comfortable with (even interested in) whatever arises. I sure can't… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
You cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn't try to be a tiger, and you shouldn't try to be something you… — Bernie Siegel Copy Share Image
“There is a place deep, deep inside every person that is hidden and hard to find. If things get bad enough and… — Victoria Forester Copy Share Image
We have a mental block inside us that stops us from earning more than we think we are worth. If we want… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
The new ground that you form in your living is a new self, a new self that isn't at all of the… — John de Ruiter Copy Share Image
We each create our world by what we choose to notice, creating a world of distinction that makes sense to us. We… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
"Heaven" refers to the realm that is the interior part of a human being, and that the "divine self" is none other… — Masahisa Goi Copy Share Image
I've become convinced that every person should treat himself strictly and even rudely and distrustfully; it's difficult to tame the beast in… — Ivan Turgenev Copy Share Image
Sometimes people ask what it was like when I got to meet Mick Jagger, and I must admit that you just try… — Meshell Ndegeocello Copy Share Image
Temptation are just around us but its up to you on how you handle it, if you don't want to be tempted… — Annonymous Copy Share Image
This is something basic to be understood - the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be empowered to act in their own self-interest… — Dick Thornburgh Copy Share Image
An intimate relationship is one in which neither party silences, sacrifices, or betrays the self and each party expresses strength and vulnerability,… — Harriet Lerner Copy Share Image
It's amazing to me how many people who profess to be spiritual seekers are self-seekers, and how few of them ever consider… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
One reason why it has become harder to promote the beneficial side of emotions such as anger is that the moral vocabulary… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
As you grow in self-esteem, your face, manner, way of talking and moving will tend naturally to project the pleasure you take… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
That which comes and goes, rises and sets, is born and dies is the ego. That which always abides, never changes, and… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
The selfie era offers a big opening: everybody can do it; nowadays even five-year-olds know how to take a nude self-portrait. — Lucas Samaras Copy Share Image
Hardly anything else reveals so well the fear and uncertainty among men as the length to which they will go to hide… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Many excellent artists working today unfortunately lack the indispensable gifts necessary for demagoguery and self-promotion, while the bad ones are full of… — Roman Genn Copy Share Image
The worst effect of tutelage is that it negates self-discipline, and therefore people suddenly released from it are almost bound to make… — Suzanne La Follette Copy Share Image
I've had moments of deep self-involvement that didn't come from a place of loving myself but quite the opposite. — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
In college, that was when I felt that acting is the one I really wanted because I got to be my true… — Troian Bellisario Copy Share Image
You grow up and share life experiences. That's one of the best parts of this business. You share how you're mellowing out… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
To practice Extreme Self-Care, you must learn to love yourself unconditionally, accept your imperfections, and embrace your vulnerabilities. — Cheryl Richardson Copy Share Image
I feel that I am entitled to my share of lightheartedness and there is nothing wrong with enjoying one's self simply, like… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
