Our myths are so many, our vision so dim, our self-deception so deep and our smugness so gross that scarcely any way… — Nelson Algren Copy Share Image
Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
The most natively interesting object to a man is his own personal self and its fortunes. We accordingly see that the moment… — William James Copy Share Image
Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time,… — Manfred von Richthofen Copy Share Image
Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure. — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
“To not do egoism in that which is mandatory is known as Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Britain's continuing membership of the Community would mean the end of Britain as a completely self-governing nation — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
I used to refer to myself as a 'theoretical anorexic,' just as crazy when it came to body image, but saved by… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
Grunge was so self-consciously lowbrow and nonaspirational that it seemed, at first, impervious to the hype and glamour normally applied swiftly to… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
“When does Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self) arise? It begins after the Gnani Purush (enlightened One) makes you… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Another thing I've observed is how critical the role of the CEO is when a technology truly is disruptive. In looking back… — Clayton Christensen Copy Share Image
Try new things, step out of your comfort zone, take risks, do things in ways you've never done them before, ask for… — Jen Sincero Copy Share Image
I seldom get self-righteous, and even when I am being impolite (almost always on purpose - there's an art to insulting people,… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I made a career goals list for 2017 and it's so funny. I have low self-esteem or something, so I put both… — Jen Kirkman Copy Share Image
“Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience... The desire to… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
If the love object is divine perfection, then one's own self is elevated by joining one's destiny to it... All our guilt,… — Ernest Becker Copy Share Image
My idea for a Buddhist video game: No guns. Self-immolate instead. Get reincarnated. Repeat until you find Nirvana. Takes forever to play. — Dan Spencer Copy Share Image
We must learn to be self-reliant and independent of schools, courts, protection and patronage of a Government we seek to end, if… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I hate who I was and hate who I have become, so I scream so the pain goes numb, the mirrior reflects… — Timothy Ashmore Copy Share Image
We must surrender ourselves so utterly that we can never own ourselves again. We must hand over self and all its rights… — A. B. Simpson Copy Share Image
When we don't get any treats, we feel depleted, resentful, and angry, and we feel justified in self-indulgence. We start to crave… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Happiness is a function of accepting what is. Love is a function of communication. Health is a function of participation. Self expression… — Werner Erhard Copy Share Image
When you are self-conscious you are in trouble. When you are self-conscious you are really showing symptoms that you don't know who… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Magic, if that was the right word, often rises and falls on your own belief in your abilities. I've seen very powerful… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
A great deal of humility is necessary in the process of self-discovery. Humility is the ability to accept what and who you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Bones leaned back, studying me. I felt so self-conscious. If only I had a shield of makeup, some perfectly arranged hair... and… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
I'm always very self-conscious and assume the way faith or religion might come up in my plays will seem very harsh to… — Stephen Karam Copy Share Image
Man has infinite power within himself, and he can realise it - he can realise himself as the one infinite Self. It… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Even with limited intelligence, knowing oneself is not as difficult as some say, but to act according to what one has realized… — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow in self-pity, stew in their… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Western world is ... looked upon as being arrogant, self-satisfied, greedy and with no limits. And Sept. 11 is an occasion… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book writing is fun, and I basically just… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Neither the good nor the true is self-realizing, so it is not generally a sufficient explanation of why people believe that X… — Raymond Geuss Copy Share Image
When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressing… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
To attain individual morality in an age demanding social morality, to pride one's self on the results of personal effort when the… — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
Malcolm X never renounced and never stepped away from a strong commitment to black nationalism and black self-determination. That's absolutely clear if… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
We are just a little tiny flicker of a much larger flame that is Life itself, Consciousness itself, Being itself, Love itself,… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
It was something she didn't want me to do because she thought the rejection would ruin my self-esteem. My father was, like,… — Ellen Muth Copy Share Image
Not to have known - as most men have not - either the mountain or the desert is not to have known… — Joseph Wood Krutch Copy Share Image
