We want to be proud of ourselves.

If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And…

— Maya Angelou

Our whole thing was that we wanted to challenge ourselves and go out of the box that everyone else was doing, and even what…

— B-Real

In Free, we managed ourselves, and it was too tough for us to handle all of what that entailed when we got to touring…

— Paul Rodgers

If we believe that a person seeking refuge is to be pitied, feared, despised, and looked down upon, we are doing ourselves a disservice.

— Clemantine Wamariya

What we prefer to do is operate our investment bank in a way that is like what investment banks used to be, which is…

— Warren Stephens

Kids are pretty resilient. You don't have to be at every volleyball game. We can't guilt ourselves.

— Ursula Burns

We Brits are law abiding folk. We pride ourselves on our natural tendency to form an orderly queue rather than a scrum.

— Nick Boles

We immerse ourselves in escapist mass entertainment, such as 'reality T.V.' programs. We support fanatical politicians and preachers. Our politicians, in turn, support dictators…

— Brendan Myers

There's something about the superheroes and the idea behind their relationship with humans, whether it's a metaphor for the better part of ourselves, or…

— Clark Gregg

We do the impossible when we tell ourselves we can.

— Chip Gaines

My mother dreamed dreams for Joaquin and for me long before we could dream them for ourselves.

— Julian Castro

I was reading Neil Postman's 'Amusing Ourselves to Death'. It's one of my favourites.

— Brent Faiyaz

We will defend ourselves, and we have full rights to do so. If the authorities try to destroy us, we have the right to…

— Sergei Udaltsov

God knows we are subtle creatures who are more than able to use candour to avoid acknowledging our deceptions of others and ourselves.

— Stanley Hauerwas

American writers, at least those of us who are fortunate enough to support ourselves in the field, are by and large a lucky lot.

— Bryan Burrough