--- title: "8 Focus On Self Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Focus On Self quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Focus On Self sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/davey-havok-7518_context_even-within-the-context-of-the-alternati_109685.jpg" --- > [Even within the context of the alternative scene I was a part of, within punk and hardcore and the alt scene, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davey-havok/even-within-the-context-of-the-alternative-scene-i-was-a-part-of/) [Davey Havok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davey-havok/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/davey-havok-7518_context_even-within-the-context-of-the-alternati_109685.jpg) > [The greatest force of personal liberation is the decision to widen our circle of compassion, moving from focus on self to focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/the-greatest-force-of-personal-liberation-is-the-decision-to-widen/) [Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/marianne-williamson-90_circles_the-greatest-force-of-personal-liberatio_370575.png) > [You life changes when you focus on self-love, self-esteem, and self-confidence. Only your opinions of self matter. Respect yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-life-changes-when-you-focus-on-self-love-self-esteem-and-self/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a4/anonymous-1_confidence_you-life-changes-when-you-focus-on-self_724555.jpg) > [There is no need to identify with something that is irrelevant. Neither is it more important to waste valuable time on folly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thaddeus-gatling/there-is-no-need-to-identify-with-something-that-is-irrelevant/) [Thaddeus Gatling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thaddeus-gatling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/thaddeus-gatling-93111_self-motivational_there-is-no-need-to-identify-with-someth_1380272.jpg) > [“Let go of rejections and focus on self-reflection. For it is within that you will find the light you seek.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-leigh-mercree/let-go-of-rejections-and-focus-on-self-reflection-for-it-is-within/) [Amy Leigh Mercree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-leigh-mercree/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/amy-leigh-mercree-848_amy-leigh-mercree_let-go-of-rejections-and-focus-on-self-r_1914754.jpg) > [“Rise from those dumps of depression! Bury those personal regrets deep inside! Focus on self-healing, self-love Only trust can keep you alive.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/balroop-singh/rise-from-those-dumps-of-depression-bury-those-personal-regrets-deep/) [Balroop Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/balroop-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/balroop-singh-15795_depression_rise-from-those-dumps-of-depression-bury_2193894.jpg) > [The person who loves his life will lose it: it could not be otherwise, for to love one's life is a fundamental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-carson/the-person-who-loves-his-life-will-lose-it-it-could-not-be-otherwise/) [D. A. Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-carson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/d-a-carson-4044_brazen_the-person-who-loves-his-life-will-lose_2308896.jpg) > [“If we want to live perfectly happy lives...we must drive out selfish character tendencies such as pride, ego, vanity, jealousy, lusts, envy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-versey/if-we-want-to-live-perfectly-happy-lives-we-must-drive-out-selfish/) [Jason Versey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-versey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/jason-versey-7371_ego_if-we-want-to-live-perfectly-happy-lives_2454617.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus-on-self/#itemlist", "name": "Focus On Self Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Even within the context of the alternative scene I was a part of, within punk and hardcore and the alt scene, there was a focus on self-destruction.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Davey Havok" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davey-havok/even-within-the-context-of-the-alternative-scene-i-was-a-part-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/davey-havok-7518_context_even-within-the-context-of-the-alternati_109685.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/davey-havok-7518_context_even-within-the-context-of-the-alternati_109685.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/davey-havok-7518_context_even-within-the-context-of-the-alternati_109685.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Even within the context of the alternative scene I was a part of, within punk and hardcore and the alt…” — Davey Havok", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The greatest force of personal liberation is the decision to widen our circle of compassion, moving from focus on self to focus on service.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marianne Williamson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/the-greatest-force-of-personal-liberation-is-the-decision-to-widen/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/marianne-williamson-90_circles_the-greatest-force-of-personal-liberatio_370575.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/marianne-williamson-90_circles_the-greatest-force-of-personal-liberatio_370575.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/marianne-williamson-90_circles_the-greatest-force-of-personal-liberatio_370575.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The greatest force of personal liberation is the decision to widen our circle of compassion, moving from…” — Marianne Williamson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You life changes when you focus on self-love, self-esteem, and self-confidence. 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