China is a country with a record of continuous self-government going back 4,000 years, the only society that has achieved this. One… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Perhaps, in retrospect, there would be little motivation even for malevolent extraterrestrials to attack the Earth; perhaps, after a preliminary survey, they… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
A wonderful pastor I know once told me, "Perfectionism is the highest order of self-abuse." So now I try to remind myself… — Ashley Judd Copy Share Image
The Ottoman Empire . . . The rulers in Turkey were fortunately so corrupt that they left people alone pretty much -… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Until we recognize the SELF that exists apart from who we think we are - we cannot know the Ch'an ( ZEN ) MIND — D.T. Suzuki Copy Share Image
My dad abandoned me when I was about two years old. So, he wasn't around to protect me the way I needed… — Pattie Mallette Copy Share Image
I am a self-taught guitarist. I just try to piece together passages that have some melodic value! — Sam Palladio Copy Share Image
When we were the political slaves of King George, and wanted to be free, we called the maxim that "all men are… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Think about it: what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellow men. Our self-importance requires that… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Some people were born to work for others. Not in a mindless, servile-way--rather they simply work better in a set regimen of… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
..."And for God's sake, never get into the petty habit of measuring your self-worth against other people's net-worth. As Yogi Ramen preached:… — Robin Sharma Copy Share Image
A self that is very robust, that has many, many levels of organization, from simple to complex, and that functions as a… — Antonio Damasio Copy Share Image
God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act of self-control, small disciplines of prayer, feeble searching after… — Richard Holloway Copy Share Image
The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Authentic spirituality... does not render the self content, it renders it undone. — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
Just as surely as distress must follow self-deceit, healing must follow self-honesty. — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
Childhood has been idealised as a lost garden paradise to which we can never return. We are excluded from this world of… — Loretta Lux Copy Share Image
Some of the Christopher Guest movies, when I'm not really like myself, when I have my hair dyed blonde or had a… — Fred Willard Copy Share Image
It's a passion when you're doing it for other people and you're doing it for the people around you making the film… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
“I keep everything hidden because there's nothing about my true self that anyone likes. I'm not difficult, Sebastian. I'm the easiest person… — Courtney Milan Copy Share Image
How I feel about and behave toward myself is the basic determinant of most of my behavior. If I improve my self-regard,… — William Schutz Copy Share Image
Times of upheaval require not just more leadership but more leaders. People at all organizational levels, whether anointed or self-appointed, must be… — Rosalynn Carter Copy Share Image
One of the most effective ways to overcome anxiety is to try to shift the focus of attention away from self and… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
