You're working not for the corporate interest, not for the government interest, not for your own self-interest. You have a higher calling. — Lynne Stewart Copy Share Image
Don't define your failure by looking at somebody's Success. Also don't define your Success by looking at somebody's failure. Set your own… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whereas the only real solution to the race problem in this country is a solution that involves individual self improvement and collective… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made men, who take the credit. — Arthur Erickson Copy Share Image
This self-reflection, this willingness to examine ourselves, to make corrections, to do better, that's part of what makes us Americans. It's part… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Nature never makes excellent things, for mean or no uses: and it is hardly to be conceived, that our infinitely wise Creator,… — John Locke Copy Share Image
There are many different kinds of bravery. There's the bravery of thinking of others before one's self. Now, your father has never… — James M. Barrie Copy Share Image
“In that little pocket-size world of his, he was the absolute master.” — Eileen Chang Copy Share Image
When it comes to cooking, five years ago I felt guilty "just adding water." Now I want to bang the tube against… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
There is within me a friend who consoles me every time that troubles overwhelm me and misfortunes afflict me. The man who… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Too many people think only of their own profit. But business opportunity seldom knocks on the door of self-centered people. No customer… — Kazuo Inamori Copy Share Image
Destiny, I feel, is also a relationship - a play between divine grace and willful self-effort. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Because golf exposes the flaws of the human swing - a basically simple maneuver - it causes more self-torture than any game… — Grantland Rice Copy Share Image
If I saw my 15-year-old self now, I'd think I wasn't that bad, but back then I perceived myself as awful. — Orla Brady Copy Share Image
Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of the world, and leave only a margin… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Hatha yoga is a powerful tool for self-transformation. It asks us to bring our attention to our breath, which helps us to… — Cyndi Lee Copy Share Image
America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you… — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
What is the holding of breath? It is a flight from the Self, it is a temporary escape from the torment of… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
The amount of satisfaction you get from life depends largely on your own ingenuity, self-sufficiency, and resourcefulness. People who wait around for… — William C. Menninger Copy Share Image
One's self is always shifting in relationship to beauty and you always have to be able to incorporate yourself or your new… — Kiki Smith Copy Share Image
Whether it is your work, your love, or your life - unless you throw your entire self into it, you will never… — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
As in everything else, I must start with myself. That is: in all circumstances try to be decent, just, tolerant, and understanding,… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
