The serious revolutionary, like the serious artist, can't afford to lead a sentimental or self-deceiving life. — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
Self-rule means that China must stop its intensive effort to colonize Tibet with Chinese settlers and must allow Tibetans to hold responsible… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
What comes with a job as a staff member of the BBC is a certain self-censoring that you get utterly used to.… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
Being a student in an art & design school, that was the moment for me, that was when I began to develop… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
I think a lot of things will be self-correcting, even in America. After all, human societies are essentially self-organizing emergent systems. The… — James Howard Kunstler Copy Share Image
Drama criticism ... is a self-knowing account of the way in which one's consciousness has been modified during an evening at the theatre. — Kenneth Tynan Copy Share Image
Studying the Buddha way is studying oneself. Studying oneself is forgetting oneself. Forgetting oneself is being enlightened by all things. Being enlightened… — Dogen Copy Share Image
“I seek to speak to you, in some way, as your own self. Who can tell what this may mean? I myself… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
The questionnaire is a simple first step toward becoming more self-aware. — Nick Morgan Copy Share Image
“everything that is in the world, there is a correspondence on every level of existence. The macrocosm is a reflection of the… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is the culmination of self-knowledge, pure unadulterated knowledge. Not knowledge you can get from reading a book, it comes from perfecting… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In the Catholic tradition, the idea of giving something up on a Friday - the act of self denial - has always… — Vincent Nichols Copy Share Image
For good days one should save money, women should be protected even if it takes the money saved. But for self preservation… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
“(U)derneath all the complexity of human life that uneasy stare at an alien nature is still haunting us, and the problem of… — Northrop Frye Copy Share Image
A price has to be paid for success. Almost invariably those who have reached the summits worked harder and longer, studied and… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same. — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Self-suppression is often necessary in the interest of truth and nonviolence. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Our best work is done, our greatest influence is exerted, when we are without thought of self. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The individualism of American life, to our glory and despair, creates anger and encourages its release; for when everything is possible, limitations… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse. It is the root of all emotional self-control, since all emotions,… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
The very purpose of our life is happiness, which is sustained by hope. We have no guarantee about the future, but we… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I find myself both as man and as myself something more determined and distinctive, at pitch, more distinctive and higher pitched than… — Gerard Manley Hopkins Copy Share Image
Choice is the key, because human beings are the only creatures who can choose to evolve, who can shape their destiny. Furthermore,… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Within alpinism's narrow framework we seek transcendence and relentlessly pursue what remains hidden from us on flat ground: our true selves. — Steve House Copy Share Image
Writing is probably one-fifth coming up with the stuff, and four-fifths self-editing again and again and again. — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
Nothing about the priesthood is self-centered. The priesthood always is used to serve, to bless, and to strengthen other people. — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Our lives are full of separations that shake us up, force us to attend to our emotional selves and to learn new… — Susan L. Taylor Copy Share Image
Everything in existence undergoes constant change. The things that surround us, even our selves are temporary manifestations of Ki energy. — Ilchi Lee Copy Share Image
Liberals have created, and the minority leadership has exploited, a community of dependent people, unaware of the true route to prosperity and… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The truth comes when you can see that your self-image is just a convenient reference point and nothing more, and that you… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
I hope I pass on my dad's good humor, work ethic and lack of self-seriousness. Our house was always a fun place… — Willie Geist Copy Share Image
Exercise stimulates your circulation, massages your internal organs, stretches and strengthens your muscles, and energizes you. Exercise is also a great way… — Ellen Bass Copy Share Image
Who exactly do you want to be? What kind of person do you want to be? What are your personal ideals? Whom… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Self esteem is built from the inside out and that is my inspiring message to all people. — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
Self-preservation isn't worth it if you can't live with the self you're preserving — David Levithan Copy Share Image
If you can win complete mastery over self, you will easily master all else. To triumph over self is the perfect victory. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not. — Wayne Gerard Trotman Copy Share Image
