People are self-absorbed. I think that the mass ability of communication now probably allows individuals to meet more self-absorbed individuals. It has… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
... without it (love), without, anyhow, the capacity for it, people didn't seem to be much good. Dry as old bones, cold… — Elizabeth von Arnim Copy Share Image
Every decade of my life I attempted to write a novel. But I had nothing to say. I was far too self-absorbed,… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
There's so many bigger things in the world. The art world is such a tiny little thing compared to wars and migration… — Jim Shaw Copy Share Image
I realized through my personal travels how little I know about certain conflicts, because I was too vain or self-absorbed to ask… — Diane Kruger Copy Share Image
I hate to sound self absorbed, but I'm just going to cast out this pearl of wisdom, if I could give the… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
“He looked at her for a moment, amazed. "How did you know that? How can a servant girl like you understand so… — Y.S. Lee Copy Share Image
He would wake for no reason in the middle of the night, and the memory of the self-absorbed love was revealed to… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
“You are the person that I should have had out there…right out in front for eveyone to see. To be able to… — John Britton Musician Copy Share Image
“It was exciting in its own self-absorbed way, which is very much the essence of journalism: you truly believe that you are… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
“I don't like being reminded about how self-absorbed I was. I wanted to be over this, done with this. I didn't want… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Have you ever felt so alone, even though you were surrounded by friends and family? You get so self absorbed into your… — Angel_eyes Copy Share Image
“You’re just…too high-maintenance. Too self-absorbed. And you talk too much—usually about things that don’t matter—and it drives me absolutely nuts. What it… — Toni Blake Copy Share Image
I didnt like being reminded about how self-absorbed i was. I wanted to be over this, done with this. I didnt want… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
My dogs, the only creatures on the planet marked by my singular nurturing imprint, have all turned out to be rude and… — Merrill Markoe Copy Share Image
I worry sometimes that I'm a bit moralistic; always writing about men who are learning to grow up, not be so self-absorbed,… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
It's easy to be a bad ass, it's easy to act like a bad ass, easy to act like a tough guy,… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book writing is fun, and I basically just… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
I've got to do something to make up for all those self-absorbed and selfish years when I just, you know, was taking… — Elton John Copy Share Image
If you study a great work of art, you'll probably find the artist was a kind of genius. And geniuses are different… — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
“In a moment of imagined separation, we become self-conscious and self-absorbed, and we assume we are less worthy than every other person… — Karen Casey Copy Share Image
Why does it help to read others' stories? It is not only that misery loves company, because (I learned) misery is too… — David Sheff Copy Share Image
People think pageant girls are snotty, cutthroat, self-absorbed. Everybody that I meet in the industry is so kind, giving, and they are… — Nicole Johnson Copy Share Image
Getting a dog is like getting married. It teaches you to be less self-centered, to accept sudden surprising outbursts of affection, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I feel people think I'm almost like a robot - like an android... I just don't really get portrayed as someone who… — Megan Fox Copy Share Image
The great wisdom traditions of the world all recognize that the main impediment to living a life of meaning is being self-absorbed. — Barbara Brown Taylor Copy Share Image
“You can be bit in the leg by a rattlesnake and seek help to heal your wound, or you can run after… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
The Failure of Will theory is equally popular with people who are not depressed. Get out and take your mind off yourself,… — Chase Twichell Copy Share Image
People who see an unhappy, sulky pop star assume that she's an ungrateful, self-absorbed little ninny. But nobody knows what's really going… — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
“The irony is that their enthusiasm for personal revelation can backfire badly and have the opposite effect. People become their own worst… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
A compassionate attitude opens our inner door, and as a result it is much easier to communicate with others. If there is… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Your body is a temple, not a daily dumping ground for another person’s pain, anger, betrayal, judgment, hypocrisy, denial, games, jealousy or… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
In a way, both the U.S. media and those wacky rioters in the Afghan-Pakistani hinterlands are very similar, two highly parochial and… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
There's so much importance in honoring your everyday hero. It doesn't take money. It doesn't take connections. What matters is that people… — Debi Mazar Copy Share Image
“Kyra." Fred caught Kyra's eyes. "I'm not in love with Ariana and I don't want half the kingdom." "You don't?" He shook… — Bridget Zinn Copy Share Image
“Edna looked straight before her with a self-absorbed expression upon her face. She felt no interest in anything about her. The street,… — Kate Chopin Copy Share Image
“Your love life is insignificant when it comes to raising your children to be respectable human beings. The moment you see them… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
By "moral discipline," I mean self-discipline based on moral standards. Moral discipline is the consistent exercise of agency to choose the right… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
“More often than not, people who are obsessed with their desires and feelings are generally unhappier in life vs. people that refocus… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
It's not what you get out of life that counts. Break your mirrors! In our society that is so self-absorbed, begin to… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
