“...It often seemed to her that she thought too much about herself, you could have made her blush any day of the… — Henry James Copy Share Image
I am not the center of the universe. And it's a lesson that I keep having to learn; it's my ongoing work,… — Patrick Fabian Copy Share Image
Melancholy betrays the world for the sake of knowledge. But in its tenacious self-absorption it embraces dead objects in its contemplation, in… — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
“Honestly, Bessie? People don't care about anyone but themselves. They don't notice anything. They are never looking at what's interesting. They're always… — Kevin Wilson Copy Share Image
Self-absorption intensifies isolation, but permits it to go unnoticed. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
“She might have seen that what had bowed her head so profoundly - the thought of the world's concern at her situation… — Thomas Hardy Copy Share Image
Prayer gives us relief from the melancholy burden of self-absorption . — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
[Pope Francis]sees a world in need of the Gospel, and of friendship with Jesus Christ, as an antidote to the self-absorption and… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
“The fragmentation of our awareness may trigger dizzying vertigo in the chaos of our living. As such, an overwhelming flurry of connectivity… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
Babies and the old are permitted self-absorption. In between, it provokes resentment. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
A new generation of Christians is being called to help build a world in which God's gift of life is welcomed, respected… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Bodybuilding is men on a stage in their underwear wearing brown paint showing other men their muscles. It is training for appearance… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
Post-wounded women know that postures of pain play into limited and outmoded conceptions of womanhood. Their hurt has a new native language… — Leslie Jamison Copy Share Image
To be sick and helpless is a humiliating experience. Prolonged illness also carries the hazard of narcissistic self-absorption. — Richard Hofstadter Copy Share Image
Serving others breaks you free from the shackles of self and self-absorption that choke out the joy of living. — James Hunter Copy Share Image
When evangelizers rise from prayer, their hearts are more open; freed of self-absorption, they are desirous of doing good and sharing their… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
During adolescence imagination is boundless. The urge toward self-perfection is at its peak. And with all their self- absorption and personalized dreams… — Louise J. Kaplan Copy Share Image
“I wonder at times if we're not all blind. It just seems there are an abundance of books unread, paint strokes not… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Jealousy appears to be a redoubtable pitfall for love, on the toll road of self-absorption and unshareability. When love has to remain… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
“I'll never miss a chance to remind you of what a brat you were. A gloriously beautiful and very spoiled brat. I… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
To be an artist at all is like living in Switzerland during a world war. To be an artist in Zurich, in… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Why hope to live a long life if we're only going to fill it with self-absorption, body maintenance and image repair? When… — Letty Cottin Pogrebin Copy Share Image
When we don’t put the brakes on our self-absorption, we have nothing stopping us from total self-destruction. We become the fruits of… — Zeena Schreck Copy Share Image
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