But this is altogether a mark of the most common sort of men, for it is in your power whenever you choose… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“In order to grow sometimes we must cease striving to meet other people’s expectations and begin establishing new goals that develop our… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
If every component part of the nation claims the right of self-determination for itself, there is no one nation and there is… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Milton's Eve! Milton's Eve! ... Milton tried to see the first woman; but Cary, he saw her not ... I would beg… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
Self-definition and self-determination is about the many varied decisions that we make to compose and journey toward ourselves, about the audacity and… — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
“Grand failures – the misfortunes of living – provide human beings with an identity. A person is the sum of his or… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Self-knowledge, a spiritual metamorphosis, precedes understanding other people and comprehending the beauty of being part of the spontaneous interplay of the natural… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
“[F]rom my years of understanding ... I happily chose this kind of life in which I yet live [i.e., unmarried], which I… — Elizabeth I Copy Share Image
No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Our notions of self-determination are, on the whole, something of a myth. We are governed almost exclusively by our own peculiar habits,… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
The Gettysburg Adress has been included, of late, in several anthologies of poetry. It actually meets the major requirement of all poetry:… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“I cannot take credit for the fact that I do not have the soul of a psychopath.” — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
“Now, it is frequently asserted that, with women, the job does not come first. What (people cry) are women doing with this… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
To achieve anything & make endeavour a success it needs vision, belief in self,determination & hard work.Remember all things are possible,it is… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
In classical understanding, education is the attempt to "lead out" from within the self a core of wisdom that has the power… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that Iraqis, like Australians and Americans, love and desire freedom. However, if freedom doesn't mean the right to… — Amir Butler Copy Share Image
“Life has a tendency to provide a person with what they need in order to grow. Our beliefs, what we value in… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“It may take little time to get where you want to be, but if you pause and think for a moment, you… — Rodolfo Costa Copy Share Image
“You yearn to stay in this in-between place, where the beauty of the times you have freshly bade farewell to is still… — Agnes Chew Copy Share Image
“I’d like them to appreciate the power of the individual—and I don’t mean me; I mean the power each person has to… — Kenny Porpora Copy Share Image
You must have to stand with courage in what you believe is right. People may try to deter you from your standing… — Dr Anil Kumar Sinha Copy Share Image
“It really is something ... that men disapprove even of our doing things that are patently good. Wouldn't it be possible for… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
