Identity is not inherent. It is shaped by circumstance and sensitivity and resistance to self-pity. — Dorothy West Copy Share Image
I wasn’t lonely. I experienced no self-pity. I was just caught up in a life in which I could find no meaning. — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
No matter how ugly you think you are, that special person that loves you believes you are the most beautiful and irresistible… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Youre only what you tell yourself you are. And lying to yourself can only get you so far. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Consciously giving yourself a break and not falling into the trap of self-denigration will allow you to save your energy for the… — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
“Wallowing in self-pity hurts no one except you. Boss up and find a way to get going again.” — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
A person that believes in themselves has unlimited opportunities. A person that doesn't believe in themselves holds themselves back in life. — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
“I felt like I needed to crawl under my blankets. And I did for about an hour. My self-pity always had a… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
I CHOOSE to live by choice not by chance, to be motivated not manipulated, to be useful not used, to make change… — Unkown Copy Share Image
When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly good thing. We were all… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
The human species was too fond of lying, cheating, envy, ignorance, self-pity, self-righteousness, and utopian visions that always led to mass murder-but… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Why the hell does everything seem to always want to fall apart right when it's almost put back together? It's official I… — Justin Lee Riner Copy Share Image
When you are down and in trouble, keep fighting. Don't give up. keep kicking. It won't help to wallow in self-pity, or… — Prakah Iyer Copy Share Image
If you live in a past dream, you don't enjoy what is happening right now because you will always wish it to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Your life, my life, the life of each one of us is going to serve as either a warning or an example.… — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
“Never will I make that extra effort to live according to reality which alone makes good writing possible: hence the manic-depressiveness of… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
I feel like the weight of the world is resting on my shoulders and there is nothing I can do to get… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Self-pity is the most negative quality of the human spirit. Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter. — Jon M. Huntsman Sr Copy Share Image
Every time I try to move on with my life, memories of you keep haunting me. Since you've already forgiven me! What… — Cristina Orante Copy Share Image
During a set back, don't sit back in self pity instead tell your heart to beat again! Nothing that happens to you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you find yourself overpowered, as it were, by melancholy, the best way is to go out and do something. — John Keble Copy Share Image
“There's only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and forget everybody else! It sounds egotistical, but it's actually the… — Anne Frank Copy Share Image
The people who ultimately reach their goals are those who don't give up. Instead of wallowing in self-pity or frustration - or… — Lauren Mackler Copy Share Image
“No one is harming you, you are fine, you sit in silence, alone in a desolate park after the rain, or in… — László Krasznahorkai Copy Share Image
But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
You cannot always assess yourself right. Sometimes the brightest, most talented, most accomplished among us feels like a failure! Confirm if you're… — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
Choose... To Live By Choice, Not By Chance. To Make Changes, Not Excuses. To Be Motivated, Not To Manipulate. To Be Useful,… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
“Oh dear. I do believe this is self-pity. I am imagining myself dramatically dead, tragically taken from you and even more lamentably… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
When writing of oneself one should show no mercy. Yet why at the first attempt to discover one's own truth does all… — Georges Bernanos Copy Share Image
“You are different, Bee. It will make some parts of your life very difficult. But if you always fall back on your… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
Stop thinking you're not good enough. You are beautiful & way stronger than you realize. Stand up for yourself, don't just let… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Dress your best on your execution day. Be extremely courteous to your assistant when you lose money. Try not to blame others… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
The true Christian reaction to suffering and sorrow is not the attitude of self-pity, fatalism or resentment; it is the spirit which… — James Stewart Copy Share Image
“It's my opinion, with some people, just knowing they are alone, living inside of their own miserable, self hating, dysfunctional mind, with… — Colleen Truscott Fry Copy Share Image
It was bad enough not having a boyfriend for New Year's Eve. Now I had to cope with Valentine datelessness, feeling consummate… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on the good things still in my life.… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
“Donald Lydecker: Alcoholism is not a disease, it's a failing. You've turned it into a church. You worship the altar of self-pity.… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
I do believe in my national identity. I'm very proud, of what I come from and where I come from, and there… — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
“Falling into the trap of self-pity will get you no where in life. It's sorrowful endless cycle will keep you from reaching… — Timothy Pina Copy Share Image
Emptiness and boredom: what an understatement. What I felt was complete desolation. Desolation, despair, and depression. Isn't there some other way to… — Susanna Kaysen Copy Share Image
