If I could do my life over, I would try to cleanse at least my pleasures of self-pity. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
“Self-pity NEVER leads to happiness. Avoid it like it's a zombie plague.” — Ace Antonio Hall Copy Share Image
Self-pity is like chocolate; as you get older, you can only afford a little bit. — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“A man’s capacity to feel sorry for himself is bottomless: once you take that first step, it’s an easy slide down.” — Charles Bock Copy Share Image
Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for either — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
“I’ve never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion. We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn’t… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
“Filled with self-pity and calling himself “a man who had given up his life for his country and for Africa,” he” — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
You can't have self-pity. At some point, you have to say, 'These are the cards I've been dealt, and I'm going to… — Bret Michaels Copy Share Image
I don't care what they think of me. Because what they think isn't as bad of what I think of myself. — Francine Chiar Copy Share Image
“Not enjoying what is happening right now is living in the past and being only half alive. This leads to self-pity, suffering,… — Miguel Ruiz Copy Share Image
“On the rebound one passes into tears and pathos. Maudlin tears. I almost prefer the moments of agony. These are at least… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Things might have been different if she hadn't been able to drift; if she'd had to concentrate on her next meal, instead… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
You create a good future by creating a good present. How do you do that? By recognizing the goodness that is already… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“There was no word for self-pity in the language of the north-east of Scotland - the nearest being a word which is… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
I choose¦to live by choice, not by chance. To make changes, not excuses. To be motivated, not manipulated. To be useful, not… — Babloo Copy Share Image
Misery, in cold truth, is a weight less upon those who undergo it than upon the minds of those who see it;… — Kenneth Roberts 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
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
“As she sat alone in the apartment, the enormity of it all started to sink in. Any hope that the North Korean… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
I have to be honest with you. Islam is on very thin ice with me... Through our screaming self-pity and our conspicuous… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
I am strange, I do not satisfy all. I am a very serious pain for some people. I am sensitive I burst… — Jeena Maharjan Copy Share Image
Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you're grown up. Growing up means being patient, holding your temper, cutting out the self-pity,… — Brandon Stanton Copy Share Image
“A lightning flash lit up the shadows. Rain was falling gently. The window panes themselves were weeping. Be careful, Younes, I thought,… — Yasmina Khadra Copy Share Image
Choice! The key is choice. You have options. You need not spend your life wallowing in failure, ignorance, grief, poverty, shame, and… — Og Mandino Copy Share Image
I may not talk about myself much. I may not say or think too many positive things about myself. I may have… — Amber Hope Copy Share Image
“Life is All About How you Handle Plan B Plan A is always my first choice. You know, the one where Everything… — Suzy Toronto Copy Share Image
You can never hope to pick yourself up if your always bringing yourself down. — Alexa Michalec Copy Share Image
“The solution to self-pity is found in the labor of selfless giving to others.” — T.F. Hodge Copy Share Image
Americans began by loving youth, and now, out of adult self-pity, they worship it. — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
Why is my prince charming taking so long? OH RIGHT hes with the PRETTY GIRL. — Alexia Copy Share Image
