Self Quotes · Page 228

It is almost impossible to reconcile self expression with the creative act.

— Charles Eames

To me, growing into spiritual maturity is becoming less self-conscious and more God-conscious.

— Mark Batterson

Every theory is a self-fulfilling prophecy that orders experience into the framework it provides.

— Ruth Hubbard

“It is not so much that we have a self, it's that we do self-ing.”

— Rick Hansen

The urge to escape our real self is also an urge to escape the rational and the obvious.

— Eric Hoffer

Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.

— George W. Bush

False humility is thinly veiled ego disguised as self confidence.

— Dov Davidoff

Marxism is always open, always critical, always self-critical.

— Ernest Mandel

“But in the end, attacking the ego is just a subtle disguise for attacking yourself. Destroying the ego would serve no purpose…

— Deepak Chopra

Leisure is only possible when we are at one with ourselves. We tend to overwork as a means of self-escape, as a…

— Josef Pieper

Our elevation must be the result of self-efforts and work of our own hands. No other human power can accomplish it. If…

— Martin Delany

All that is needed for the majority of labors to go well is a healthy, pregnant woman who has loving support in…

— Sheila Kitzinger

I think the more we know the better we are. I mean not just facts. The more we know about each other,…

— Maya Angelou

The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unobtainable, envy takes the…

— Eric Hoffer

We're blind, deaf and dumb. It is only that Self, which is our life force that makes who and what we are.…

— Frederick Lenz

The more living patterns there are in a place - a room, a building, or a town - the more it comes…

— Christopher Alexander

Writers who get written about become self-conscious. They develop a regrettable habit of looking at themselves through the eyes of other people.…

— Raymond Chandler

When someone writes a book review, they obviously already self-identify as a writer. I mean, they are. They're writers, they're critics, and…

— Chuck Klosterman

It's a new stage and a new moment in my life. I'm moving forward. It feels quite inspiring, fun, and positive. As…

— Jessica Biel

I was self-conscious of being so lanky, of being me. I'd keep my head down, make excuses not to go out. I'd…

— Jourdan Dunn

What we get in punk these days is the "anti-anti": Someone comes up with something, then the next generation is against that,…

— Geoff Rickly

The drivenness in any addiction is about the ruptured self, the belief that one is flawed as a person. The content of…

— John Bradshaw

Amid the worry of a self- condemnatory soliloquy, his demeanour seemed grave, perhaps cold, both to me and his mother. And yet…

— Charlotte Bronte

Hey,” Shane said from the other side of the bars. “Trade you cigarettes for a chocolate bar.” Funny,” Eve said. She was…

— Rachel Caine

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

— Joan Didion

The secret to happiness is short-term, stupid self-interest!

— Bill Watterson

Beware of any belief that makes you self-indulgent; it came from the pit, no matter how beautiful it sounds.

— Oswald Chambers

People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-esteem, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in learning.

— W. Edwards Deming

I will a hundred percent sell out. Because I'll always be myself... my raw, authentic self.

— Julia Fox

When I was younger, I didn't even know how to walk. I was so self-conscious.

— Lil B

I found out that drama was a fascinating exercise as a way to get out of my self and into somebody else's…

— Harrison Ford

Whatever be the means adopted, you must at last return to the Self, so why not abide as the Self here and…

— Ramana Maharshi

“A person who actually has a high self-worth is able to look at the negative parts of his character frankly—”

— Mark Manson

To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self disciplined is to follow in a better way.

— Corita Kent

National pride is to countries what self-respect is to individuals: a necessary condition for self-improvement.

— Richard Rorty

You marry at the level of your self-esteem, make sure you have self worth.

— Marie Osmond

You are meant to understand the nature of your inner self, and to manifest it outward.

— Seth

Self-confidenc e alone is security. Your ability is your security. There is no security but you.

— L. Ron Hubbard

“The world may spin, but those who breathe from their center never lose balance.”

— Shamail Aijaz

Self-loathing doesn't keep me from being happy. But that doesn't mean I don't struggle.

— Megan Fox