The academic mind, as we know, is sometimes capable of assuming an aggressive attitude. The official mind, on the contrary, is and… — Ronald Fisher Copy Share Image
I was in the death struggle with self: God and Satan fought for my soul those three long hours. God conquered —… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
A wholesome family is one where there is a lot of love. It's living by example. It's acceptance of people at their… — Daphne Oz Copy Share Image
Satori - in the awakening from a dream. Awakening and self-realization and seeing into one's own being - these are synonymous. — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
In running it is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents. The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies… — Glenn Cunningham Copy Share Image
Death is not a self-evident phenomenon. The margins between life and death are socially and culturally constructed, mobile, multiple, and open to… — Margaret M. Lock Copy Share Image
Without this ridiculous vanity that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and… — Antonio Porchia Copy Share Image
In writing practice, there's no direction. You enter your own mind and follow it where it takes you. We have a great… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
The first-person viewpoint is more enjoyable to write, because it lets me meander more freely, and it can reveal more of the… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“Positivist man is a curious creature who dwells in the tiny island of light composed of what he finds scientifically "meaningful," while… — William Barrett Copy Share Image
The noonday devil of the Christian life is the temptation to lose the inner self while preserving the shell of edifying behavior.… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“Knowledge of self ought to be the great project of our lives. Knowing ourselves we will know others. Only by knowing ourselves… — Ben Okri 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
We are all susceptible to the pull of viral ideas. Like mass hysteria. Or a tune that gets into your head that… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
I think it would be self-indulgent to go, "Oh, I'm going to make this character different by giving him a quirk of… — David Tennant Copy Share Image
Allow me now to return to the cottagers, whose story excited in me such various feelings of indignation, delight, and wonder, but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It [the Mexican War] was a training ground for generals, so that when the sad self-murders settled on us, the leaders knew… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The unconscious mind is way bigger than the conscious mind. Using tools to access its wisdom and self-organizing features is powerful medicine. — Kelly Carlin-McCall Copy Share Image
The self is like a baseball. Throw it back to the divine pitcher who pitched it to you in the first place,… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
The only way to reach the mountain peaks of life is to forget about self and help other people reach greater heights. — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
Composing gives me great pleasure... there is nothing that surpasses the joy of creation, if only because through it one wins hours… — Clara Schumann Copy Share Image
Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
The heart and mind can find peace and harmony by contemplating the transcendental nature of the true self as supreme effulgent life. — Patanjali Copy Share Image
When our emotional health is in a bad state, so is our level of self-esteem. We have to slow down and deal… — Jess C Scott Copy Share Image
Who claims that the heathen's view of the world is incorrect? Life gives you nothing! It is ruled by false gods! Nothing… — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
“You're only as good as you believe you are. Start seeing yourself as the person you believe you can become. Step into… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
Nobody can have the soul of me. My mother has had, and nobody can have it again. Nobody can come into my… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Discipline for me is about respect. It's not even about self-respect; it's about respect for life and all it offers. — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
I'm on a constant path of self-discovery and change. I'm trying to become a better person, a nicer person. I love therapy… — Julia Sawalha Copy Share Image
In leaving Hollywood and coming to New York, I feel I can be more myself. After all, if I can't be myself,… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
Mach-5, the speed at which stress can't keep up, is simply forward motion. But it has to be self- propelled. Note that… — Jef Mallett Copy Share Image
It is curious how an age of public self-revelation, and of the use of psychological jargon, should also be an age when… — Anthony Daniels Copy Share Image
Self-taught are those without formal education. Most self-taught artists have missing ingredients to their work. — Billy Cannon Copy Share Image
Democracy disciplined and enlightened is the finest thing in the world. A democracy prejudiced, ignorant, superstitious, will land itself in chaos and… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Stop making your self-worth conditional on other people. No one, and I mean absolutely no one has the power to devalue your… — Elissa Gabrielle Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wonder if there is really goodwill in the world to worry about saving human beings, or whether we are just… — Enele Sopoaga Copy Share Image
The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really… — Joe Nichols Copy Share Image
The power is in you. The answer is in you. And you are the answer to all your searches: you are the… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I haven't sought self-forgiveness because I feel I was preyed upon and not responsible for the many bad things that happened to… — Liane Holliday Willey Copy Share Image
Self-love is not opposed to the love of other people. You cannot really love yourself and do yourself a favor without doing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image