This is what self-centered religion does to us: it allows us to use it to further our own ends. — John Irving Copy Share Image
Self-confidence may be mistaken for egotism if it is not accompanied by humility of the heart. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
“People whose desire is solely for self-realisation never know where they are going.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Self love will be the immunity from every infectious community that makes you sick of being who you are.” — Curtis Tyrone Jones Copy Share Image
His father was self-made, but his mother was constructed by others, and such edifices are notoriously fragile. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Sexuality is one of the ways that we become enlightened, actually, because it leads us to self-knowledge. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Self carries grief as a pack mule carries the side bags, being careful between the trees to leave extra room. — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
Heroes take journeys, confront dragons, and discover the treasure of their true selves. — Carol Lynn Pearson Copy Share Image
Partly I was honing my self-consciousness into a torture device, sharp and efficient enough to last me the rest of my life. — Lucy Grealy Copy Share Image
For every idealistic peacemaker willing to renounce his self-defence in favour of a weapons-free world, there is at least one warmaker anxious… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Don't let your negative self beliefs haunt you out of taking action. You owe it to yourself to live the life that… — Joel Brown Copy Share Image
I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
“The Knowledge that manifests in conduct; that is true Knowledge. The rest are considered as knowledge without substance (shushka gnan). This Akram… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Anyone in pursuit of art is responding to a desire to make visible that which is not, to offer the unknown self… — Hettie Jones Copy Share Image
It is so unsatisfactory to read a noble passage and have no one you love at hand to share the happiness with… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The established order has too many self-protecting economic entities, and not enough people who yet understand what it takes to change. — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics. Out of the collapse… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“The roots of Sansar (worldly life) are kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed). Karmendriyo (five physical organs for action) and Gnanendriyo (five senses organs) are not… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
People come to a teacher to learn self-discovery. A teacher who just wants to keep you on a string forever, the god-guru… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I believe one of our souls' major purposes is to know, love, and express our authentic selves. To live the life and… — Sue Thoele Copy Share Image
I always had a separate life than just my work. I built my own family. I have my own hobbies and interests.… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is… — William L. Shirer Copy Share Image
Leo Tolstoy's life has been devoted to replacing the method of violence for removing tyranny or securing reform by the method of… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image