Myself Against Quotes

36 quotes by 33 authors

The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against… — Teresa of Avila
I can't say that I was my happiest on court, but I felt completely free. Free from family obligations, free from my own torment. In… — Jimmy Connors
I wish to avenge myself against the One who rules above. — Karl Marx
Negative thoughts are contagious and they get passed around like a disease. I inoculate myself against the fear of failure. — Bill Foster
I have come to know the mutability of all human relationships and have learned to insulate myself against both heat and cold so that a… — Albert Einstein
I dealt with men who had tempers, and who could get violent-Lord knows how I had to defend myself against Howard Hughes and Frank Sinatra,… — Ava Gardner
And must I, perchance, like careful writers, guard myself against the conclusions of my readers? — Djuna Barnes
I must fling myself down and writhe; I must strive with every piece of force I possess; I bruise and batter myself against the floor,… — Harry Houdini
For me, Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. Itâ€™s a pleasure to put myself against him and when I finish my career… — John Terry
I measure myself Against a tall tree I find that I am much taller, For I reach right up to the sun With my eye;… — Wallace Stevens
How can I defend myself against what I want? — Henri Cole
A mind that is always comparing, always measuring, will always engender illusion. If I am measuring myself against you, who are clever, more intelligent, I… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Once I knew the depth where no hope was and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul… — Helen Keller
I don't abuse my body, I've been off 10 months, I still train and I'm always thinking about boxing, so I felt like I would… — Andre Ward
I have an assuredness of myself. I never protect myself against it. — Jacob Lawrence
I myself will perhaps cry out with all the rest, looking at the mother embracing her child's tormentor: 'Just art thou, O Lord!' but I… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
And I think that in myself (and perhaps evident in what I write) fear of loss and the corresponding instinct to protect myself against loss… — Richard Ford
My life is about my journey, and your life is about your journey. You are completely unqualified to draw my map, and I am completely… — Derek R. Audette
I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I know most faults. — William Shakespeare
For me, half the joy of achieving has been the struggle and the fight, the pitting myself against the world and all its competition -… — Conrad Veidt

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