Ourselves Quotes

1703 Ourselves quotes by 1336 unique authors

The clock of communism has stopped striking. But its concrete building has not yet come crashing down. For that reason, instead of freeing ourselves, we… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts. — Thomas Sowell
I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multifaceted, multicultural world. And maybe once we stop labeling… — Octavia Spencer
If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves. — Joseph Stalin
I think we need to take responsibility for the things we put on this planet, and also take responsibility for the things we take off… — Steven Spielberg
It cannot be said that the Constitution formed 'the people of the United States,' for all time, into a corporation. It does not speak of… — Lysander Spooner
Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were the town freaks- and there were many occasions when we… — Bruce Springsteen
Nations fight against nations, in marriages people fight against each other, children fight against each other. We are in warfare, in a national warfare, and… — Charles Stanley
Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners. — Laurence Sterne
Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that I breathe. We need all sorts of nourishment. And music… — Cat Stevens
The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and crying on the passers-by to come and love us. — Robert Louis Stevenson
The point of mythology or myth is to point to the horizon and to point back to ourselves: This is who we are; this is… — J. Michael Straczynski
When it comes down to it, the reason that science fiction endures is that it is, at its core, an optimistic genre. What it says… — J. Michael Straczynski
Behavioral economists have shown that a sizable percentage of people are willing to pay real money to punish people who are taking from a common… — James Surowiecki
Our pets rely on us entirely for their nutrition. So if you're making your own judgments, that could lead to a mistake. At the same… — Alison Sweeney
Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To survive in the world, we have to act in concert… — Deborah Tannen
We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people. — Tim Tebow
So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself,… — Tim Tebow
We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing… — Mother Teresa
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. — U Thant
Music is the effort we make to explain to ourselves how our brains work. We listen to Bach transfixed because this is listening to a… — Lewis Thomas
We leave traces of ourselves wherever we go, on whatever we touch. — Lewis Thomas
I maintain, despite the moment's evidence against the claim, that we are born and grow up with a fondness for each other, and we have… — Lewis Thomas
As a species, taking all in all, we are still too young, too juvenile, to be trusted. We have spread across the face of the… — Lewis Thomas
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. — Henry David Thoreau

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