Personal Quotes

5263 Personal quotes by 3479 unique authors

It's too easy only to blame the militarists, racists, sexists and other pushers of violence for the mess we're in. What is harder is self-examination,… — Colman McCarthy
Breakfast is a personal ritual that can only be properly observed alone, and in a spirit of genuine excess. The food factor should always be… — Hunter S. Thompson
Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement,… — Robert Foster Bennett
The success of Watermark surprised me. I never thought of music as something commercial; it was something very personal to me. — Unknown Author
My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people. — John Philip Sousa
A life directed chiefly toward the fulfillment of personal desires will sooner or later always lead to bitter disappointment. — Albert Einstein
Each victim of suicide gives his act a personal stamp which expresses his temperament, the special conditions in which he is involved, and which, consequently,… — Emile Durkheim
I'm actively working hard on learning to appreciate yourself no matter what. If what someone else says can easily derail you, it means your sense… — Emma Stone
The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only purpose is to… — Sun Tzu
I tell you, Mr. Okada, a cold beer at the end of the day is the best thing life has to offer. Some choosy people… — Haruki Murakami
To improve our schools, we have to humanize them and make education personal to every student and teacher in the system. Education is always about… — Ken Robinson
I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my personal approach that creates the climate. It's my… — Haim Ginott
The most natively interesting object to a man is his own personal self and its fortunes. We accordingly see that the moment a thing becomes… — William James
If the topic be highly abstract, show its nature by concrete examples; if it be unfamiliar, make it figure as part of a story; if… — William James
Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't admit a mistake… — Pat Summitt
A successful person realizes his personal responsibility for self-motivation. He starts with himself because he possesses the key to his own ignition switch. — Kemmons Wilson
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal. — Unknown Author
To desire revival...and at the same time to neglect(personal) prayer and devotion is to wish one way and walk another. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don't have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions. — Bill Joy
I love what I think, and I'm never tempted to believe it. Thoughts are like the wind or the leaves on the trees or the… — Byron Katie

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