Self Quotes

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Well, I have considered myself to be very fortunate in that I have been able to do mostly only that which my inner self told… — Albert Einstein
Self-actualizing people must be what they can be. — Abraham Maslow
This work somehow awakened my dormant powers of will and I began to practice self-control. At first my resolutions faded like snow in April, but… — Nikola Tesla
In the yogic tradition, this principle of using intense effort to burn through life's distractions is called Tapas. It's another Sanskrit word, roughly defined as… — Russell Simmons
Washington had performed his role to perfection. It was no enough that a leader look the part; by Washington's rules, he must know how to… — David McCullough
Don't try to be unafraid. That is impossible. Rather, go ahead while being afraid. That is the entire secret for abolishing fear. The Supermind teaches… — Vernon Howard
As one studies these preconditions, one becomes saddened by the ease with which human potentiality can be destroyed or repressed, so that a fully-human person… — Abraham Maslow
Self-realization is not complete until it lives in action. — Byron Katie
Let's ask God to help us to self-control for one who lacks it, lacks his grace. — Rumi
Seeing God without seeing the Self, one sees only mental image. Only he who has seen Himself has seen God, since he has lost individuality,… — Ramana Maharshi
I believe that mediocrity is self-inflicted and that genius is self-bestowed. — Walter Russell
Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly… — Vince Lombardi
We can never really be prepared for that which is wholly new. We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in… — Eric Hoffer
Washington was a man of exceptional, almost excessive self-command, rarely permitting himself any show of discouragement or despair. — David McCullough
We cannot doubt that self-interest is the mainspring of human nature. It must be clearly understood that this word is used here to designate a… — Frederic Bastiat
When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to… — Ayn Rand
Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whatever they value, whatever goals they pursue. The scientist seeking to… — Milton Friedman
That's what every uncomfortable feeling is for-that's what pain is for, what money is for, what everything in the world is for: your self-realization. — Byron Katie
The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims. The most perfect slaves are, therefore, those which blissfully and unawaredly enslave themselves. — Donald James
Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority of them to… — William Howard Taft

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