Self Quotes

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Obamas finest speeches do not excite. They do not inform. They dont even really inspire. They elevate. . . . He is not the Word… — Ezra Klein
Courage, I now see, is a journey involving self-doubt and self-examination, with the end never in sight. — David Brock
Self-confidence is not pride. Just the contrary: only a person or a nation that is self-confident, in the best sense of the word, is capable… — Vaclav Havel
As in everything else, I must start with myself. That is: in all circumstances try to be decent, just, tolerant, and understanding, and at the… — Vaclav Havel
Too rich to be relevant to the world's poor, [Europe] attracts immigration but cannot encourage imitation. Too passive regarding international security. Too self-satisfied, it acts… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
Never before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion, except in conditions… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
Another sort of false prayers are our regrets. Discontent is the way of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will. Regret calamities, if you can thereby… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Democracy is direct self-government over all the people, for all the people, by all the people. — Theodore Parker
And yet self-knowledge is thought by some not so easy. Who knows, my dear sir, but for a time you may have taken yourself for… — Herman Melville
The ultimate Mystery of being, the ultimate Truth, is Love. This is the essential structure of reality. When Dante spoke of the 'love which moves… — Venerable Bede
My temperament is not inclined toward more self-promotion than is absolutely necessary for my professional well-being. — Robert Silverberg
My philosophy of life is that the meek shall inherit nothing but debasement, frustration and ignoble deaths; that there is security in personal strength; that… — Harlan Ellison
Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage. — Robert A. Heinlein
My folks tried to make a preacher of me and missed by a narrow marginâ€¦ I would have made a good one if I hadnâ€™t… — Robert A. Heinlein
If tempted by something that feels 'altruistic,' examine your motives and root out that self-deception. Then, if you still want to do it, wallow in… — Robert A. Heinlein
Everybody has a hard job. All real work is hard. My work happened also to be undoable. Morning after morning for 50 years, I faced… — Philip Roth
In an age when schools are facing significant budgetary restraints, there is a greater need than ever to make chess available to as many students… — Garry Kasparov
A lot of the shadow self is the home of poetry, story, prayer. My deepest understandings are often released from the part of me of… — Madeleine L'Engle
A hard truth: that courage can be without meaning or impact, need not be rewarded, or even known. The world has not been made in… — Guy Gavriel Kay
In the Native American tradition... a man, if he's a mature adult, nurtures life. He does rituals that will help things grow, he helps raise… — Paula Gunn Allen

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