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Self Quotes by John Ortberg
- Everybody wears an unseen sign that reads: Inspire me. Remind me that my life matters; call me to be my best self; appeal to whatever…
- Self-improveme nt is no more God's plan than self-salvation.
- Ironically, often the thing that keeps me from experiencing joy is my preoccupation with self. The very selfishness that keeps me from pouring myself out…
- Never worry alone. When anxiety grabs my mind, it is self-perpetuating. Worrisome thoughts reproduce faster than rabbits, so one of the most powerful ways to…
- Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I understand that being…
- I need to worship because without it I can forget that I have a Big God beside me and live in fear. I need to…
- Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
- When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it…
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- Our country is great because it is built on principles of self-reliance, opportunity, innovation, and compassion for others. — Ronald Reagan
- Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the… — Samuel Johnson
- Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe