Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

Abortion destroys self-worth and dignity. I bought into the idea that abortion was simply a matter of choice. I used abortion as birth control until… — Star Parker
We are living in a world where the individual must learn to command the raw materials of expression. He must not be dependent all the… — Yehudi Menuhin
Google is working on self-driving cars, and they seem to work. People are so bad at driving cars that computers don't have to be that… — Marc Andreessen
In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road of… — Dick Thornburgh
I am an artist... It's self-evident that what that word implies is looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full. It… — Vincent Van Gogh
The other night I searched (the Web) for 'self-transforming elf machines.' There were 36 hits! It surprised me. I sort of use the search engine… — Terence McKenna
Initiative can neither be created nor delegated. It can only spring from the self-determining individual, who decides that the wisdom of others is not always… — R. Buckminster Fuller
The final hour of colonialism has struck, and millions of inhabitants of Africa, Asia and Latin America rise to meet a new life and demand… — Che Guevara
Act as young as you feel. You're not getting older; you're getting more entitled to be your fabulous self. — Gwen Stefani
I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something. — Gwen Stefani
None of us whether Men or Women but have so good an Opinion of our own Conduct as to believe we are fit, if not… — Mary Astell
I have never painted a self-portrait. I am less interested in myself as a subject for a painting than I am in other people, above… — Gustav Klimt
Self-pity can make one weep, as can onions. — Jerry Fodor
Do not be confused by what the natural world knows: We are all, in our own way, completely and totally alone. If love is real,… — Joe Meno
Anarchists know that a long period of education must precede any great fundamental change in society, hence they do not believe in vote begging, nor… — Lucy Parsons
With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives… — Thorstein Veblen
I would like the work to be non-work. This means that it would find its way beyond my preconceptions...It is the unknown quantity from which… — Eva Hesse
Perfect health, sincerity, honesty, straightforwardness, courage, disinterestedness, unselfishness, patience, endurance, perseverance, peace, calm, self control are all things that are taught infinitely better by example… — Sri Aurobindo
Hinduism ... gave itself no name, because it set itself no sectarian limits; it claimed no universal adhesion, asserted no sole infallible dogma, set up… — Sri Aurobindo
Be conscious first of thyself within, then think and act. All living thought is a world in preparation; all real act is a thought manifested.… — Sri Aurobindo
Divine happiness, even the tiniest particle of a grain of it, never leaves one again; and when one attains to the essence of things and… — Anandamayi Ma
The rock is a field of battle between our weakness and our strength. We wouldn't touch rock if we were perfectly self-controlled. And he who… — Royal Robbins
Within alpinism's narrow framework we seek transcendence and relentlessly pursue what remains hidden from us on flat ground: our true selves. — Steve House
Every woman who has come to consciousness can recall an almost endless series of oppressive, violating, insulting, assaulting acts against her Self. Every woman is… — Mary Daly
The economic distress of America's inner cities may be the most pressing issue facing the nation. The lack of businesses and jobs in disadvantaged urban… — Michael Porter

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