Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

Self-regulation stands in relation to regulation the way self-importance stands in relation to importance. — Willem Buiter
[We assume] that the self is an actual living thing, but it's not. It's a projection which our clever brains create in order to cheat… — Thandie Newton
A conscious mind is a mind with a self in it. — Antonio Damasio
How can you have this reference point, this stability, that is required to maintain the continuity of selves day after day? — Antonio Damasio
The autobiographical self has prompted extended memory, reasoning, imagination, creativity and language. And out of that came the instruments of culture - religions, justice, trade,… — Antonio Damasio
The autobiographical self is built on the basis of past memories and memories of the plans that we have made; it's the lived past and… — Antonio Damasio
We are not passive exhibitors of visual or auditory or tactile images. We have selves. We have a Me that is automatically present in our… — Antonio Damasio
What happens [in a coma] is that you lose the grounding of the self, you no longer have access to any feeling of your own… — Antonio Damasio
Seen through the eyes of faith, religion's future is secure. As long as there are human beings, there will be religion for the sufficient reason… — Huston Smith
There are books in rivulets and sermons in stones. You can gather lessons from everything. If a man does nothing whatsoever he recedes into his… — Kirpal Singh
Love doesn't have to be perfect. Even perfect, it is still the best thing there is, for the simple reason that it is the most… — William Saroyan
There is more genuine joy in climbing the hill of success, even though sweat may be spent and toes may be stubbed, than in aimlessly… — B. C. Forbes
Be true to the best you know. This is your high ideal. If you do your best, you cannot do more. Do your best every… — Horatio Dresser
Let your desire for truth transcend all minor considerations. Ignorance is invariably confident. The man of knowledge learns to realize his own needs. Be honest… — Grenville Kleiser
Every home is a house of learning either for good or otherwise. Family members may learn to be obedient, honest, industrious, self-reliant, and faithful in… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Confidence is the willingness to be as ridiculous, luminous, intelligent, and kind as you really are, without embarrassment. — Susan Piver
The first step to getting what you want is to have the courage to get rid of what you don't. — Zig Ziglar
Don't try to tell me what I am because I know what I am not — Amit Abraham
We teach children to save their money. As an attempt to counteract thoughtless and selfish expenditure, that has value. But it is not positive; it… — Henry Ford
I'm at that age where I watch such things with two minds, one that cackles at these capers and another that never gets much beyond… — Alan Bradley
Savings represent much more than mere money value. They are the proof that the saver is worth something in himself. Any fool can waste; any… — Rudyard Kipling
Self-esteem is something you have to earn! The only way to achieve self-esteem is to work hard. People have an obligation to live up to… — Bette Midler
Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life. — Nathaniel Branden
By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection, whether on store aisles or storefronts ads, magazine covers or TV show, we speak more to… — Adora Svitak
Of all the journeys to undertake, the one of self-compassion is one of utmost importance for long-term well-being. — Unknown Author

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