Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

Psychosynthesis is a method of psychological development and self realization for those who refuse to remain the slave of their own inner phantasms or of… — Roberto Assagioli
The ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus taught his students that what happens to them is not as important as what they believe happens to them. In… — Stanley Krippner
It is certainly true that cooking is therapeutic, creative and all those other faintly creepy self-helpish words. I would love to tell you that learning… — Steve Almond
I think art parallels life; it is not a report on nature or on intimate disclosure of inner secrets. Color, in my opinion, behaves like… — Josef Albers
I was a painfully shy, awkward kid, with low self-esteem and almost no social skills. Online, I didn't have a problem talking to people or… — Ernest Cline
When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to be happy. — Ajahn Chah
All words and sayings gently turn, returning to the self. — Bassui Tokusho
The art of walking is at once suggestive of the dignity of man. Progressive motion alone implies power, but in almost every other instance it… — Henry Theodore Tuckerman
Out of the new arrivals in our lives--the odd word stumbled upon in a difficult text, the handsome black stranger who bursts in one night… — Nancy Mairs
What Independence Has Come to Mean to Me: The Pain of Solitude. The Pleasure of Self-Knowledge — Vivian Gornick
Selfishness draws men into a spiritual vacuum where, absorbed in self service, they shut out all others. — William R. Bradford
This is the power of art: The power to transcend our own self-interest, our solipsistic zoom-lens on life, and relate to the world and each… — Maria Popova
Let go of self-condemnation and guilt! — Tae Yun Kim
Self-discovery means learning to live free! — Tae Yun Kim
I want to be judged by who I am as a person, not by what happened to me. In fact, all the bad things have… — Jenna Jameson
Collision with the Infinite: A Life Beyond the Personal Self — Suzanne Segal
The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills —self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter most— are the foundation for self-control. — Kelly McGonigal
The is a secret for greater self-control, the science points to one thing: the power of paying attention. — Kelly McGonigal
Self-compassion-being supportive and kind to yourself, especially in the face of stress and failure-is associated with more motivation and better self-control. — Kelly McGonigal
God will allow us to follow self-help, self-improvement programs until we have tried them all, until we finally come to the honest confession, ‘I can't… — Chuck Smith
The FBI, to its credit in a self-serving sort of way, rejects the routine use of the polygraph on its own people. — Aldrich Ames
Hopelessness sets in, when a man is bound up in his shame -- living small, within that closed horizon of fantasy and self-absorption. — Andrew Comiskey
You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen. — Sophia Amoruso
Self-leadership is about awareness, tolerance , and not letting your own natural tendencies limit your potential. — Scott Belsky
Overcome the stigma of self-marketing. — Scott Belsky

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