Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

There's a widespread notion that children are open, that the truth about their inner selves just seeps out of them. That's all wrong. No one… — Peter HÃ¸eg
There are very few self-made millionaires, if any, who have not taken risks which would make the rest of us unable to sleep at night,… — Dominic Lawson
Dress your best on your execution day. Be extremely courteous to your assistant when you lose money. Try not to blame others for your fate,… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The thing that I think was very brave of my younger self was that he decided he would be an idiot. Just persevere. That feels… — Salman Rushdie
Never go for the money. You have to match the job and your values so you can bring your whole self. — Unknown Author
You can mark in desire the rising of the tide, as the appetite more and more invades the personality, appealing, as it does, not merely… — Samuel Alexander
To be at peace with self, to find company and nourishment in self-this would be the test of the free and productive psyche. — Marya Mannes
I had no special training at all; I am completely self taught. I don't fit the mold of a visual arts designer or a graphic… — Toru Iwatani
Initially, my decision to stop eating meat was motivated by fear of spiritual consequences, but right away I found that not eating meat made me… — Steve-O
Love changes us and helps us move forward in life. It often helps us become the people we've always wanted to be and move away… — Adam Wilde
I have in my life concentrated more on self-expression than self-denial. — Winston Churchill
Man can become like God and acquire control over the whole universe if he multiplies infinitely his centre of self-consciousness. — Swami Vivekananda
Man has infinite power within himself, and he can realise it - he can realise himself as the one infinite Self. It can be done;… — Swami Vivekananda
Tests showed cancer of the larynx and the doctor advised an operation immediately. I was informed that my larynx had to be removed completely. I… — Unknown Author
Next to the intellectual stimulation of chess, the educational value is of great importance. Chess teaches logic, imagination, self-discipline, and determination. — Garry Kasparov
Results show that just one year of chess tuition will improve a student's learning abilities, concentration, application, sense of logic, self-discipline, respect, behavior and the… — Garry Kasparov
Chess is a good way to learn, to keep your brain fit and the ego in check, a mental form of your local gymnasium. Those… — Peter Abelard
Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach out, connect, and… — BrenÃ© Brown
Thus when I come to shape here at this table between my hands the story of my life and set it before you as a… — Virginia Woolf
A total absence of self-doubt is the first sign of insanity. — Sandy Woodward
Self-doubt is the greatest enemy of any new good habit. — Victoria Moran
Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed nonage. Nonage is the inability to use one's own understanding without another's guidance. This nonage is self-imposed if… — Immanuel Kant
The vision I see is not only a movement of direct democracy, of self- and co-determination and non-violence, but a movement in which politics means… — Petra Kelly
In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The challenge of ending displacement is inseparable from the challenge of establishing and maintaining peace. When wars end, farmers return to their fields; children return… — Unknown Author

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