Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

Universality of the UN is a worthwhile thing in its own self because it means that every country belongs, feels it has a stake, and… — Shashi Tharoor
Measures of self-government and a school council, especially for such young children, were a great innovation. — Dora Russell
We have not faith, we have not patience to see this. We trust the man in the street; but there is one being in the… — Swami Vivekananda
One of Satan's greatest tools is pride: to cause a man or a woman to center so much attention on self that he or she… — Ezra Taft Benson
The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult.… — Dalai Lama
If we doubt that the foundation for inner work is compassion for self and self-honoring behavior, we need only remind ourselves that the opposite approach,… — John Earle
Physiological expenditure is a superficial way of self-expression. People who incline toward physical love accomplish nothing at all. — Salvador Dali
Libraries are not just for reading in, but for sociable thinking, exploring, exchanging ideas and falling in love. They were never silent. Technology will not… — Ben Macintyre
I don't buy into the dystopian scenarios of self-aware robots enslaving mankind, but you don't have to be a sci-fi conspiracy theorist to acknowledge that… — Marco Rubio
Books simply help you to see what is already within your self. That's what enlightenment is all about. — Robin Sharma
Self-knowledge is not the knowledge of a dead self, self-knowledge is the knowledge of the process of the self. It is an alive phenomenon. The… — Rajneesh
In love, for example - the so-called love - we are 'related.' We appear to be related. We create the fallacy of a relationship, but… — Rajneesh
DELUSION, n. The father of a most respectable family, comprising Enthusiasm, Affection, Self-denial, Faith, Hope, Charity and many other goodly sons and daughters. — Ambrose Bierce
Positive self-expectancy is the first, most outwardly identifiable quality of a top-achieving, winning human being. Positive self-expectancy is pure and simple optimism: real enthusiasm for… — Denis Waitley
To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. [It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is best to plan for all eventualities then believe in success,… — Francis Marion Crawford
A company that cannot self-correct cannot thrive. — Carol S. Dweck
The main thing that develops positional judgement, that perfects it and makes it many-sided, is detailed analytical work, sensible tournament practice, a self-critical attitude to… — Alexander Kotov
The first chess book that I read was Dufresne's self-tutor, published with Lasker's Common Sense in Chess as an appendix. — Vasily Smyslov
The system is not intended as a substitute for private savings, pension plans, and insurance protection. It is, rather, intended as the foundation upon which… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Insecurity refers to a profoud sense of self-doubt-a deep feeling of uncertainty about our basic worth and our place in the world. Insecurity is associated… — Beth Moore
As long as you pretend to be self-sufficient, you short-circuit God's power in your life. You need to admit your inadequacy and say, "God, I… — Rick Warren
Humility - the discipline of putting others ahead of self, the choice to value others above self - is, at its core, a matter of… — Charles R. Swindoll
No one in this country need go hungry, and alleviating the problem is primarily a matter of readjusting our priorities. In both the government and… — Don Henley
If people lose their land, they have nothing. You lose your land - you lose your culture, you lose self. — Richard Gere
He who governs himself according to what he calls his principles may be punished either by one party or the other for those very principles.… — J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

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