Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

Faith in the self-attesting Christ of Scripture is the beginning, not the end result of wisdom. — Greg L. Bahnsen
I’m sure there’s some self-help cheese-ball book about the gray area, but I’ve been having this conversation with my friends who are all about the… — Justin Timberlake
The paper standard is self-destructive. — Hans F. Sennholz
My idea of elegance – and this refers to women as well as men – is that someone is elegant when he or she shows… — Stefano Pilati
Gun control advocates need to realize that passing laws that honest gun owners will not obey is a self-defeating strategy. Gun owners are not about… — Unknown Author
There was a time when intellectual meant someone who uses reason and intellect. Today, people who call themselves intellectuals are in a form of mental… — Bill Whittle
It is like a dream. I didn't sleep for two nights because I was under so much pressure. That elusive medal is probably what has… — Michaela Dorfmeister
Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution, and the decision whether… — Unknown Author
Unless we learn the lesson of self-appreciation and practice it, we shall spend our lives imitating other people and deprecating ourselves. — Unknown Author
Expectations of goals and rewards (such as Enlightenment) are recognized for what they are: last-ditch attempts by the ghostly self to subvert the process to… — Stephen Batchelor
Without a rigorous, self-critical discourse, one risks lapsing into pious platitudes and unexamined generalizations. — Stephen Batchelor
Nothing poisons love more than honesty. If love lasts until the day we die, we will live without showing our real self to our beloved… — Unknown Author
And when you try to live there, to live in a place where you're betraying yourself over and over, not only do you grow to… — Ron Currie Jr.
In anthropology, which historically exists to 'give voice' to others, there is no greater taboo than self-revelation. The impetus of our discipline, with its roots… — Ruth Behar
I was focused before - obsessed, really - with the appearance of perfection. But what did that ever bring me but pain? Pain and not… — Cheryl Rainfield
I feel I'm anonymous in my work. When I look at the pictures, I never see myself; they aren't self-portraits. Sometimes I disappear. — Cindy Sherman
Everyone thinks these are self-portraits but they aren't meant to be. I just use myself as a model because I know I can push myself… — Cindy Sherman
My dad was such a bigot. He was a horrible, self-centred person. He was really racist and he'd talk about the Jews and blacks and… — Cindy Sherman
Never again will I allow our political self-interest to deter us from doing what we know to be morally right. Atrocity and terror are not… — Harrison Ford
I find still photographs make me quite self-conscious, — Aidan Gillen
I can hardly find the words to describe the peace I felt when I was acting. My dysfunctional self could actually plug in to another… — Thandie Newton
Crucially we haven't been figuring out how to live in oneness, with the Earth & every other living thing; we have just been insanely trying… — Thandie Newton
We live in a world of self-deprecation, and while it’s healthy to make fun of ourselves from time to time, it bothers me when I… — Lea Michele
I can relate to girls with self esteem issues because growing up in this industry there is the side of you that is obsessed with… — Naya Rivera
I’m not really afraid to be my awkward self, and I know there’s lots and lots of other people just like me out there that… — Chris Colfer

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