Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

I hate mirrors; every time I look in one I see things that could be improved. If I could give my younger self any advice… — Chris Colfer
The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeine-addled, crippled by procrastination, consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing, and soul-crushing… — Robert De Niro
Here's how my brain works: It's stupidity, followed by self-hatred, and then further analysis. — Louis C. K.
It means abandoning being a poet, abandoning your careerism, abandoning even the idea of writing any poetry, really abandoning, giving up as hopeless - abandoning… — Allen Ginsberg
I don’t think there’s any problem with advancing consciousness and becoming more and more aware of the struggle, not with the world, not to convince… — Allen Ginsberg
Saying no can be the ultimate self-care. — Claudia Black
I had gotten to a place where I truly believed everything I was called: 'not sexy,' 'not funny,' 'too intense,' desperate.' All those labels they… — Naomi Watts
There’s a whole list of things I would probably change about myself. For example, I’m always trying to lose fifteen pounds. But I never need… — Mindy Kaling
As soon as you tell me to do one thing, I do the opposite. As soon as someone tells me not to get any more… — Megan Fox
I find drug use disrespectful, self destructive and weak. I want no part of it. I believe in complete respect for myself and others. — Davey Havok
Fear is the enemy of logic. There is no more debilitating, crushing, self-defeating, sickening thing in the world--to an individual or to a nation. — Frank Sinatra
If there is one thing I’ve learned in my years on this planet, it’s that the happiest and most fulfilled people I’ve known are those… — John Glenn
I cured myself of shyness when it finally occurred to me that people didn't think about me half as much as I gave them credit… — Lucille Ball
I'm self-confident and not afraid to speak my mind. — Eliza Dushku
I really hate being self-conscious—and being conscious of being self-conscious — Natalie Portman
I'm tough on myself in terms of the standards I want to live up to, but that's also part of my pleasure: Knowing you are… — Natalie Portman
I lack self-confidence. I don't know whether I shall ever get it. Perhaps it is better to be unsure of your self, as I am.… — Audrey Hepburn
Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was… — Hugh Laurie
The truth is, I can’t read anything with any distance. Every book is a self-help book to me. Just having them makes me feel better. — Marc Maron
When you get into your 40s, it's all about lighting. It's hard. You have to face whether the way you look is your self-worth or… — Elisabeth Shue
Im a firm believer that actors take to work who they arent at home. People show their other self in their art or in their… — Robin Tunney
I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read about three sentences. I have to close it. I am… — Patty Duke
Self worth is everything. Without it life is a misery. — Julie Walters
I put out a lot of different kinds of material, and maybe people read that as egotistical. Or maybe, since a lot of it does… — James Franco
I was a lot more critical of my body when it was probably pretty awesome. Why did I not ever wear jean shorts? That's so… — Jessica Alba

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