Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

Greed for enlightenment and immortality is no different than greed for material wealth. It is self-centered and dualistic, and thus an obstacle to true attainment.… — Laozi
People have been so busy relating to how I look, it's a miracle I didn't become a self-conscious blob of protoplasm. — Robert Redford
When at length we tire of putting people down, this self-inflicted fatigue can give way to the invigorating calisthenics of lifting people up. — Neal A. Maxwell
Broadly speaking, I learned to recognize sin as the refusal to live up to the enlightenment we possess: to know the right order of values… — Unknown Author
We have nothing to lose by trusting the infinite power of the Self, except the bondage of our own ignorance. — Mata Amritanandamayi
Obstinacy is will asserting itself without being able to justify itself. It is persistence without a reasonable motive. It is the tenacity of self-love substituted… — Henri Frederic Amiel
I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect. — Maya Angelou
We never get to love by hate, least of all by self-hatred. — Basil W. Maturin
As Christians learn how self-styled Jews have spent millions of dollars to manufacture the 'Jewish myth' for Christian consumption and that they have done this… — Unknown Author
All hatred driven hence, The soul recovers radical innocence And learns at last that it is self-delighting, Self-appeasing, self-affrighting, And that its own sweet will… — William Butler Yeats
Since our awareness of others is considered our duty, the price we pay when things go wrong is guilt and self-hatred. And things always go… — Nancy Chodorow
The self-hatred that destroys is the waste of unfulfilled promise. — Moss Hart
Self-awareness and healthy self-love go hand in hand. When we love what God has given us and share it with others naturally and without expectations… — Robert J. Wicks
Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics. — Ai Weiwei
The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself. — Bear Grylls
I had a lot of self-confidence. — Bowie Kuhn
I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young. — Christie Hefner
You know, I don't talk about the characters that I play. Years ago, I was a little timid about it and I kind of squirmed… — Christoph Waltz
Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing students… — Conrad Burns
TV has lost a lot of its self-confidence as its power has been eroded by the internet. — David Walliams
Experts say that if children can't read by the end of the fifth grade, they lose self-confidence and self-esteem, making them more likely to enter… — Dirk Kempthorne
I have more self-confidence than I did when I was in my 20s. — Eleanor Mondale
That future depends on the values of self-government, our sense of duty, loyalty, self-confidence and regard for the common good. We are a diverse country,… — Jeff Miller
When I was growing up, I always knew I'd be in the top of my class in math, and that gave me a lot of… — Sergey Brin
If you're a director, your entire livelihood and your entire creativity is based on your self-confidence. Sometimes that's dangerously close to arrogance. — Trevor Nunn

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