Self Quotes
14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors
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It is important for young entrepreneurs to be adequately self-aware to know what they do not know.
— Mark Zuckerberg
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If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own power. Your self-sufficiency, your selfishness and your…
— Mother Teresa
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Meaning that is self-made is in the last analysis no meaning. Meaning, that is, the ground on which our existence as a totality can stand…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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How much filth there is in the church, even among those who, in the priesthood, should belong entirely to Him. How much pride, how much…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Daughters could survive a powerful mother, but boys found it almost impossible. Such boys were often severely damaged and spent the rest of their lives…
— Alexander McCall Smith
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I have never kept diaries. I just remember a lot and am more self-centered than most people.
— Alice Munro
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Who is to blame for this most recent of sports disgraces in America? The culture that flings young athletes like Tyson up out of obscurity,…
— Joyce Carol Oates
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Realism; fatalism; phlegm. To live in the Fens is to receive strong doses of reality. The great flat monotony of reality; the wide empty space…
— Graham Swift
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A revolution without a prior reformation would collapse or become a totalitarian tyranny. A reformation means that masses of our people have reached the point…
— Saul Alinsky
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America is a new kind of society that produces a new kind of human being. That human being—confident, self-reliant, tolerant, generous, future-oriented—is a vast improvement…
— Dinesh D'Souza
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I encourage breaking free of self inflicted holding pens. I encourage the use of intelligence in every decision. I encourage creating.
— Erykah Badu
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Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance
— Lisa Murkowski
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That was one of the big problems in the [Black Panther] Party. Criticism and self-criticism were not encouraged, and the little that was given often…
— Assata Shakur
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As far as I was concerned, the Panthers were 'baaaaaad.' The Party was more than bad; it was bodacious. The sheer audacity of walking onto…
— Assata Shakur
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But before we die, how shall we live? I say with hope and dignity; and if premature death is the result, that death has a…
— Huey Newton
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If you investigate the matter deeply enough and widely enough, you will find that happiness eludes nearly all men despite the fact that they are…
— Paul Brunton
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Your self is sacred; be true to it.
— Paul Brunton
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Love is selflessness, Self is lovelessness.
— Sathya Sai Baba
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There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, he is without hate, He never dies, He is…
— Guru Nanak
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The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to himself. Perhaps you are chasing rainbows. You're after the…
— Carlos Castaneda
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I may have a little bit of a talent for music, but I've learnt to tap into my own self when I write. When I…
— Neil Diamond
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I do not think that any self-respecting radical in history would have considered advocating people’s rights to get married, join the Army, and earn a…
— Barney Frank
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Fighter pilot is an attitude. It is cockiness. It is aggressiveness. It is self-confidence. It is a streak of rebelliousness, and it is competitiveness. But…
— Robin Olds
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Don't let others put thoughts into your mind that takes away your self-confidence.
— Katori Hall
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The Black family of the future will foster our liberation, enhance our self-esteem, and shape our ideas and goals.
— Dorothy Height
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