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Self Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein
- ...I am opposed to all attempts to license or restrict the arming of individuals... I consider such laws a violation of civil liberty, subversive of…
- Self awareness is NOT just a bunch of amino acids bumping together.
- Beware of altruism. It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil.
- Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.
- My folks tried to make a preacher of me and missed by a narrow margin… I would have made a good one if I hadn’t…
- If tempted by something that feels 'altruistic,' examine your motives and root out that self-deception. Then, if you still want to do it, wallow in…
- I don't trust a man who talks about ethics when he is picking my pocket. But if he is acting in his own self-interest and…
- Reason is poor propaganda when opposed by the yammering, unceasing lies of shrewd and evil and self-serving men.
- The extremely tiny fraction who think regularly, accurately, creatively, and without self-delusion - in the long run, these are the only people who count.
- A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.
- Butterflies are self propelled flowers.
- His older self had taught his younger self a language which the older self knew because the younger self, after being taught, grew up to…
- Art is the process of evoking pity and terror, which is not abstract at all but very human. What the self-styled modern artists are doing…
- We learned not to waste ammo even on warriors except in self-protection
- The Universe was a silly place at best...but the least likely explanation for it was the no-explanation of random chance, the conceit that abstract somethings…
- Butterflies are not insects,' Captain John Sterling said soberly. 'They are self-propelled flowers.
- First you must learn to control your self. The rest follows. Blessed is he who knows himself and commands himself, for the world is his…
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- Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges,… — Richard G. Scott
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Forgive yourself and get over 'self hatred.' In life, everybody screws up I mean everybody. Some people blame themselves for stuff, when… — Pacifiersucker
- It is the policy of the Indian government: We can lament the lack of talent in the country because it is easier… — Mak_786
- Our country is great because it is built on principles of self-reliance, opportunity, innovation, and compassion for others. — Ronald Reagan
- Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the… — Samuel Johnson
- Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe