Themselves Quotes

2739 quotes by 2189 authors

People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a… — Mikhail Bakunin
Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness. — Mikhail Bakunin
People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by… — James A. Baldwin
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions… — Ansel Adams
Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their… — James A. Baldwin
I really love storytelling, and I love the stories as they reveal themselves. It's an incredibly nourishing process; it's probably the closest I come to… — Alan Ball
Even if I don't always behave as I should, this still doesn't explain why so many people have something against me. But you know how… — Mario Balotelli
Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused in proportion to the degree in which they weary themselves. — Honore de Balzac
Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others. — Edward Abbey
It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... anyone who… — Douglas Adams
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. — Douglas Adams
If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it… — Douglas Adams
Lists of books we reread and books we can't finish tell more about us than about the relative worth of the books themselves. — Russell Banks
Models now need to promote themselves, think like businesswomen and diversify their careers by doing other things. Chances are very slim that a mere model… — Tyra Banks
What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is… — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves. — Brigitte Bardot
Events that are predestined require but little management. They manage themselves. They slip into place while we sleep, and suddenly we are aware that the… — Amelia Barr
Firearms manufacturers usually find themselves playing defense. — Bob Barr
It's great that I get accused of not being politically correct. People need to take themselves less seriously. This world is so screwed up as… — Michael Bay
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. — James M. Barrie

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