Themselves Quotes

2739 Themselves quotes by 2177 unique authors

I don't believe in that kind of American John Wayne individualism where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Someone changed your diapers. And if… — Michael Eric Dyson
There is little evidence that other animals judge the appropriateness of actions that do not directly affect themselves. — Frans de Waal
The enemy of human happiness as well as the cause of poverty and starvation is not the birth of children. It is the failure of… — Henry B. Eyring
Mothers really were not built to raise babies not only by themselves, but with only a partner. For millions of years, a woman had much… — Helen Fisher
People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals. — Helen McCrory
A modest dose of self-love is entirely healthy - who would want to live in a world where everyone hated themselves? But taken too far,… — Geoff Mulgan
You can't have an industrial revolution, you can't have democracies, you can't have populations who can govern themselves until you have literacy. The printing press… — Howard Rheingold
Brains are tricky and adaptable organs. For all the 'neuroplasticity' allowing our brains to reconfigure themselves to the biases of our computers, we are just… — Douglas Rushkoff
Digital media are biased toward replication and storage. Our digital photos practically upload and post themselves on Facebook, and our most deleted e-mails tend to… — Douglas Rushkoff
Jobs, as such, are a relatively new concept. People may have always worked, but until the advent of the corporation in the early Renaissance, most… — Douglas Rushkoff
Unlike the Tea Party, who see themselves as the customers of government, people in the Occupy Wall Street movement understand that we are the government.… — Douglas Rushkoff
Virtual simulations allow post-traumatic stress disorder sufferers to re-experience the events that traumatized them, and then slowly desensitize themselves to their impact through repeated recreations… — Douglas Rushkoff
There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers. — Susan B. Anthony
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all. — James Anthony Froude
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. — Benjamin Whichcote
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to… — Octavia Butler
Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young… — Michael Morpurgo
Until women learn to want economic independence, and until they work out a way to get this independence without denying themselves the joys of love… — Crystal Eastman
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves. — Larry McMurtry
The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue in the face. — Clare Boothe Luce
The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society. — Paul Wellstone
America is the civilization of people engaged in transforming themselves. In the past, the stars of the performance were the pioneer and the immigrant. Today,… — Harold Rosenberg
There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things. — Tim Robbins
It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience. — Christian Bale
And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see… — Viola Davis

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