Desire Quote by Fay Weldon

Self-expression is a hard and selfish thing. It eats everything, even the self. At the end you find you haven't even got a self…

— Graham Greene

Self-expression is the dominant necessity of human nature.

— Anonymous

“Since having a strong core self relies on acceptance of feelings, being out of touch with the emotional side puts a person out of…

— Gabor Maté

“The belief in an independently existent self is a mistaken perception with serious consequences, for all afflictions are rooted in a fundamental misconception about…

— Karma Lekshe Tsomo

The Self has turned out to mean so many things, to mean them so ambiguously, and to be so wavering in its application, that…

— F. H. Bradley

It must be shown that self-seeking is out of fashion, and that the world is moving on to a larger conception of living.

— Manly Hall

“To the extent that self-expression does broadcast and reinforce a person's character, it clarifies a link between art, eccentricity, and mental illness. The more…

— Alice Weaver Flaherty

Our culture places a very high premium on self-expression, but is relatively disinterested in producing "selves" that are worth expressing.

— Matthew Kelly

I think self-expression is present at all times, and whether or not you're talking about the outside world or your responses to it depends…

— George Carlin

A passionate obsession with the outside world or the private lives of others is an attempt to compensate for a lack of meaning in…

— Eric Hoffer

So many people seem to spend their lives trying to appear normal, predictable and consistent to themselves and those that surround them. They just…

— Peter J. Carroll

“Self expression is a vital part of understanding life, and enjoying it to the full.”

— Oliver Bowden