Association Quote by Franz Kafka

Self-interest is an inexhaustible source of convenient illusions. The number of beings who wish to see truly is extraordinarily small.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

“What is it like being self-aware without a self-construct? Much of my self-awareness is the result of indirect observation of the effects I have…

— M. E. Thomas

Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain…

— Anonymous

“Self-awareness happens when we become aware of other people, things and places around us and how we are all connected.”

— Toni Sorenson

“The practice of self-observation mirrors the way in which a mother observes and attunes to her baby. Self-observation is a method of re-parenting ourselves.…

— Philippa Perry

We derive a lot of the reality of ourselves through interactions with others.

— Joyce Johnson

“When the self is not engaged in apprehending objects it becomes aware of itself.”

— W.T. Stace

The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of…

— Alain de Botton

Gaining insight into one's underlying motives, it seems, is more like a belief conversion than a self-discovery process

— Albert Bandura

“Human nature is both predictable and mysterious; prone to great and sudden advances, yet still mired in despicable self-interest.”

— Neal Shusterman

It is a human defect--to try to know one's self by the self of another.

— Robert Penn Warren

“When we are self-aware, we are able to reach beyond ourselves and objectively assess others... allowing us to meet them where they are at,…

— Jaeda DeWalt