Identity Quote by Mark Leibovich

“Self is found in knowledge, devotion and concentration, in integrity, purity, moderation, self-control and intelligence.”

— Gian Kumar

“Manifest plainness and embrace the genuine; lessen self-interest and make few your desires.”

— Lao Tzu

Individuals motivated by self-interest, self-indulgence, and a false sense of self-sufficiency pursue selfish ambition for the purpose of self-glorification.

— C. J. Mahaney

“We strive to decide our own fate. We act with self-reliance, trusting in our own abilities. We accept responsibility for our conduct and for…

— Jeffrey K. Liker

“Self-love, self-respect, self-approval, and self-worth do not equal self-ish.”

— Mandy Hale

“If you press people to identify the motives behind their self-interest it usually boils down to four items: money, power, status, and popularity.”

— Marshall Goldsmith

“self respect. self reliance. self control.”

— John Dos Passos

“We as ambitious human beings can maintain self respect by influencing ourselves to behave as civil human beings and focus on our long term…

— Saaif Alam

“By taking a personal interest in other people’s lives, you are demonstrating selflessness, grace, and respect.”

— Susan C. Young

Self-interest, to be sure, is one of the most important, but we have many other motives - honesty, self-respect, altruism, love, sympathy, faith, sense…

— Ha-Joon Chang

“The moment you have a self there is the temptation to put it forward, to put it first and at the center of things.…

— Jeffrey R. Holland

“It is much more important to be oneself than anything else. Do not dream of influencing other people...Think of things in themselves.”

— Virginia Woolf