Self Quotes - Page 312

One can mistrust one's own senses, but not one's own belief.

I was my own Peeping Tom. Because of the absence of people I could do anything, and if it wasn't good I could destroy it without damaging myself in the presence of others. In that sense I was my own clay. I formulated myself, I mated with myself, and I gave birth to myself. And my real self was the product - the polaroids.

We discover in ourselves what others hide from us and we recognize in others what we hide from ourselves.

Be willing to stop punishing yourself for your mistakes. Love yourself for your willingness to learn and grow.

When we forgive and let go, not only does a huge weight drop off your shoulders, but the doorway to your own self-love opens.

We are not going to win because you have a new head coach, any more than you are going to fix a flat tire by changing the driver. We will win the minute all of us get rid of excuses as to why we can't win and stop wallowing in self-pity.

Selfishness and self-absorption are deadly charm-exterminators.

Self praise is no praise at all.

I've often said that the only thing I can change with magick is my­self. I believe that. Whatever changes I wish to effect with magick, the first and only thing that will be directly changed by my magical operation will be me. Once I am changed, then the new changed me will then somehow affect or attract the desired object of my opera­tion.

Sit down every day and DO IT. Writing is a self-taught craft; the more you work at it, the more skilled you become. And when you're not writing, READ.

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Altruism has always been one of biology's deep mysteries. Why should any animal, off on its own, specified and labeled by all sorts of signals as its individual self, choose to give up its life in aid of someone else?

Rereading a favorite novel first read 5, 10, or 20 years ago, is a measure of our travel, how far we've come; it's a way of visiting an earlier self.

First know yourself, then you will begin to understand why things are as they are, and why life is as it is.

I feel that I am entitled to my share of lightheartedness and there is nothing wrong with enjoying one's self simply, like a boy.

Being confident is the key to life. Don't be afraid to be you! I'm super different from a lot of kids my age with style and personality, and I'm OK with it. And if you are OK with it, everyone else will be, too. Just be yourself.

The older you get, the more comfortable you get in your own skin. You find yourself.

By showing that you don't have to lose yourself, maybe someone else will feel some sort of comfort.

As you run out of options and energy you must become resigned to your plight. Like it or not you must make a new mental map of where you are, not where you wish you were. To survive you must find yourself, then it won't matter where you are.

To survive you must find yourself then it won't matter where you are.

Without self-expression, life lacks spontaneity and joy. Without service to others, it lacks meaning and purpose.

Be yourself... And shoot for the stars. Obviously dreams really do come true.

To all players I can recommend the following: simplicity and economy. These are the characteristics of the opening systems of many great masters... A solid opening repertoire fosters self-confidence.

Socialism is, among other things, the political habitat of low self-esteem, incompetence, self-loathing, and a willingness to steal - or have stolen for you what you are unable or unwilling to work for. Socialism is a philosophy fit only for slugs, leaches, and mosquitoes.

My mom always said I liked to stir the pot with a glittering spoon.