Self Quotes - Page 457

The years between 1800 and 1825 were distinguished, so far as our domestic development was concerned, by the growth of the Western pioneer Democracy in power and self-consciousness.

The struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompting is the greatest challenge of all. His conditioning has been so powerful that it has all but destroyed his ability to be self-aware.

I have never seen a person grow or change in a self - constructive meaningful way when motivated by guilt, shame, or self hate.

Satire of satire tends to be self-canceling, and deliberate shock tactics soon lose their ability to shock, especially when they're too deliberate.

Among all the tragic consequences of depression and war, this suppression of personal self-expression through one's life work is among the most poignant.

Thorough selfishness destroys or paralyzes enjoyment. A heart made selfish by the contest for wealth is like a citadel stormed in war, utterly shattered.

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty.

A man's true estate of power and riches is to be in himself; not in his dwelling or position or external relations, but in his own essential character.

The truest self-respect is not to think of self.

A gamester, as such, is the cool, calculating, essential spirit of concentrated, avaricious selfishness.

Self-contemplation is apt to end in self-conceit.

The star of the unconquered will, He rises in my breast, Serene, and resolute, and still, And calm, and self-possessed.

Truly, this world can go on without us, if we would but think so.

To be infatuated with the power of one's own intellect is an accident which seldom happens but to those who are remarkable for the want of intellectual power. Whenever Nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit.

I used to love you I still do So Selfish I love the old you The you that didnt shoot drugs ...The you that didnt get beat on by men You laugh in my face and call me a fool But its true I still love you Sometimes,I can see the old you When your eyes flash When you almost look alive

I'm an egotist, but I'm not selfish. There's a difference. I'm a neurotic, I guess. I can't stop thinking about myself. It isn't that I think myself so important. I simply can't think about anything else, that's all.

The practice of any art demands more than 'mere savoir faire'. One must not only be in love with what one does, one must also know how to make love. In love self is obliterated. Only the beloved counts.

The concert is a polite form of self induced torture.

The more you learn about yourself and your family tree, your self-esteem goes up. They will learn archival skills, historical analysis and science skills. You learn all this in the most seductive way, and that is through learning about yourself. Who doesn't like talking about themselves? It doesn't seem like science or history, it's just fun.

If the people are to be the final tribunal then they must vote for what is right rather than according to their own selfish interests, else we are treading the path of danger.

Ridicule, which chiefly arises from pride, a selfish passion, is but at best a gross pleasure, too rough an entertainment for those who are highly polished and refined.

The greatest day of my life was the day I married Mrs. Ford.

Money doesn't change men. It merely unmasks them.

I cannot fish without falling a little in self-respect...always when I have done I feel it would have been better if I had not fished.

We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking.