Quotes of: Authentic-self Keyword

People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Sometimes people with low self-esteem will try to punish you for caring about them.

Wayne Gerard Trotman

Dreaming and self-esteem are the only things to make one extraordinary....

Zainab Asif

Creative writing and shooting are muscles that atrophy. But when you work them, you become a self-generator who can branch out.

Eli Roth

The pressure is self-imposed because I always want to do excellent work, and I always want to be interesting to people watching me.

Kristoffer Polaha

Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.

Theodor Adorno

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

Barbara de Angelis

Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac.

George Orwell

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.

Evelyn Waugh

Okay, gang," I said, "according to blueprints, there's an elevator access panel on the east side of the building. We may get a little dirty, but—" "I thought we'd just go through the doors," Liz said, flashing three beautifully engraved invitations...

Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

The spiritual freedom we seek cannot be found by grasping at, retreating to, or protecting our perceived safe spaces. Our freedom lies in remaining open continuously, not only to Life’s changes but also to the Divine Light within us and others. Thi...

Everything I Wanted To Know About Spirituality But Didn't Know How To Ask: A Spiritual Seekers Guidebook

In principle, to be sure, the Reformation idea of the universal priesthood of all believers meant that not only the clergy but also the laity, not only the theologian but also the magistrate, had the capacity to read, understand, and apply the teachi...

Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture

The guiding factor for the development of Christian doctrine is the Bible itself! The text of Scripture provides the grounds and, most important, the limits for this development over time. Rather than bringing in outside influences (such as tradition...

Scripture Alone: Exploring the Bible's Accuracy, Authority, and Authenticity

When I think about the past and how blind I was in that life, I compare it to being a god and losing everything when being cast out. I had the unlimited power to destroy myself and everything around me. It’s like having been in a cave for years and...

My Mind's Abyss

Suffering in the path of Christian obedience, with joy - because the steadfast love of the Lord is better than life (Psalm 63:3) - is the clearest display of the worth of God in our lives. Therefore, faith-filled suffering is essential in this world ...

Tested by Fire: The Fruit of Suffering in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper and David Brainerd.

There is a sacred calling on your life, and the question is: Will you spend your life flittering and fluttering about or take the time and really heed that call and create your own path to your highest good?...You cannot let other people define your ...

Oprah Winfrey

The best way to avoid being confused about Bruce Jenner is get your head out of his bedroom and closet, and then think about all of the things you've been hiding and been miserable about. So what he made his announcement via media. Books, music, movi...

Robin Caldwell

Aloneness and all-oneness is our authentic nature. We are always alone and all-one. We came into this planet alone and all-one. We will leave alone and all-one. And also during our whole staying in this world, no matter how we engage in relationships...

Franco Santoro

Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it. Thought, experienced primarily as language, is permeated by the linguistic and perceptual values developed expressly to subordinate women. Men have defined...

Andrea Dworkin

No matter which way you dice it, self-preservation is selfish.

Crossing Lines

Trying to force something is the best way to stop it happening.

The Commanding Self