All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; Third, it is accepted as self-evident.
Once a week, I like to slip into a deep existential depression where I lose all my sense of oneness and self-worth.
At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self.
I'm quite sensitive to people noticing me. There are times when I'm relaxed, then others when it does make me self-conscious.
As a candidate, Obama disdained the game of politics, a self-conscious contrast to all the tireless political athletes named Clinton.
No one can motivate you, until you motivate yourself, Self- motivation is the foundational key to all success.
Think, speak, and act. With age comes self-reproach: I might have done more. Therefore now do!
There are writers who do start doing the same thing again and again and almost inevitably fall into self-parody.
Being insulted again and again it doesn't mean that you haven't self respect. It means that you value someone most.
When value of your words gets lower its time to stay quite and improve your self
What sells a book sells a book, same in traditional or self-publishing. You gotta shake your tail feathers.
No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.
If you got a dream, you are good to go. The only extra luggage you will need is self-belief and perseverance.
It is natural to celebrate the winning moments. However, we need to be equally conscious that we protest or resist the instances of cheating either by others or by self.
The closer you come to your authentic self, the simpler everything becomes. Listen to your intuition. It will tell you who you are.
No matter how I might feel about myself or my self-image, there is still a part of me that wants to fight to the end.
When you go through a traumatic event, there's a lot of shame that comes with that. A lot of loss of self-esteem. That can become debilitating.
Now students all seem to be converging on the same self, the successful upper-middle-class professional, impersonating the adult they've already decided they want to become.
Self is the root, the tree, and the branches of all the evils of our fallen state.
And when I get bored, it's like the worst parts of me come out. I really veer to self-destructive tendencies quickly.
I've experienced several different healing methodologies over the years - counseling, self-help seminars, and I've read a lot - but none of them will work unless you really want to heal.
