Writers don't always know what they mean - that's why they write. Their work stands in for them. On the page, the reader meets the authoritative, perfected self; in life, the writer is lumbered with the uncertain, imperfect one.
After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It's better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
Cultures, along with the religions that shape and nurture them, are value systems, sets of traditions and habits clustered around one or several languages, producing meaning: for the self, for the here and now, for the community, for life.
Russians aren't perfect. Their politics are messed up, and they keep going through self-defeating economic cycles. But I have a lot of respect for Russia, and a lot of love for Russians.
Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, but its end is glorious, and the universe will yet do it homage...
Love of our neighbour, then, has just the same respect to, is no more distant from, self-love, than hatred of our neighbour, or than love or hatred of anything else.
Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot to boast about: at various times the European centre of power, of civilisation, of the arts, and (self-advertisingly, at least) of love.
Let's remember that our children's spirits are more important than any material things. When we do, self-esteem and love blossoms and grows more beautifully than any bed of flowers ever could.
I've always been into sports and yoga and running. I actually study a martial arts self-defense program called Krav Maga. I can't quite say it's easy, but it's fun for me and I love to do it.
Try not to complicate your life by attaching yourself in a circle of people who would dare to influence you to engage in self-destructive decisions and actions.
In order to live in the reality of your God's given destiny, you must consistently guard your mind against all self-defeating thoughts.
In order to live in the reality of your God's given destiny, you must consistently guard your mind against all self-defeating thoughts and beliefs.
You can never succeed in aligning your life in the positive direction without first detecting, challenging, and changing your self-defeating mental beliefs.
It is very important to spend two to three hours each day to self-educate yourself on different areas of life, because school education alone is far from being enough.
Don't go into a relationship with an empty heart, and expect your partner to complete it for you. No heart can ever be complete without the presence of unconditional self-love.
Even the top motivational speakers and inspirational writers are constantly reading books from other self-improvement people, because they truly understand that knowledge has no limit to it.
Allowing yourself to get lost in the crowd would be such a painful disappointment to your positive inner-self, because you truly have a positive purpose on earth to fulfill.
You don't have to belittle others in order to feel important in life. We are all special in the eyes of God. So be proud of your positive inner-self.
Never dare to lower your self-confidence in order to please those who can't stand you because you strongly believe in your abilities.
As long as you keep your mind occupied with positive self-talk, you can never lack happiness as you march forward with God on the lead.
Let your heart be full of unconditional love with no room for self-hate or hate towards others. In return, you would be rewarded with a one-way ticket to a stress-free life.
