I have a pathological fear of being on my own. When I'm with my own thoughts, I start to unravel myself, and I start to think really dark thoughts, self-destructive thoughts.
How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with, say, my knowledge of my room. There is no such thing as observation of the inner world, as there is of the outer world.
The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
In 'A Boy's Own Story' and 'Jack Holmes and His Friend,' my idea was to take someone totally different from my real self and, at the same time, to assign to him my own life trajectory.
Join me in my quest for a greater understanding of our existence. Join me in my desire for a greater self. Join me as I seek the humility to love and understand my fellow man.
There is no scientific explanation for the fact that while my body lay in coma, my mind - my conscious, inner self - was alive and well.
If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.
When I was 4 years old, my brother and sister died of hunger, so I achieved my success through confidence, self-motivation and my hard work.
My whole journey has been about self-acceptance.
Texas is where I found my musical self.
Over the years my mom has become a self-taught Biblical scholar.
I want my girls to be strong and self-sufficient.
Self confidence and positive self image are the foundations for success.
Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control.
black identities are diverse and complex…
My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.
The act of underlining always contains an element of self-recognition.
I've been through so much of my own self-search that I'm not as consumed with who I am as I used to be.
The stories that I want to tell are completely, well, somewhat autobiographical. It's completely based on my own self-absorption issues and problems.
I've certainly had a lot of experiences in my life where I was much too self-centered.
'Secrets Of The Millionaire Mind' was born out of my own journey of self-discovery within both my personal and professional life.
