The point of life is to transcend the smallness of the finite self by identifying with things that last.
You'd be surprised how addicting high self-esteem is.
The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.
The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.
If I self-loathe with any more passion, I will spontaneously combust.
Whatever is rejected from the self, appears in the world as an event.
In rock stardom there's an absolute economic upside to self-destruction.
A guy who's actually self destructive is quite fun to play.
Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.
Operating without the knowledge of self identity is a plaque to destiny
I learned that coming out was crucial to self-esteem.
Comparison is an act of violence against the self.
I promote my own self-hatred.
Love isn’t self-centered, even at the supreme scale.
That's what fame does to you. You acquire another self.
The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit.
Well, the real Eric Bogosian is pretty self-conscious of himself.
To teach one's self is to be forced to learn twice.
Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.
I got my first guitar in October of 1968. I'm self-taught.
Particularly with middle-class people, self-absorption is a struggle.
