Quotes of: Self Keyword

Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us.

Johannes Tauler

The essential self is innocent, and when it tastes its own innocence knows that it lives for ever.

John Updike

Sometimes the way you respond to horrific, evil deeds is the measure of one's self as a man, as a nation, as people, as a community.

James Woods

Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.

Dean Acheson

You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.

Diane Abbott

They possess the self- effacing virtues of people who are inclined to be useful but don’t need to prove anything to the world:

David Brooks

If you just go out there and run 100 miles, it breaks down a lot of barriers in terms of self-imposed limitations.

Dean Karnazes

Whomever you truly are... honor that person. No dream was ever realized by disappearing into the shadows of self-deceit and doubt.

Jaeda DeWalt

I actually went to film school, but I didn't like it. I'm basically self-taught.

Judah Friedlander

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.

James Galway

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

As an actor, it easy to be so self-critical, saying to yourself, 'Am I good enough? Am I good looking enough? Am I smart enough?'

Chris Pine

Self-Realization Fellowship seemed like training. It was the training ground for finding a sense of peace in myself. Because that's my job. It's no one else's.

Mariel Hemingway

I'm self-deprecating - I spend a lot of time telling myself that things are OK, as opposed to having to tell myself to get over things.

Courtney Barnett

I would never complain about 'One Day' taking off, but it made me painfully self-conscious for a long time.

David Nicholls

Well, if I used the privilege of self-incrimination at that time, I must have felt that perhaps there might be something that might incriminate me in answering.

Ethel Rosenberg

I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.

Jessica Capshaw

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is quite opposite.

James Broughton

Lindy: Since when do you speak Italian? Eddie Morra: Oh, self-improvement month.

Limitless

Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and don't need to explain themselves.

James Buchan

The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, 'Is that a $20 million take?' That kind of thing, and being self-critical.

Jim Carrey