The first and last schoolmaster of life is living and committing oneself unreservedly and dangerously to living; to men who know this an Aristotle and a Plato have much to say; but those who have imposed cautions on themselves and petrified themselve...
They were blessed, said Jane; they were going to give birth to themselves. It would be themselves they gave birth to, only better. That was why she and Della must work so hard to protect them, their children. In protecting the children Jane and Della...
After all everybody, that is, everybody who writes is interested in living inside themselves in order to tell what is inside themselves. That is why writers have to have two countries, the one where they belong and the one in which they live really. ...
Today’s generation didn’t want to watch ancient actors reciting the same tired lines. They wanted to see themselves reflected onscreen –rude, raw, entitled. These kids needed to believe that they themselves were only one daring, controversial a...
Men will not save women for nothing, but themselves. Women have to save themselves.
People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals.
And Kinsey thought that anybody who defined themselves based on their sexual acts was limiting themselves.
Quiet people are well able to look after themselves.
Architects today tend to depreciate themselves, to regard themselves as no more than just ordinary citizens without the power to reform the future.
Some actors can distance themselves from the parts they play, but I fall into the category who use bits of themselves.
Very often there's this misapprehension about actors being people that need to display themselves, to reveal themselves in public.
People need something or someone to fasten themselves to in order to reassure themselves that they are real.
It is argued that because they believed thoroughly in a just, moral God they could put there faith there and let the smaller insecurities take care of themselves. But I think that because they trusted themselves and respected themselves as individual...
Thorns themselves will not harm you -- you hurt yourself on the thorns.
Those who tickle themselves may laugh when they please.
Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
The most fragile, unhappy people destine themselves to live lives of constantly reminding themselves to be happy.
A lot of people hurl themselves into relationships to lose themselves, but I think the best relationships help us to be more ourselves, to bring forth our best selves.
Most women seem to be required to pit themselves against men in dramatic situations, and the men got to pit themselves against ideas or God.
None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have nothing to do. Only the active have the true relish of life.
The fearful seek to serve themselves by mastering the world, while the fearless seek to serve the world by mastering themselves.
