Quotes About Self-discovery

It is only through thanksgiving that I can become myself.

You can't be who you are going to be and who you used to be at the same time.

Every time we teach a child something, we keep him from inventing it himself. On the other hand, that which we allow him to discover for himself will remain with him visible for the rest of his life.

Each time one prematurely teaches a child something he could have discovered himself, that child is kept from inventing it and consequently from understanding it completely.

Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself

Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.

There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.

I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem.

Break the Shell": "Child, it's time to break the shell Life's gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself You cannot fly until you break the shell.

We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly - spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.

The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.

I'm lost. And it's my own fault. It's about time I figured out that I can't ask people to keep me found.

It's important for you to spend your time photographing things that matter to you. You need to understand the things that have meaning to you, and not what others think is important for you.

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer.

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.

Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.

By the time you're 30, you know who you are inside. You learn to laugh at things you can't change; you learn to be yourself.

life is not a race, but a shot on target: what counts is not the saving of time, but the ability to find a centre

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.

All children accomplish milestones in their own way, in their own time.

It is time to search out your uniqueness, applaud and acknowledge yourself, and let your own light shine.

As time goes by people will see who I am for who I am.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

Every man must take time daily for quiet and meditation. In daily meditation lies the secret of power.