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Quotes About Self-discovery

Why didn't I become an architect? Answer: Because I thought the sheets of paper on which I was to pour my dreams were blank. But after twenty-five years of writing, I have come to understand that those pages are never blank.
~ Unknown
The strength of an artist lies in how much of themselves they are prepared to reveal in their art.' Iain Cameron Williams, 2021, 'Other People's Dreams' to be published in 2022.
~ Unknown
She was looking for something I could never give her." Again his dark eyes bored into Julia's mind. "You have something of the same about you, young woman. Take my advice: Don't think you will find it in another person. You won't. It's not there. You must find it in yourself.
~ Iain Pears
He fell to his knees, and as the twin arcologies reduced him to nothing, he also came out of his annihilated anonymity to realize that he was special, he was unique, that his light shone brighter than all the million glowworm windows, for he alone knew nothing.
~ Unknown
Uniquely, he understood what his days with BeeJee &ersenn had been teaching him: he, alone, was the alien.
~ Unknown
And so he took a name. From the unbelievable towers of light he took a name he felt was worthy of his massive uniqueness. "Kilimanjaro West," he said. The stolen name fit well. "I am Kilimanjaro West.
~ Unknown
I am cold," he said. The three words shattered. Before them he had not known that he could speak, that there even existed a thing called speech. "I am cold, and I can speak," he said. The words sounded good to him.
~ Unknown
No longer a jewel thief; once again my mama's son.
~ Unknown
For me, 'Rent' was all about coming out of myself, finding out who I was, learning the power I could have as a performer.
~ Idina Menzel
Remedy Your medicine is in you, and you do not observe it. Your ailment is from yourself, and you do not register it. Hazrat Ali
~ Idries Shah
Your medicine is in you, and you do not observe it. Your ailment is from yourself, and you do not register it.
~ Idries Shah
You will always have doubts, but only discover them at a useful time for your weakness to point them out.
~ Idries Shah
Sufism is known by means of itself.
~ Idries Shah
Remedio Tu medicina está dentro de ti, y tú no la ves. Tu enfermedad viene de ti mismo, y tú no te das cuenta. Hazrat Ali
~ Idries Shah
Ibn El-Arabi wrote, 'The Teacher is he who hears you, then unveils you to yourself
~ Idries Shah
Tu medicina está dentro de ti, y tú no la ves. Tu enfermedad viene de ti mismo, y tú no te das cuenta.
~ Idries Shah
Los grandes hombres son grandes hasta que lo saben. Los santos son santos hasta que lo saben.
~ Idries Shah
Ni imagines que eres falso, ni te azotes, pues ambas pueden ser formas de autocomplacencia.
~ Idries Shah
Meditación - Antes de aprender cómo meditar, tienes que desaprender lo que crees que podría ser la meditación.
~ Idries Shah
A pesar de lo rápido que corras, o lo hábil que seas, no podrás huir de tus propios pies
~ Idries Shah
Conocimiento interno – Quieres volverte sabio en una lección: Primero conviértete en un verdadero ser humano.
~ Idries Shah
La institución de la enseñanza existe por esta razón: el aprendiz debe aprender a aprender.
~ Idries Shah
Al Sufismo se lo conoce por medio de sí mismo.
~ Idries Shah
Cuando aún estás fragmentado, carente de certezas: ¿qué importa la índole de tus decisiones?
~ Idries Shah