Quotes About Self-awareness

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

The unenlightened call him "Frankenstein," confusing him with his creator. The less-unenlightened call him "the monster," confusing him with his popular reception by the villagers and the local constabulary. But none of us knows, really, what to call him: knows, as it were, what name he would choose for himself, if he were given the choice.

I must congratulate myself, in passing, for never having lost the ability to examine my conscience, never having lost the gift of finding myself wanting & defective. Why fear the criticism of others when you, yourself, are first out of the critical gate? If self-denigration is the race I am the winner, even before the starting gun. Collect the bets.

Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?

I know of no more disagreeable situation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at.

I wonder if the course of narcissism through the ages would have been any different had Narcissus first peered into a cesspool. He probably did.

Destroy yourself, if you don't know!

Why should I share you? Why don't you get rid of someone else for a change?

Aber dann kommt mir nicht mehr über die Schwelle, habt Ihr das verstanden, Ihr vor Selbstmitleid triefender Kadaver von einem Hanswurst!

If we wait for correct ideas to save us—theological or otherwise—we'll never be saved, even from ourselves.

Try to improve yourself rather than seeing mistakes of other's

The unexamined life is not worth living." —Socrates

There are two kinds of secrets. The ones we keep from others and the ones we keep from ourselves.

I am the type of person that I complain about.

I was a baby when I came into the world--otherwise I might have been smart enough to become a different person.

Der vermummte Herr Warum prahlen Sie denn dann mit Erhabenheit?! – Sie wissen doch, daß das Humbug ist – saure Trauben! Warum lügen Sie geflissentlich, Sie – Hirngespinst! – – Wenn Ihnen eine so schätzenswerte Wohltat damit geschieht, so bleiben Sie meinetwegen. Aber hüten Sie sich vor Windbeuteleien, lieber Freund – und lassen Sie mir bitte Ihre Leichenhand aus dem Spiel.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

People are not prisoners of fate, but prisoners of their own minds.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.

Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Don't be afraid to talk to yourself. It's the only way you can be sure somebody's listening.

The trouble with jogging is that, by the time you realize you're not in shape for it, it's too far to walk back.

I don't like my shoes,' said Rose. 'I'm wearing my shoes and you don't see me complain.' 'You only hear a person complain,' said Rose. 'Not see.' How has Rose lived for seventeen years and no one has killed her, not once?