Quotes About Self-awareness

I had some moments in my career where I'd walk on the court, and I look around and feel, 'Oh, I'm the best one out here.' But then you go on another court, and you could be the worst player out there.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

I'm not a good outdoor shooter, I've come to realize.

When you look in the mirror, your 'appearance,' that outer you, is what you see first.

There's the public self that we present to the outer world. There's the private self, which maybe takes more time to access. But ultimately, what I'm most interested in as a writer is a few notches below the private self.

I simply can't wear an outfit if I don't feel that is right for me.

I found myself trying to appeal to the 'Half Baked' crowd and I wasn't that guy. It's like dressing up as Batman every day. It's not Halloween every day. It's fun on Halloween, but I can't dress up in that outfit every day when I'm not that anymore or never was that guy.

Compassion is the key to living outside the confines of your lower self.

There is no happiness outside of ourselves.

It's easy to be loud, outspoken, and play to the gallery. It's difficult to underplay one's self.

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be.

Imagine you're in the oven, baking. Some of us know and accept our sexuality right away and some need more time to cook. I should know - I baked for 33 years.

I am who I am, and I can't change that. It's not something I've labored over.

I don't know - sometimes I catch myself being dark, and it's annoying. I think, 'Get over it.' I bore myself. But sometimes, like everybody, I'm sure I am obsessive.

Overall there's going to be things I'm not great at.

I had to overcome the name Rock. If I'd been as hip then as I am now, I would have never consented to be named Rock.

There is something strange about me. I don't ever feel at ease in a group of people. I have to fight hard to overcome my fears.

We have to look honestly at ourselves and recognize the positives, the negatives, and the challenges we can overcome.

If I am aware of my own limitations, then I can work towards overcoming them.

I never entered a fight overconfident.

My belief is that we should never become overconfident.

I'm not overconfident. It's just that I'm not caught up in that. What will be will be. The die is cast. I can't be anybody but me.

I am not overconfident.