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Quotes About Self-awareness

in this wonderful human brain of ours there has dawned a realization unknown to the other primates. It is that of the individual, conscious of himself as such, and aware that he, and all that he cares for, will one day die.
~ Joseph Campbell
My friend had thought, "God did this to me." I told her, "No, you did it to yourself. The God is within you. You yourself are your creator. If you find that place in yourself from which you brought this thing about, you will be able to live with it and affirm it, perhaps even enjoy it, as your life.
~ Joseph Campbell
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
~ A. A. Milne
I have been Foolish and Deluded," said he, "and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.
~ A. A. Milne
I am a bear of little brain.
~ A. A. Milne
Mark sighed to himself as he walked home. The afternoon was unexpectedly warm, the sky deep blue and cloudless. You figure her out, he told himself. You're the expert. Mark Carney, girl expert. Everyone should ask me for advice. I know everything about girls, except how to get along with them, how to get along without them, and how to understand them. And I can't even worry about Marcy right now because I've got a date with Janine.
~ A. Bates
A bot had to find his own way, and I'd figured out that functioning for function's sake was pointless." - Mack Megaton
~ A. Lee Martinez
The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything until we can be impartial about our own organism.
~ A. R. Orage
Pooh," said Rabbit kindly, "you haven't any brain." "I know," said Pooh humbly.
~ A.A. Milne
And if anyone knows anything about anything," said Bear to himself, "it's Owl who knows something about something," he said, "or my name's not Winnie-the-Pooh," he said. "Which it is," he added. "So there you are." Owl
~ A.A. Milne
Pooh," said Rabbit kindly, "you haven't any brain." "I know," said Pooh humbly.
~ A.A. Milne
You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
~ A.A. Milne
Then Piglet saw what a Foolish Piglet he had been, and he was so ashamed of himself that he ran straight off home and went to bed with a headache.
~ A.A. Milne
Pooh began to feel a little more comfortable, because when you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.
~ A.A.Milne
The best gift we can give other people is our whole selves in truth. By doing so we give them a true and accurate mirror that allows them to see themselves. We also give ourselves the best opportunity to grow.
~ A.C. Ping
It's a long ride home with nothing but me for company. I bore myself sometimes. Not often. Just now and again.
~ A.J. Hartley and David Hewson
There are no secrets.' The thing smiled, showing a row of even, childlike teeth. 'None worth keeping. Only the ones you hide from yourself, which are the most damaging and hurtful of all. Truth is truth, and lie is lie. Tell yourself one's the other and all the world turns kilter.
~ A.J. Hartley and David Hewson
If the emotions are free the intellect will look after itself
~ A.S. Neill
Rappelez-vous que ce qu'on appelle une faible volonté est habituellement un signe de manque d'intérêt. La personne faible qui est facilement persuadée de jouer au tennis quand elle n'en a aucun désir est une personne qui n'a aucune idée de ce qui l'intéresse réellement. Un système disciplinaire encourage une telle personne à rester faible de volonté et futile. (p. 432)
~ A.S. Neill
Kimseden daha iyi olmad???n?z? anlayacak kadar mutevaz?, herkesten farkl? oldu?unuzu kavrayacak kadar bilge olun.
~ ?bn Rü?d
Well, she certainly had a point there. It wasn't easy remembering you were an august personage.
~ Aaron Elkins
My name's Munzer not God.
~ Aaron J. Munzer
Was he actually losing it now, that he talked to himself all the time? Was all of this in his head? But he needed to talk to someone, and without anyone else around, talking to himself would have to do. At
~ Aaron Rosenberg
I'm aware that I have a distinguishable style. It's not something that I set out to do, but this is how I write. I or anyone else would be foolish to try hard to not write like themselves.
~ Aaron Sorkin