Quotes About Self-awareness

Rather than understand the original cause-a thought-we try to change the stressful feelings by looking outside ourselves.

The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.

You can choose to be peaceful right here and now ... it has nothing to do with what other people do or think.

Looking to any angry, anxious, or otherwise stressed emotional state to help you sort out the pain you're in is like trying to organize your monthly bills by throwing them into a blender

I think especially as women we nned to recognize that feeling pressure is completely selfimposed.

When there is too much stress or worry, look within.

Success isn't what you've done compared to others. Success is what you've done compared to what you were made to do.

Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me.

The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.

We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.

We can only learn from mistakes, by identifying them, determining their source, and correcting them... people learn more from their own mistakes than from the successes of others.

Healing comes from taking responsibility: to realize that it is you - and no one else - that creates your thoughts, your feelings, and your actions.

Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.

Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.

The appearance of things changes according to the emotions; and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.

I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.

I'd rather be a success as a fish than a failure as a fish trying to be a bird.

The key to success is to be true to who you really are.

Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

True success is figuring out your life and career so you never have to be around jerks.

Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.