Quotes About Self-awareness

I think I needed to be really hurt on the outside so the hurt on the inside would realize that it wasn't on its own and that it had to come out.

Sometimes it frightens me how much I enjoy behaving like a complete cow.

Not to be cheered by praise, Not to be grieved by blame, But to know thoroughly ones own virtues or powers Are the characteristics of an excellent man.

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?

When I finish something, I generally put it on the shelf, and I very seldom look at it unless somebody mentions it to me, and then I open the book, and I read it, and I say, "Did I do that?"

I am simply a human being, more or less.

The worst of all deceptions is self-deception.

A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him.

If I'm out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog.

Thus the greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself. From

Is there anything more embarrassing than being caught imitating someone you really admire, by someone who knows you really well? Apart from being caught taking a shit in public, maybe not.

there are two people living inside of me.. most conveniently, as I can always put the blame on someone else

What a man can do and suffer is unknown to himself till some occasion presents itself which draws out the hidden power. Just as one sees not in the water of an unruffled pond the fury and roar with which it can dash down a steep rock without injury to itself, or how high it is capable of rising; or as little as one can suspect the latent heat in ice-cold water.

The test results also suggest that, even though we like to think we are becoming more like Jesus, the reverse is probably more the case: we try to make Jesus like ourselves. Which means, to one degree or another, we are all Rorschachers; we all project onto Jesus our own image.

No matter how smart you are, you spend much of your day being an idiot.

The source of all unhappiness is other people. As soon as you learn to think of other people as noisy furniture, the sooner you will be happy. - Wally's Keynote Speech

Socrates would probably say the only way to ensure you're not an asshole is to assume you are one.

when you can laugh at your mistake, you know you've accepted it and no longer judge yourself on the basis of one single event. Reaching this kind of perspective is very important in avoiding future mistakes. Humor loosens up your psychology and prevents you from obsessing about the past.

we are always performing. Any time you open your mouth and expect someone to listen, you are behaving differently than you would if you were alone. Admitting this doesn't make you a phony — it makes you honest. We are social creatures and behave differently to fit into different social situations.

Self-discovery is the process of learning about who you are as an individual, independent from your friends, family, employer, or nation.

I'm feeling much better now that I've found my mind.

When I talked with God about the stuff I faced, first on the list was the face I stuffed.

Take control of your emotions before your emotions take control of you.

at some point you need to stop looking out at others and start looking inward, at yourself, at your own accomplishments, at your own foibles, at your own successes and your own failures. It's only when you begin to look inward that you can begin to have an effect on those out there, the ones with the greedy eyes and outstretched hands.