Quotes About Self-awareness

Nobody wants to hear horrible things about themselves.

Nine times out of 10, extenuating circumstances aside, I believe that people are where they are by some kind of choice on their part. You need to acknowledge that, 'Hey, I'm here because I steered my horse in this direction.'

I am not a clothes horse.

I eat like a horse; sometimes I think I must have cancer.

I was the worst game show host that ever lived, and I knew it.

When I play bad, I don't get too down on myself. When I play good, I don't get too hot.

I was hot and I knew it and it went to my head.

I think anybody who really knows me knows I'm not a media hound and knows that I'm really sort of trying to do the best I can with the situation that I found myself in.

Maybe I'm just as bad as my critics who hound me.

I know I'm no Whitney Houston.

It's not like we don't have any talent. We can't sing like Whitney Houston, but we can sing well.

Im interested in those things that hover in our unconsciousnesses - class, gender, identity - until we have to think about them for whatever reason. So normal is whatevers normal for you, until its not.

I've always felt more scrutinized. It's definitely not bullying, because you can see how much I enjoy it.

You don't realize how much a part of your character is part of yourself until you are no longer playing that character.

When I am around people I most admire, I tend to hug the wall.

I spent a huge amount of time by myself. I daydreamed and learned how to be alone and not be lonely.

You know, I'm not a huge fan of the concept of 'passion' when it comes to careers. Instead of trying to answer the daunting question of 'What's your passion?' it's better simply to watch what you do when you've got time of your own and nobody's looking.

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

Criticism is a funny thing, because I think if you want to be something, create something or make a difference in any walk of life you have to be hugely self-critical.

I'm not a saint. I'm not an angel. I'm a human being.

People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.

I'm not a perfect human being.

I feel very much that I am a human being, with human limitations, and I need to respect that.

I'm only a human being. I'm not a robot.