Quotes About Self-awareness

I wish I had tougher skin, but I don't.

I obviously know how good I was, and people refer to the modern game being tougher.

We're so hard on ourselves, and there's a freedom in realizing that we're our toughest critics.

I'm extremely introverted. I used to think it was shyness, but I got over that, so it must be door No. 2. It's still hard for me to be away from home much, and I have to make sure I get lots of time alone in my room when I'm touring.

I'm not really a tourist attraction kind of guy.

Pressure comes from myself, because I expect a lot, but I am trying not to put so much pressure on tournaments and to be less emotional during matches.

We have done so many tours and played for so many crowds. We know who we are.

In my experience, psychotherapy at its best is like dual meditation - it's like a container in which you can be compassionate and mindful toward yourself.

A leader who is self-aware enough to know that he or she is not adept at everything is one who has taken the first step toward being a great leader.

Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.

Intelligent, successful, attractive people can be intimidating. They force us to hold a mirror to ourselves; we can be disappointed, jealous or inspired toward personal growth.

I am a caring person, I will be there for everyone but I am a very self-centered person. My approach towards people is very self-centred.

I think I had become over-confident in my approach towards my work and with people around me. I admit that I'd started sounding pompous and self-obsessed.

My mother has stories of leaving me in the bath as small kid, like a 3-year-old, and there being mirrors on the side, and her going to get a towel and coming back in, and me making faces at myself, like, 'Now I'm happy. Now I'm sad.'

I'm sorry, but I was born with a towel on my head.

I know sometimes I can come off like a lonely spinster in a tower. That's not me at all.

I don't see myself in an ivory tower.

I'm tall now, but when I was younger, I used to tower above everyone - I still feel conscious of that.

I'm just the worst little Buddhist in town.

Ego is probably one of the biggest poisons we can have - it's toxic to any environment.

Many people get into a relationship as a way to compensate for something they lack or hate within themselves. This is a one-way ticket to a toxic relationship because it makes your love conditional - you will love your partner as long as they help you feel better about yourself.

In thinking about male identities, I'm struck by the inadequacy of the terms we use. The notion that men should be distant, domineering and self-seeking is often described as toxic masculinity, but this serves only to alienate those who might need most help.

I think most people know when they're in a toxic relationship - it requires an enormous amount of effort to keep it going, and you don't get what you want from it.

Even now, I have traces of the good little girl. When I am not performing, for instance, I am really very quiet and ordinary.