Quotes About Self-awareness

Believe people when they tell you who they are. They know themselves better than you.

Girl, you're going to be all right. You haven't forgotten the essentials. You know about defending yourself. All you have to do now is remember … sometimes you have to defend yourself from yourself.

Modesty is a learned adaptation. It's stuck on like decals. As soon as life slams a modest person against the wall, that modesty will fall off faster than a G-string will fall off a stripper.

I ordered myself to be kind.

sometimes you have to defend yourself from yourself." When

tell the truth to yourself first, and to the children.

I was seventeen, very old, embarrassingly young

We are sa blind as we want to be

We are only as blind as we want to be

When you see me sitting quietly, Like a sack left on the shelf, Don't think I need your chattering. I'm listening to myself. Hold!

He looked at me squarely, forcing me to face my fears. Now My, if you're happy being miserable, enjoy it, but don't ask me to feel sorry for you. Just get all down in it and wallow around. Take your time to savor all its subtleties, but don't come to me expecting sympathy.

If I am comfortable inside my skin, I have the ability to make other people comfortable inside their skins.

How often must we butt to head Mind to ass flank to nuts cock to elbow hip to toe soul to shoulder confront ourselves in our past.

I know I'm asking a lot, but I need for you to be able to ignore me when I'm pissed and saying shit that hurts you. I'll try like hell not to do it, but I know me.

The first step in becoming smarter was to admit what a dumbass you were.

If it helps you. I forgive you. But i have learned in recent weekd that seeking forgiveness from others is meaningless unless you can forgive yourself.

trying to prove some stupid point to himself that he didn't need her. It was such a lie. He did need her.

No puedes controlarlo todo. No puedes controlar lo que una persona siente por ti, o lo que les hace enfadarse. Sólo puedes controlar cómo tú reaccionas, cómo tú actúas, cómo piensas o te sientes.

great. now i was starting to get jealous of myself.

But I had loved him. A part of me still did. Maybe more than a part of me, because I'm a complete moron.

But things were different now. I finally had my head -pun intended- on straight.

There are nice, funny, totally good-looking guys out there. You just have to know where to look…and apparently, where NOT to look.

Check yourself before you wreck yourself.

Okay, let me state right now that I am not a coward. I'm really not. But I'm not a fool, either. I think if you recognize that you are up against a force greater than your own, it is perfectly okay to run. It's not okay to leave others behind, though.