Quotes About Self

They say a man can change his personality—the basic essence of who or what he is—by five percent. Five percent: the total change any one of us is capable of.

I say suffer, because I believe if you are prejudiced you are committing an act of self robbery, which will severely damage your chance of joy or happiness.

Evil does not question itself. Only Hope questions itself.

Good intentions center around us. We say, "Here's what I would like to be different about my life." Good intentions are me-centered. God intentions, on the other hand, are centered on what our Father wants for us. Our intentions tend to focus on what we think we want, but God intentions focus on what he knows we need.

Who do we believe in more? Ourselves or God? Our actions and decisions will reflect that.

but the Bible teaches us that our heart deceives us and is desperately wicked. At its core, our heart is all about self—not Christ. It's about what's temporary—not eternal. It's about what's easy—not what's right. It's obsessed with what we want—not what God wants.

You do what you do because of what you think of you

The truth, not just for me but for you, is that our value is based not on what we do but on who made us (Ps. 139:13–16).

In ten years, we will each look in the mirror, and someone will stare back. That person will be shaped by the thoughts of today.

You are not who others say you are. You are who I say you are.

Talking with people was more confusing than being confused by yourself.

She was classic Wyoming, that indiscriminate age between thirty and a hundred where the women find a comfort for themselves and just settle in.

He laughed. "You must remember that we are also valuable not only in action but because we are more than the sum of our memories.

Most Indians don't identify themselves as American particularly, but as members of nations unto themselves." She looked at me blankly. "A nation, like a tribe.

Passing judgment on others for decisions that affect only themselves is absolutely noxious to any anarchist – not to mention it makes them less likely to experiment with the options you offer.

Who could think that a person's entire being is housed in a finger or in a hip bone or in a small piece of a skull, and that the rest of the body exists for appearances only?

It is dangerous not to believe in yourself and trust in yourself. Because when you do, the things you want the most in your heart can slip away.

It's alright. It's okay if it's about your ego. Sometimes it's got to be about your ego. Just know that it is.

The only new ideas that are not subject to our skepticism or suspicion are our own.

Our ego is our silent partner--too often with a controlling interest.

People don't change that much. Instead of trying to put in what God left out, try drawing out what God left in!

Life is the literary result of my passionate love affair between self and the universe...

people plan evil for themself because of anger.

Your imprisoned self. If a trauma was really big or hurtful, the energy of it locks us into the age we were when we experienced it. That part of us never gets to grow up, to stretch, grow, and fly. She or he is incarcerated in the energetic fibers created by the people or situation that injured us. We must rescue this hidden, trapped self in order to release the negative energies keeping him or her in prison.