Quotes About Self

I think the success of a talk show depends on how true it is to the personality of the person hosting it. The shows I really admire, like 'Oprah' and 'Ellen ' are distinctively like their hosts, so I think my show will be successful only if we try to stay consistent to my own sense of myself.

There seems to be no unexpressed self in animals, as if they are as fully themselves in flesh as possible, with no lag of consciousness to fill up, while we keep trying to grow into something else.

First of all, a soul is not something that you have. It is what you are.

In spite of the honestest efforts to annihilate my I-ity, or merge it in what the world doubtless considers my better half, I still find myself a self-subsisting and alas! self-seeking me.

The fact is, very few of us are real imposters. And it's different from play-acting. Imposterism or imposture comes from the core of your being because there's nothing else there. Your central being never develops a self; that's not a disadvantage, entirely, though you do have to fight for your point of view, almost as if you were dead.

If the child of the alcoholic, not unlike the alcoholic, is ever to mature, there must be accountability. Part of having a strong sense of self is to be accountable for one's actions. No matter how much we explore motives or lack of motives, we are what we do. We take credit for the good and we must take credit for the bad. The key is to take responsibility for all of our behavior.

Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism, that sort of thing.

Wishes are powerful things. You can't expect them to change the world without changing you too.

Friendship that is characterized by thoughtful passion ensures that a friend does not lose her Self in the heightened awareness of and attachment to another woman.

But if you want change, whether it's in your personal life or your business, there's really only one way—you have

De pronto ella sintió ganas de ser otra persona.

I thought of her as my mother, but rarely of myself as her daughter.

The greatest sacrifice a man can make is the image of his soul.

Moniko tyranni pitää itseään vain toukkana joka syö pois mädän ja sillä keinolla pelastaa koko ruumiin?

Kovin monen jumala on taivaisiin asti venynyttä narsismia.

I haven't been feeling like myself lately. No, I've been feeling like my clone.

It is not easy to give of yourself if you still have many unmet needs. Yet, mothering requires constant giving.

Without a belief in a fair and moral universe, a sense of control of one's fate, a coherent sense of self, and a continuous personal narrative, life makes no sense. Living becomes a pointless exercise of getting through the day. People reeling from trauma are thrown into a crisis of meaning that goes far beyond disillusionment; they are plunged into an abyss of despair."18

Desire is what makes us human. No wonder—God planted it in us to lure us back to God's self.

The key to interpretation, as Augustine once told Deogratias, is your delight as an interpreter. Your delight is what your listeners will notice. It is what will return you to the text for more. It is what has a chance to draw in your hearers. It is the tether God has left in your soul with which to draw you to God's self, and others through you.

Dios, ¿no tengo necesidades y derechos?». Dios le habló a su corazón diciéndole: «Sí, tienes derechos. Tienes derecho a que todo se trate de ti. Tienes derecho a satisfacer tus necesidades. Tienes derecho a no ser heroico. Tienes todo el derecho de no convertirte en un santo».

Once ego and pride are on the line, you can't change your mind without looking bad.

I didn't know if I had the music for it or if I could pull off the larger concert experience. Then I realized if I can just continue to be myself, I'll be all right.

hardest things about recovery is coming to terms with the fact that you can't trust your brain