Quotes About Self

We occasionally hear of "righteous anger." We mean anger that is justified by circumstances. But, in a sense, all anger is righteous. That is, all anger justifies itself in the mind of the person who feels the anger. In another sense, there is no such thing as righteous anger. For no anger can really justify itself.

To get away from self is really the secret of all striving. And yet, most of us fail woefully. The more many of us try the more tightly we seem to be bound.

The longer you have to be somebody else, the harder it is to convince everyone you are you.

Your own heart makes you complete, and no one can do that for you.

The gift is you.

The outstanding problem of the Public is discovery and identification of itself

it is not exact or relevant to say "I experience" or "I think." "It" experiences or is experienced, "it" thinks or is thought, is a juster phrase. Experience, a serial course of affairs with their own characteristic properties and relationships, occurs, happens, and is what it is. Among and within these occurrences, not outside of them nor underlying them, are those events which are denominated selves.

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.

Son, frankness is a virtue only when you're talkin' about yourself, and then it's a nuisance.

I do nothing upon myself, and yet am mine own executioner.

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.

But I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner.

I had felt uncomfortable as a woman my whole life.

I have a room whereinto no one enters Save I myself alone: There sits a blessed memory on a throne, There my life centres.

All comedians are preoccupied with one thing and with one thing only-themmm-selllves. It's a horrible lot in life.

I don't think of myself as being funny. But life takes strange turns.

Prancing around on stage is not the entire purpose of my life.

Life was not given for indolent contemplation and study of self, nor for brooding over emotions of piety: Actions and actions only determine the worth.

Each individual is more or less dimly aware of his significance, is aware that he's something innately superior, something eternal--and lives, is obligated to live, in the moment and for the moment.

I now know that nothing in my life will change until I change the way I see my life and myself.

Of all the hurdles you will need to face in this life time the hardest will be your self imposed limitations

Life doesn't come at you. It comes from you.

In proportion to the development of his individuality, each person becomes more valuable to himself, and is therefore capable of being more valuable to others. . . .

Acting is about enhancing your life, not representing something that's missing.