Quotes About Self

I felt curiously aloof from my own self.

To myself I whispered that I still had my gun, and was still a free man -- free to trace the fugitive, free to destroy my brother.

oh, mi angustia..., ¿qué haré contigo, conmigo mismo?

It is Self 1's mistrust of Self 2 which causes both the interference called "trying too hard" and that of too much self-instruction. The

Forget should's and experience is.

First the mind judges the event, then groups events, then identifies with the combined event and finally judges itself.

The development of inner skills is required, but it is interesting to note that if, while learning tennis, you begin to learn how to focus your attention and how to trust in yourself, you have learned something far more valuable than how to hit a forceful backhand. The

Pogo was right when he proclaimed, "I have met the enemy, and it is us.

I don't think anyone's Self 2 needs improvement from birth to death. It has always been fine. I, more than anyone, need to remember that. Yes, our backhands can improve, and I'm sure my writing can get better; certainly our skills in relating to each other on the planet can improve. But the cornerstone of stability is to know that there is nothing wrong with the essential human being.

It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.

You have to be somebody before you can share yourself.

I know no other way out of what is both the maze of the eternal present and the prison of the self except with a string of words.

When you can't be sure of anything else in this crapped-on world, you have to be sure of yourself.

We'll never abandon ourselves to the Spirit as long as we think we can change without Him.

Because, when you got right down to the real nitty-gritty, I didn't really want to be anything other than what I am.

If clothes make the man, what were they making? A way of insisting they were men, more men than men?

Hey, Dinky …, sooner or later you're going to have to make a commitment to someone. Which means making a commitment to yourself. And a commitment to the notion that our shitty beginnings don't have to cripple us for life.

Actually, however, all the wisdom we need is inside us, where this epic drama is taking place.

The biggest noisemaker is your ego, your tendency to attach to things as me or mine.

Everything in your life gets better when you get better, and nothing is ever going to get better until you get better.

Be authentic. Don't try to be someone you aren't. You'll hate yourself for it & the effort to maintain the facade will exhaust you. BE REAL! Many won't like the real you but that's better than having people adore the person that isn't you at all

Your situation will improve right after YOU improve.

I love my family and I miss them very much but I'm a new person now. I know a lot of people will not agree with what I've done, but it was right for me.

When you let down your guard, the truth comes out in an endearing way. You feel the incomparable pleasure and joy of being loved just as you are, not for who you think you should be.