Quotes About Self-talk

If only talking to oneself did not look mad, no day would go by without my being heard growling to myself. - you silly shit!

One comes to believe whatever one repeats to one's self, whether the statement be true or false.

More and more lately it seems as though the majority of my conversations are with myself. Given half the stuff I think, that's probably a good thing

Self-talk, for me, has been the biggest thing in my life. A lot of us have a dialogue that is crap. It's a crappy dialogue. We live in a world right now that is very external. Everything is very on the surface. Superficial. Everything. And what we're telling ourselves is what we see on TV.

The biggest battle in life is to change the negative stories we tell ourselves

It is a well known fact that one comes, finally, to believe whatever one repeats to one's self, whether the statement be true or false. If a man repeats a lie over and over, he will eventually accept the lie as truth. Moreover, he will believe it to be the truth.

Sometimes it's our stinkin' thinkin' that gets us in trouble. You know---one stinkin' thought leads to another, which leads to another, which leads to another. Eventually the smell will kill you!

It's really important to talk to yourself and look at yourself in the mirror and love who you are.

As we go about our daily routines, our internal monologue narrates our experience. Our self-talk guides our behavior and influences the way we interact with others. It also plays a major role in how you feel about yourself, other people, and the world in general.

A man speaking sense to himself is no madder than a man speaking nonsense not to himself.

One of the most interesting things about the cognitive theory is the idea that anger and interpersonal conflict ultimately result from a mental con. In other words, you're telling yourself things that aren't entirely true when you're fighting with someone.

Thinking is the soul talking to itself.

Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.

We withdraw from our experience of the present moment. We pull away from the raw feelings of fear and shame by incessantly telling ourselves stories about what is happening in our life.

The way you talk to yourself sometimes is terrible! I hear myself, and I go, 'I can't believe you're talking to my friend Allison like that!' It's really terrible, the things we say to ourselves.

You talking to yourself back here?" she asked. "First sign of madness," he admitted. "But you're not really crazy until you start answering yourself back." "You're only half-crazy, then. Good to know.

Of a disposition at once unsociable and talkative, desiring to see no one, yet wishing to converse with some one, he got out of the difficulty by talking to himself.

Lately I've been walking around talking to myself, who is full of swearing and disbelief.

Just like the body responds with sore muscles when we add mileage, the initial discomfort felt when we listen to the Voice Inside reflects growth. The good news: anxiety initially triggered by listening to our inner dialogue is short-term vs. the unnamed, interminable dread that piggybacks suppression. Even better, we can manage it with self-talk, deep breathing (inherent to running), the Tribe and social support.

We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat, or we can talk ourselves into victory.

Never say anything about yourself you don't want to come true

What you say to yourself after a failed experience or setback is as important as what you say when you succeed.

All the reading of weight-loss books and purchasing of fitness equipment won't change a thing until you first guard your words.

It's one thing to stop speaking negative, debilitating words over yourself, but you've got to take it a step further by replacing those words with positive declarations over yourself and your future.