Quotes About Introspection

I had only one desire: to dismember it. To see of what it was made, to discover the dearness, to find the beauty, the desirability that had escaped me, but apparently only me.

And deep in my heart. The answer, it was in me. And I made up my mind. To define my own destiny

I became aware of my destiny: to belong to the critical minority as opposed to the unquestioning majority.

What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.

Man, the creature who knows he must die, who has dreams larger than his destiny, who is forever working a confidence trick on himself, needs an ally. Mine has been tobacco.

I try to make sense of things. Which is why, I guess, I believe in destiny. There must be a reason that I am as I am. There must be.

That which you do not bring to consciousness comes to you as your Fate, that which you do bring to consciousness, whether it was what you thought you wanted or not, is your destiny.

Right now, your destiny is to shut up!

Read the flight of your arrow if you want to know your future.

Am I caught in a self-centred, narrow little cell which refuses to look beyond? Do I see it when you come along and tell me that my brain is the brain of all mankind?

[I am not] the captain of my soul; I am only its noisiest passenger.

Few things are as stimulating as other people's calamities observed from a safe distance.

Alone.'Twas her destiny to be ever surrounded by others, yet ever alone.

Today I must dive deep within And know what I come To this earth-stage for.

How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man?

Why should you care so much about what others think of you, than what you think about yourself?

Silence is the adornment of the wise, and for the foolish the only dignity possible.

The peculiar dignity of men seen eating alone in restaurants on national holidays

There is a lot of dignity in having the ability to confront the inconsequence of reality.

I used to wanna change the world. Now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity.

There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings.

The dignity of man was everywhere tissue-paper thin.

I can't even say I made my own mistakes. Really - one has to ask oneself - what dignity is there in that?

The general impression is that fifteen year-old Dolly remains morbidly uninterested in sexual matters, or to be exact, represses her curiosity in order to save her ignorance and self-dignity.