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Quotes About Introspection

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.
~ Winston Churchill
My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.
~ Maya Angelou
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.
~ Abraham Lincoln
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
~ Albert Einstein
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.
~ Chamfort
Your life is what your thoughts make it.
~ Marcus Aurelius
Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.
~ Arthur Miller
Life is but thought.
~ Sara Teasdale
Life is a long lesson in humility.
~ Unknown
I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.
~ Alice Roosevelt Longworth
An authentic life is the most personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer.
~ Sarah Ban Breathnach
We tear life out of life to use it for looking at itself.
~ Antonio Porchia
Human life is purely a matter of deciding what's important to you.
~ Unknown
The purpose of your existence is yours alone to discover.
~ Steve Pavlina
Life is like a sewer. What you get out of it depends on what you put into it
~ Tom Lehrer
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons
~ TS Eliot
You cannot discover the purpose of life by asking someone else - the only way you'll ever get the right answer is by asking yourself
~ Terri Guillemets
As we struggle to make sense of things, life looks on in repose
~ Unknown
Sometimes it's worth lingering on the journey for a while before getting to the destination.
~ Unknown
Sometimes it takes a life time to realize what you or someone has/had. You cannot help, they need to realize themselves. Point them in the right direction and let them be, all it is, is negativity.
~ Unknown
Life is about finding out who you are while enjoying the journey to get there.
~ Unknown
When things go wrong, we all have a bad habit or tendency of pointing fingers and putting the blame on others. Doing this will only result in guilt and remorse. Instead of trying to find someone to blame, focus on finding a solution to the problem. The soonest the problem is resolved, the sooner you can move on to more productive things minus the stress.
~ Unknown
As an entrepreneur or professional point fingers to yourself, learn from mistakes and do introspection when things have not gone well in your career.
~ Sandeep Aggarwal
I believe things go wrong so you can appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.
~ Unknown