Quotes About Introspection

Let's be honest about the fact that many of us from all races are racist. . . . We've lied about progress."132

Sometimes I ask myself, "Do I have the courage to do the right thing when it matters most?" And that answer, I'm afraid, is silence.

To Do Today, 1/17/08 1. Sit and think 2. Reach enlightenment 3. Feed the cats

If I told you I've worked hard to get where I'm at, I'd be lying, because I have no idea where I am right now.

I haven't been feeling like myself lately. No, I've been feeling like my clone.

As I was driving down Beach Blvd., I saw a building that said, "Self Storage," and I thought, "I wonder if my ego could possibly fit in just one unit.

I just realized my lips are inside out. They should be turned inwards, because I spend most of my time talking to myself.

The only time I really think is when I smoke, and I quit smoking years ago.

It's scary to be a woman on a blind date. For all she knows the man she is meeting up with could be a rapist, a murderer, or, God forbid, a politician.

To be free is to have a zone around you that is private, where you can be with your own thoughts, your own expeirements, for a time, between confrontations with the larger world.

I always thought that I might retire from any form of sexuality by the age of 40 and just become a dignified older person.

You know when you get into that thing where people want to discuss the relationship? I'd rather discuss what was on telly, avoid the issue, discuss anything other than the relationship.

Connecting to our own pain and the unique reality of our lives is a large part of the journey to spiritual maturity.

The lies we tell ourselves. Comforting justifications, designed to try and fill the holes in us. I

HALF AN hour later, Richey James sits alone in the dressing room, smoking a cigarette and staring straight ahead. He's not saying anything. Is it because he treasures his guitars, that he never smashes them? "No, I dislike my guitar intensely," he sighs. "I can't even be bothered to smash the fucking thing. It doesn't deserve death...

I still like to think of Richey as being holed up in a Welsh valley somewhere, with a pile of books and a dog.

The true significance of having an open mind lies in being deliberate, not obedient.

It's not about finding a home so much as finding yourself.

Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are.

All too often, women fall in love with a man's speech and overlook who he actually is. If you think you might already be dating such a guy, take a step back and ask yourself: "Is my boyfriend doing what's best for me, or just doing what feels good for him?

The ability to be alone with your thoughts is, in fact, one of the key advantages of working remotely.

Ask yourself where you're complicit in other people's stories. If you like them, stay in those stories. If you don't, don't. You're not bound to any of it, though remember that if you want to get rid of the bad aspects of something you'll probably have to lose the good aspects, too.

In my relationship, I was giving myself away to make the relationship better, but in actuality, wasn't doing better by doing that. I became less of a man.

When you're young, you want to make every kind of film: musicals, Westerns, horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice. I hope people receive what I do as small, personal films that are somewhat contrarian about their main characters.