Saint Augustine
Theologian, Philosopher
"Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself."
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About Yourself
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Brigham Young
Religious Leader
"If you have a bad thought about yourself, tell it to go to hell because that is exactly where it came from."
Deepak Chopra
Author, Speaker
"When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself."
Melinda Gates
Philanthropist, businesswoman
"Make sure you continue to trust what you know now about yourself and stay true to what you believe in"
Leonard Cohen
Singer-Songwriter
"When you stop thinking about yourself all the time, a certain sense of repose overtakes you."
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"Don't be too concerned about what others think of you. It's what you think about yourself that matters!"
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"Visualize and think about yourself as you would ideally like to be, not just as you are."
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"Everything you do to improve your physical well-being will have a positive impact on how good you feel about yourself."
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"Shame is the lie someone told you about yourself."
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"To make even fewer friends try talking about politics as much as you talk about yourself."
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"That's one of the actor's secrets: With everything you do, learn something new about yourself."
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"You can be whoever you choose to become in the future, just do it. Just see it and visualize it and every day of your life project that about yourself."
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"I'm older and older. With any experience you have, you know more about yourself."
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"Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself."
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"You can't talk about truth unless you talk about yourself."
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"It is better to forget about yourself altogether."
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"There was so much in you that charmed me that I felt I must tell you something about yourself. I thought how tragic it would be if you were wasted."
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"I think when you're in love with someone, it reveals a lot about yourself. You either rise to your highest highs or you stoop to your lowest lows."
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"To know nothing about yourself is to live. To know yourself badly is to think."
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"You are here and you are allowed to be here and therefore you are allowed to make decisions about yourself and the people in your life; rather than sort of backing up and making sure it's okay with everybody at every turn."
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"People talking about you is far more effective than talking about yourself."
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"You can't make someone feel good about themselves until you feel good about yourself."
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"Hunger can change everything you ever thought you knew about yourself."
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"I think you learn about yourself through experiences - as many of them as you can manage."
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"There's something fundamental you have to understand about yourself before you can change your life for good."
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