Self quotes

Self

12.5K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

12.5K quotes

Explore further

Browse quotes that often appear alongside self — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.

Men 68.6K quotes Thinking 95.1K quotes People 100.4K quotes Mean 28K quotes Real 21.1K quotes Writing 30.7K quotes

Quote collection

Self quotes (page 87 of 626)

Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.

Deng Xiaoping Politician
Self

"It is Chairman Mao who should be held primarily responsible for the Great Leap Forward. But it didn't take him long - just a few months - to recognize his mistake, and he did so before the rest of us and proposed corrections. And in 1962, when because of some other factors those corrections had not been fully carried out, he made a self-criticism. But the lessons were not fully drawn, and as a result the "Cultural Revolution" erupted."

Long Self Mistake
Read quote 7 likes
Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker
Self

"Replace your self-defeating thoughts with self-supporting thoughts."

Self
Read quote 7 likes
Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker
Self

"Self-love grows when you trust that the universe is on your side, form your desires from the heart and watch the higher Self carry them out, believe that you are enough in and of yourself, heed the tenderness and sweetness of your love for others, put your attention on positive energies in every situation, honor your own needs without having to seek outside approval, and cultivate the peace of inner silence."

Believe Heart Self
Read quote 7 likes
Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker
Self

"By becoming self-aware, you gain ownership of reality; in becoming real, you become the master of both inner and outer life."

Real Self Gains
Read quote 7 likes
Dorothy Thompson Journalist, Author
Self

"All great art ... creates in the beholder not self-satisfacti on but wonder and awe. Its great liberation is to lift us out of ourselves."

Art Self Wonder
Read quote 7 likes
Donald Miller Author
Self

"I'm the kind of person who wants to present my most honest, authentic self to the world, so I hide backstage and rehearse honest and authentic lines until the curtain opens."

World Self Lines
Read quote 7 likes
Cornel West Philosopher
Self

"You can't talk about truth without talking about learning how to die because it's precisely by learning how to die, examining yourself and transforming your old self into a better self, that you actually live more intensely and critically and abundantly."

Self Talking Transforming
Read quote 7 likes
Charles Yu Author
Self

"nostalgia, underlying cosmological explanation for Weak but detectable interaction between two neighboring universes that are otherwise not causally connected. Manifests itself in humans as a feeling of missing a place one has never been, a place very much like one’s home universe, or as a longing for versions of one’s self that one will never, and can never know."

Two Home Self
Read quote 7 likes
Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist
Self

"By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that were aid recipients are now self-sufficient. You might think that such striking progress would be widely celebrated, but in fact, Melinda and I are struck by how many people think the world is getting worse. The belief that the world can’t solve extreme poverty and disease isn’t just mistaken. It is harmful. That’s why in this year’s letter we take apart some of the myths that slow down the work. The next time you hear these myths, we hope you will do the same."

Thinking Years Self
Read quote 7 likes
Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist
Self

"Creative capitalism takes this interest in the fortunes of others and ties it to our interest in our own fortunes in ways that help advance both. This hybrid engine of self-interest and concern for others can serve a much wider circle of people than can be reached by self-interest or caring alone."

Self Circles Caring
Read quote 7 likes
Byron Katie Author, Speaker
Self

"Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realizatio n."

Self Pain Stress
Read quote 7 likes
Brené Brown Researcher, author, speaker
Self

"Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen."

Real Self Choices
Read quote 7 likes
Albert Einstein Physicist
Self

"It would be foolish to despise tradition. But with our growing self-consciousness and increasing intelligence we must begin to control tradition and assume a critical attitude toward it, if human relations are ever to change for the better."

Self Would Be Attitude
Read quote 7 likes