“You can't upstroke yourself into toughness.”

“Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.”

Ellen DeGeneres (1958) American stand-up comedian, television host, and actress

“You can't write a script in your mind and then force yourself to follow it. You have to let yourself be.”

Chi­ma­man­da Ngo­zi Adi­chie book Half of a Yellow Sun

“Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all others can't stop you. The only one who stops you is yourself.”

Jeffrey Gitomer (1946) American writer

“There are some weapons you can't protect yourself against.”

Jodi Picoult (1966) Author

“You can't keep blaming yourself. Just blame yourself once, and move on."

Homer Simpson”

Matt Groening (1954) American cartoonist

“…The one thing you've got to remember is to see the big picture. When things get tough, remind yourself why you fell in love with her in the first place. She's a special woman, and you were lucky to find her, just as she was lucky to find you. She's got a heart of gold, and you can't fake something like that.”

Nicholas Sparks (1965) American writer and novelist

“NO! Don't force yourself to be alone! If you're alive, you can meet that person, somewhere, someday! The person that will be glad that you're alive! You can't… you can't want yourself to die!! So… live…”

Yukiru Sugisaki (1974) Manga artist

“I can't save you from yourself, you gotta want it.”

Tom Petty (1950–2017) American musician

“If you can't impress yourself, then no one else really matters.”

Laurell K. Hamilton book Obsidian Butterfly