„Your critics are your bestfriends, they push you to become the best version of yourself.“
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„Never follow a dog act. You know you're on the skids when you play yourself in the movie version of your life.“
— Erica Jong Novelist, poet, memoirist, critic 1942
Erica Jong's father (a musician, songwriter and later business man), his two pieces of advice for her. Given in the Times Literary Supplement, 7 October 1994, page 44.
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„Would you take better care of yourself
Would you be kinder to yourself
Would you be more forgiving of your human imperfections
If you realized your best friend was yourself“
— Helen Reddy Australian actress 1941
"Best Friend"; written and sung by Reddy
Lyrics, "I Don't Know How To Love Him"(1971)
„You are your own best friend. Never ever, put yourself down.“
— Paulo Coelho Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947
„Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.“
— John Wooden American basketball coach 1910 - 2010
„"NOT" to become in the best in something. I'm satisfied with getting the best version of myself.“
— Patricia Conde Spanish actress 1979
"NO" a convertirme en la mejor en nada. Me conformo con conseguir ser la mejor versión de mí misma.
„Give your best. Settle for nothing less than doing your best for yourself and for others.“
— Ben Carson 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon 1951
Source: Think Big (1996), p. 87
„You are "free" only in one sense: free from education in governing your life yourself, free from self-criticism.“
— Wilhelm Reich, book Listen, Little Man!
Listen, Little Man! (1948)
Context: Every physician, shoemaker, mechanic or educator must know his shortcomings if he is to do his work and make his living. For some decades, you have begun to play a governing role on this earth. It is on your thinking and your actions that the future of humanity depends. But your teachers and masters do not tell you how you really think and are; nobody dares to voice the one criticism of you which could make you capable of governing your own fate. You are "free" only in one sense: free from education in governing your life yourself, free from self-criticism.
„Despite your best efforts, you could not invent a better police force for literature than criticism and the author’s own conscience.“
— Anton Chekhov Russian dramatist, author and physician 1860 - 1904
Letter to M.V. Kiseleva (January 14, 1887
Letters
„As soon as you concern yourself with the "good" and "bad" of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weakens and defeats you.“
— Morihei Ueshiba founder of aikido 1883 - 1969
Source: The Art of Peace (1992)
„A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.“
— Salman Rushdie British Indian novelist and essayist 1947
„You can take pride in yourself without comparing yourself to anybody else. If you run your race and be the best that you can be, then you can feel good about yourself.“
— Joel Osteen American televangelist and author 1963
Source: Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
„Practice sharing the fullness of your being, your best self, your enthusiasm, your vitality, your spirit, your trust, your openness, above all, your presence. Share it with yourself, with your family, with the world.“
— Jon Kabat-Zinn American academic 1944
Source: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
„(J)ust because your version of normal isn't the same as someone else's version doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with you.“
— John Boyne, book The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket
Source: The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket
„No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.“
— Madonna American singer, songwriter, and actress 1958
„The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.“
— Baruch Spinoza Dutch philosopher 1632 - 1677
„Think about yourself at least once in your life otherwise you may miss the best comedy in this world.“
— Charlie Chaplin British comic actor and filmmaker 1889 - 1977