„You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.“

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„Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself, believe.“
— Winston S. Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1874 - 1965

„Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them.“
— Muhammad Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam 570 - 632
Context: Narrated Mu'awiyah al-Qushayri: I went to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and asked him: What do you say (command) about our wives? He replied: Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them.
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„You don't psych yourself up for these things, you do them… I'm acting for the audience, not for myself, and I do it as directly as I can.“
— James Cagney American actor and dancer 1899 - 1986
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„The Way of Mastery is to break all the rules—but you have to know them perfectly before you can do this; otherwise you are not in a position to transcend them.“
— Aleister Crowley, Magical and Philosophical Commentaries on The Book of the Law

„The best thing you can do is look after yourself. Get on with it.“
— Karl Pilkington English television personality, social commentator, actor, author and former radio producer 1972
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„The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not a slave of colonial forces like you and others. … Do not indulge yourself in things you have no business with! The lie is before you and the grave is in front of you!“
— Abdullah of Saudi Arabia former King of Saudi Arabia 1924 - 2015
In reply to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at the Arab League Summit in Egypt, 2 March 2003 when Abdullah was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. هنيئاً لك أيها الوطن بهذه القيادة, جريدة الرياض, 2011/02/25, 2013-02-16 http://www.alriyadh.com/2011/02/25/article607898.html,
„You got to be right with yourself before you can be right with anybody else.“
— August Wilson American playwright 1945 - 2005

„If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things you want do when you want to do them.“
— John C. Maxwell, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential

„If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride“
— Karen Horney, Neurosis and Human Growth: The Struggle Towards Self-Realization