Quotes about yourself
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“You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.”

Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American author

Success

“Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.”

Richard Bach (1936) American spiritual writer

Secret, Success

“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.”

Will Rogers (1879–1935) American humorist and entertainer

“Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.”

Epictetus (50–138) philosopher from Ancient Greece

“The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.”

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

Forgiveness

“When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.”

Epictetus (50–138) philosopher from Ancient Greece

Study, Anger, Forgetting

“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.”

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

World, Heart, Deep, Success

“Simply put, you believer that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.”

Wayne W. Dyer (1940–2015) American writer

People

“Don't settle for a relationship that won't let you be yourself.”

Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist

“The noblest worship is to make yourself as good and as just as you can.”

Isocrates (-436–-338 BC) ancient greek rhetorician

“Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.”

Janis Joplin (1943–1970) American singer and songwriter

“Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.”

John Wooden (1910–2010) American basketball coach

Friendship, Books, Art, Drink

“The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.”

Walt Disney (1901–1966) American film producer and businessman

Valentine's Day

“Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose.”

Richard Bach (1936) American spiritual writer

World

“If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind.”

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

“Accept no one’s definition of you, define yourself.”

Robert Frost (1874–1963) American poet

“My philosophy was very much to embrace yourself and love what you are, instead of making you something you're not. Refine what you already have - don't change it at its core. That's always been my whole ethos.”

Jonathan Van Ness (1987) American hairstylist and television personality

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Love, Change

“How can such opposing states exist in harmony together? There is only one way: by surrendering yourself. Because the act of surrender means: ‘I trust you.’”

Paulo Coelho book Manuscript Found in Accra

Manuscript Found in Accra (2012), About sex

Way

“Spend your time doing things you love, surround yourself with the right people and constantly explore new things.”

Vladimer Botsvadze

Love, People, Time

“Believe in yourself and you will bounce back.”

Vladimer Botsvadze

“Don't demand so much from yourself early in the game. I was 27 years old before I started tweeting actively.”

Vladimer Botsvadze

Game

“Either you leave your comfort zone to learn more, reinvent yourself and win or you will become invisible in a busy marketplace.”

Vladimer Botsvadze

Business, Learning

“I believe a key part of being successful in our industry is constantly reinventing yourself.”

Vladimer Botsvadze

Success, Parting

“If you want the whole business world to come to you, you must establish yourself as an influencer in your field.”

Vladimer Botsvadze

World, Business

“But as an actor you do want to challenge yourself and step outside what you have done in the past and that what I like to do, I like to jump around and try different things and stretch myself.”

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984) American actress and singer

"Exclusive Mary Elizabeth Winstead Interview (Page 2)" in Female First (29 July 2008) https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Exclusive+Mary+Elizabeth+Winstead+Interview-153677-page2.html

Past

“When you don’t love yourself, you become cynical(bitter) and negative towards life.”

Nithyananda (1978) Indian guru

Living Enlightenment

Love, Life

“To be yourself in all respects is the truest form of respect towards anyone.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: (it) Essere te stesso a tutti gli effetti è la più reale forma di rispetto nei confronti di chiunque.
Source: prevale.net

“Censorship has an advantage of making you express yourself in very inventive ways and to think in symbols…those are the only weapons you have against censorship. It also helps by filling your desk drawers with mountains of rejected scripts you can use later in life, if you’re as lucky as I am.”

Jan Švankmajer (1934) Czech animator, photographer and director

Surrealism’s Not Dead: Interview with Jan Svankmajer https://beautifulbizarre.net/2016/06/29/surrealisms-not-dead-interview-with-jan-svankmajer/ (June 29, 2016)

Life, Way, Mountain, Thinking

“You are an incorrigible delinquent at times. Behave yourself, man!”

John Bercow (1963) British politician and Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1963)

Addressing Chris Ruane
2014
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-miliband-and-nick-clegg-back-john-bercows-plans-to-reform-pmqs-but-conservative-backbenchers-9137037.html

Time

“Apply yourself fully to the introspection offered here. It is good for all seekers... This self-inquiry is your internal work. Internal work – eternal satisfaction. Internal work revealing timeless Self.”

Mooji (1954) Jamaican spiritual teacher

Greater than Sky, Vaster than Space, (2018), Part I

“It is not for us that we exhort you to learn, but for yourself, because ignorance is an inability, a real disaster, because social positions and protection are no longer there as before, there is a ground for malice and even hatred.”

Leopold I of Belgium (1790–1865) German prince who became the first King of the Belgians

Leopold II, The Whole Story https://odysee.com/@BelgianCongo:3/Leopold-II-Het-Hele-Verhaal-Aflevering-1:1 King Leopold I to his son Prince Leopold II.

Learning

“One of the ironies in social climbing is that if you are successful, your children will ultimately belong to a different class from yours. There is something sad in that this was your ambition, yet if you achieve it, you have in a sense alienated yourself from your own children.”

Julian Fellowes (1949) English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter

Q&A with Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes https://britishheritage.com/interviews/downton-abbey-julian-fellowes (July 22, 2021)

Children, Sadness, Sense, Success

“Sometimes life drives you to a place… the road allows you to rediscover yourself.”

Chloé Zhao (1982) Chinese film director, screenwriter, and film producer

Life

“One thing great journalists and artists have in common is a desire to be surprised, to find yourself with way more than you bargained for when you began an inquiry with little more than a sense of intuition.”

An-My Lê (1960) American photographer

Interview with the Art Newspaper (August 13, 2020)

Way, Sense

“I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it.”

Cicely Tyson (1924–2021) American actress

As quoted in A New Mountain to Climb: Heroes I've Met and the Mountains They Climb Every Day (2010), by Neal McCoy, p. 72

Life, Mountain, Thinking

“In this world that hides injustice, selfishness, hatred, falseness and appearance; you, impose on yourself to be a good person.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: (it) In questo mondo che cela ingiustizia, egoismo, odio, falsità ed apparenza; tu, imponiti di essere una brava persona.
Source: prevale.net

World, Appearance, Personality, Falseness

“Even if you are thousand people in this hall, I am talking to you. When I say you, I mean Y O U. There is a thread running with each of you; so don’t ever apply what I am saying to others; you will simply miss the whole thing yourself.”

Nithyananda (1978) Indian guru

Guaranteed Solutions

People

“Let yourself be attracted by a loyal person, you will also have the rare opportunity to fall in love with its value.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: (it) Lasciati attrarre da una persona leale, avrai anche la rara opportunità di innamorarti del suo valore.
Source: prevale.net

Love, Personality

“Don’t judge others who disagree with your views too harshly. You might just find yourself holding those same views a few years or decades down the line.”

Yasir Qadhi (1975) Pakistani-American preacher and imam

“I used to be really, really shy, which is never a good thing because you never speak up for yourself. Now I don't stop talking! But in terms of being recognised, it doesn't really happen that often. I get the odd person coming up and saying they love the films.”

Katie Leung (1987) Scottish actress

"Movies - interview - Katie Leung" in BBC (9 July 2007) http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/07/09/katie_leung_harry_potter_5_2007_interview.shtml

Love, Personality

“I wouldn’t claim to have mastered my craft, part of the fun is that you are continually learning and reinventing yourself.”

Nick Brimble (1944) British actor

Nick Brimble Interview https://trainwreckdsociety.com/2017/07/19/nick-brimble-interview/ (July 19, 2017)

Learning, Parting

“It's a survival thing, making yourself a small target.”

Tim Winton book The Turning

Short story, 'Big World' - p.10 [Page numbers per the 2006 UK paperback.]
Short stories, The Turning (2004)

“Be a light unto yourself.”

Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944) American academic

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005)

Light

“If you know anything about Buddhism, you will know that the most important point is to be yourself and not try to become anything that you are not already. Buddhism is fundamentally about being in touch with your own deepest nature and letting it flow out of you unimpeded.”

Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944) American academic

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005)

Nature

“A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation—to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.”

Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944) American academic

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005)

Feeling, Universe, Time

“Push yourself beyond when you think you are done with what you have to say. […] It is beyond the point when you think you are done that often something strong comes out.”

Natalie Goldberg book Writing Down the Bones

Essay, "Go further". p.112
Writing Down the Bones (1986)

Thinking, Strong

“You are like a star who's twinkling all the time at the night. When you light up yourself it show your happiness and when you're not it's look like you're sad. It's depends on you want to want be in your life glowing star who's spread happiness or dim star who's spread sadness. If i were a star I'll spreads happiness all around and when someone had a wish to me I'll fall down for their wish come true.”

Shabdon Ka Jahan

Life, Happiness, Sadness, Star

“If you wanted to get yourself killed, there was no better way than to think you knew all the tricks. It took experience to make you realize that the universe could always pull another one out of the bag and throw it at you.”

Charles Sheffield book Resurgence

Source: The Heritage Universe, Resurgence (2002), Chapter 8, “Theories, Theories, Theories” (p. 84)

Way, Thinking, Universe

“The main thing is to remain yourself, and this is impossible for a professional actor. Although it is difficult to think ahead. It seems to me that cinema and music, complementing each other, can coexist in my life.”

Viktor Tsoi (1962–1990) Soviet rock musician (1962-1990)

"Appendix I. Viktor Tsoi: interview diary" https://ik-ptz.ru/en/istoriya/prilozhenie-i-viktor-coi-dnevnik-intervyu-fragmenty-iz-odnoimennoi.html

Life, Music, Thinking

“Betraying who you love is like betraying yourself!”

Menotti Lerro (1980) Italian poet

Donna Giovanna, Act III, scene iv.
Theater Quotes

Love

“Remember that the sun doesn’t belong more to a man than to you. Never let yourself to be put in the shadow.”

Menotti Lerro (1980) Italian poet

Donna Giovanna, Act I, scene ii.
Theater Quotes

Sun

“Men are like wine. You taste them, they seem good, they arouse your senses... But after? You suddenly find yourself with your head spinning. And if you are not careful, if you don’t chose only those high quality ones, you will end up feeling also nauseated.”

Menotti Lerro (1980) Italian poet

Donna Giovanna, Act I, scene ii.
Theater Quotes

Men, Feeling, Sense, Wine

“Ask yourself what you really want from life.
Don't follow that crowd.”

Example (musician) (1982) English rapper and singer

"Thursday" (song, 2013), with the Pet Shop Boys <br class="br"> Official video on YouTube)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tg_zvDg3Xo("Thursday", <br class="br"> (+ A lyrics version of "Thursday" on YouTube)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toAe4VusW2E <br class="br">Non-album singles, As featured artist

Life

“This is the practice school of writing. Like running, the more you do it, the better you get at it. […] You practice whether you want to or not.
Through practice you actually do get better.
Sit down with the least expectation of yourself; say "I am free to write the worst junk in the world."”

Natalie Goldberg book Writing Down the Bones

You have to give yourself the space to write a lot without a destination.
Essay, "Writing as a practice". p.11
Writing Down the Bones (1986)

World, School

“At the end of the day, it would be wise to learn how to cooperate with others; so as not to put yourself first most of the time.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Learning, Time

“How can you find peace or label yourself as being 'free' while you are still terrified of Mondays?!”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Peace

“It's all beautiful to respect others. But you must remember to leave some respect for yourself too!”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Beauty

“Reconcile with all the types of fears and learn to forgive yourself in times of difficulty.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Fear, Forgiveness, Learning, Time

“The new commandment is that, it's a sin to disbelieve in yourself.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“The truth about respect is that, you can't respect nor disrespect yourself!”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Truth

“There are only two options in life: Either you refrain yourself from making promises or from breaking them after you have failed the first test.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Life

“There is a sound of humility in the word 'under-standing'. Meditate upon it, then lower yourself to truly understand.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Understanding

“You should not allow yourself to be compared to the mob, or the people who are ready to rebel against a regime which they believe does not serve their interests any longer. Great ideas come only when we are deeply thinking alone and thus, making it much easier to put these thoughts into action.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

People, Idea, Thinking

“A lady is just a lady. But if you call yourself as a gentleman, then it becomes debatable.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“Do not repeat things without examining them yourself, even if it is a beautiful idiom.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Beauty

“Even your future wife / husband will be a complete stranger. Therefore, don't limit yourself to making more friends. At the same time, that doesn't mean not choosing wisely.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Time, Future

“Finally, remember to blame no one, including yourself, whenever some calamities fall upon you.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“I can easily give away everything I own, but don't sin against yourself by trying to interfere with my freedom of choice.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Freedom

“If you fail in your leadership, then blame yourself. God has nothing to do with you leading other souls under your own feet.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

God, Soul

“The fear of death comes from identifying yourself as the body. The earthly component, rather than the pure soul within.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Death, Fear, Soul

“The funniest thing about being a human is that you can easily disagree with yourself.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“The less you expect from others and yourself, the happier you will become in life.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Life

“The purpose of meditation is not to calm the mind. It's all about controlling your thoughts and emotions. Familiarise yourself with good and evil, the shortest path to eternal wisdom.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Wisdom, Evil

“There is no peace of mind without finding yourself. Know yourself, or just find the location of your own soul.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Peace, Soul

“To love with all your heart is forcing yourself to go beyond the physical attributes and focus on something much bigger.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Love, Heart

“You are offered a chance to live and enjoy yourself in this world, but sooner or later, death will come knocking on your door.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Death, World, Chance

“You can only understand the uselessness of money if you find yourself in a desert with a handful of a bag of money. You will starve to death.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Death, Money, Understanding

“Fireflies remind me of that no matter how big the troubles may be, a small lamp of hope can dispel darkness. It doesn't matter if you are small, but what matters is your belief in yourself.”

Shabdon Ka Jahan

Hope

“If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.”

Fyodor Dostoyevsky book Humiliated and Insulted

General, The Insulted and the Injured (1861)

“Life is so much a daily exercise in learning to love yourself and forgive yourself, over and over.”

Jonathan Van Ness (1987) American hairstylist and television personality

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Love, Life, Exercises, Forgiveness

“Love finds you when you start feeling incomplete in life. Love finds the good in you despite having millions of flaws in you. Love holds your hand and removes the emptiness of your life and you start loving yourself.”

Shabdon Ka Jahan

Love, Life, Feeling

“Challenges make you discover things about yourself you never really knew. They are what make the instrument stretch what make you go beyond the norm”

Cicely Tyson (1924–2021) American actress

"Book on African America Quotes Pg 178 Cicely Tyson https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=NfdBrOgz4swC&pg=PA178&dq=Challenges+make+you+discover+the+things+about+yourself+that+you+never+knew

“Which do you pay dearer for, lies or the truth?
The former costs you yourself, the latter at most your happiness.”

Christian Friedrich Hebbel (1813–1863) German poet and dramatist

"Epigrams" in Sämtliche Werke, volume 6, page 365
Original: (de) Was du teurer bezahlst, die Lüge oder die Wahrheit?
Jene kostet dein Ich, diese doch höchstens dein Glück.

Happiness, Truth

“When you do action stuff and sci-fi stuff, you have a lot to hide behind - the hair and the makeup and the special effects. But when you play a normal girl, it's challenging because you have to trust yourself.”

Lana Condor (1997) Vietnamese-American actress

As quoted in "Get Ready to Be Charmed by Lana Condor" in Vanity Fair (17 August 2018) https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/lana-condor-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before

Girl

“What if the Internet breaks tomorrow? Then you'd realize that you're a human being, and you're not validated by what other people think of you - it's how you think of yourself.”

Lana Condor (1997) Vietnamese-American actress

As quoted in "Lana Condor of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before on Her Newfound Instagram Fame, and How She Unplugs" in W Magazine (1 September 2018) https://www.wmagazine.com/story/lana-condor-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-instagram

People, Thinking

“Do not limit yourself because no dream is too big.”

Kadda Sheekoff

This quotation is commonly attributed to Kadda Sheekoff, but actually appeared on social networking websites, with no clear author.
Misattributed

Dreams