Sense Of Self Quotes

Forgiveness happens naturally when you see that it has no purpose other than to strengthen a false sense of self, to keep the ego in place.

I think it is important to maintain a sense of self and confidence, not letting either falter for the sake of a particular part or project, no matter how great it might be.

Ego synthesized is selfhood, the sense of self-importance, that you really matter ... nothing could be further from the truth.

My favorite, and the author I wish I was reading right now and always is Nora Ephron. I love the humor, the awareness, the sense of self-deprecation. She is such a role model to me.

I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something.

I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.

Art was something I could do better. It gave me a sense of self.

The needs of babies and toddlers were constant and drained the life out my sense of self and my familys relationship with each other.

If you have the sense of participation in sports or athletics, of being a player, then you are not really into the Zen mind. In Zen mind there is no sense of self in the play.

If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor.

If one's sense of self is obtained through the eyes of another it is always subject to being lost.

The truth is the best brands, like the most interesting people, have a keen sense of self.

I must not be selfless: develop a sense of self. A solidness that can't be attacked.

I suppose it’s comfort, perhaps a sense of self-control, doing worse things to yourself than the world will ever dare inflict.

Through being "right", you feel superior and through feeling superior you strengthen your sense of self. In reality, of course, you are only strengthening the illusion of ego.

Just to set the record straight, a salary for a given on-screen performance does not include the right to invade anyone’s privacy, to destroy someone’s sense of self.

When we talk about Skill India Mission, we do not merely talk about filling the pockets of people. We want to instil a sense of self-confidence among the poor.

I'm not really sure which parts of myself are real and which parts are things I've gotten from books.

When you fix something with your hands it gives you a sense of accomplishment and a sense of self worth.

Do you have no sense of self-preservation?

Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one's being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self.

narcissists ... have the least sense of self of anybody on the planet.

College was just so essential for my sense of self and my development.

I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that.

Our sense of self is a kind of construct. It is in some ways like a novel, and it's like a fabric of fictions that we patch together from memory.

Fame is damaging when people become reliant on it for their sense of self, and their identity, when fame is linked to how you see yourself.

You have to find out who you are aside from what the media say you are. If you've become reliant on them for kind of a sense of self, then you're really screwed.

Six senses keeping Five around a sense of self

The more expanded your sense of self, the more possibilities are released from the level of the soul.

Attraction and aversion create a sense of self. There is no self. They are just thoughts. They are insubstantial. When you die, all the ideas of self will go away.

The whole objective universe is created, ordered, by our perception and by our sense of self.

The sense of self is one of the obscurations that prevents us from seeing clearly, the idea that there is a self or that we are anyone in particular.

Be concerned with the welfare of others without any sense of self-importance that one is better because one meditates or leads a certain type of life.

In self-giving you must be so careful of egotism. You must be so careful when you are aiding others in their liberation not to have a sense of self.

Each one of you has created a sense of self. That's what the tonal does. Each one of you is taught a system of maintenance that has been developed by humankind from your birth till your death.

To love is to be balanced, to extend one's self beyond the sense of self.

We perceive the solidification as the world around us, which appears to be relatively solid. But that solidification is just really a reflection of the solidification of one's sense of self.

When you are not meditating, eliminate hate, doubt, fear, anxiety, negative thoughts and emotions that limit your consciousness, that bind you to a sense of self, of ego.

The samsara is the sense of self. I've had past experiences. I'm aware of the moment. I will have future experiences.

On waking from the dream, we see that birth and death, the sense of self, other - all of these things fade away.

The author I wish I was reading right now and always is Nora Ephron. I love the humor, the awareness, the sense of self-deprecation. She is such a role model to me.

I think history is only ever invisible when it abets your sense of self, your desires, your ambitions, when it carries your life along in a kind of frictionless way.

I will not sulk about having no boyfriend, but develop inner poise and authority and sense of self as woman of substance, complete without boyfriend, as best way to obtain boyfriend.

I developed a sense of self before moving to crazy Hollywood, which was really important.

Can I live a life, daily life, without sense of self-concern?

You were firing questions at me today, trying to get inside my head. You asked if I believe in God. I told you of course I do - I've always had a strong sense of self

No day-to-day mishaps or indignities can really compromise your sense of self after you've survived a deep tragedy.

What I find so interesting about people is the choices they make, and how that effects their behavior, their sense of self and their relationships.

Keep your sense of self; don't get caught up in what people want you to be.

I think that social networking makes people more connected, yet more distant, so there are people with less ties to real friend groups and less a sense of self.