Quotes about Self

If you have assumed any character beyond your strength, you have both demeaned yourself ill in that and quitted one which you might have supported.

You do not seem to realize that the mind is subject only to itself. It alone can control it, which shows the force and justice of God's edict: the strong shall always prevail over the weak.

All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he justly entitled.

A man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.

There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed.

As an artist, we depend on our face as a source of living.

If it doesn't start with you, it dies with you.

Most people think that to meditate, I should feel a particular special something, and if I don't, then I must be doing something wrong.

I don't think roles help you resolve your issues. I just think they're good markers.

I do not want to be restricted to a particular image.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.