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When we experience God for who He really is, we suddenly see ourselves for who we are.
- James MacDonald
When you worship, you are saying, "This one is worth more." At the same time you are implying, "I am worth less." Worship is the magnification of God and the minimization of self. One of the most succinct expressions of a worshipper's heart in all the New Testament came from John the Baptist: "He must increase, but I must decrease."5
- James MacDonald
To be fully compensated for what one gave of oneself in the struggle for a title is to be restored to the condition one was in prior to competition.
- James Carse
The little slogan, "Let go, and let God," is not what the New Testament teaches—at least that is only part of the truth, for the act of total submission to the sovereignty of Jesus Christ is but the beginning of a new régime in your heart. No longer is the puppet king Self upon the throne, but the great King of kings and Lord of lords has stepped in to take over the government of your life.
- Alan Redpath
The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.
- Deepak Chopra
I picked up 'On Moral Fiction' in the bookstore and looked up myself in the index, but I didn't read it through. I try not to read things that depress me.
- John Updike
I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.
- Marilyn Monroe
I would warn my brethren and sisters to never flatter persons because of their ability; for they cannot bear it. Self is easily exalted, and in consequence, persons lose their balance.
- Ellen White
You're making this about your worthiness instead of God's
- Rachel Hauck
The only true gift is a portion of yourself.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We must be our own before we can be another's.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson