Quotes about Self-awareness

Some degree of expression is necessary for growth, but it should be little in proportion to the full life.

I've never done anything because I thought it would look cool.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.

I'm from Iowa, we don't know what cool is!

Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat.

We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.

We are in a far better position to observe instincts in animals or in primitives than in ourselves. This is due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to scrutinizing our own actions and to seeking rational explanations for them.

There are times in my life where I'm frantic and I think to myself, 'Okay, what would Raven do now?' As dumb as that sounds, it's in my head.

I'd like to think that maybe the average person is rational, and they realise that I'm not this crazy monster that, at times, I've been perceived to be.

When I retired first time around, injury had beaten me, and I hated that. Now I realise I'm no longer good enough. And I can handle that. It's fine that I'm not good enough.

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own.

Pride helps us; and pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our own hurts—not to hurt others.