We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 57
Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves? Friedrich Nietzsche German Philosopher More Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes 6
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. Thomas Merton American Author More Thomas Merton Quotes 5
As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids. Michelle Obama American First Lady More Michelle Obama Quotes 5
If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. Carl Jung Swiss Psychologist More Carl Jung Quotes 5
Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do. Peter McWilliams American Writer More Peter McWilliams Quotes 3
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French Writer More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes 3
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve? John Adams American President More John Adams Quotes 3
If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us. William Feather American Author More William Feather Quotes 3
To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves. Virginia Woolf British Author More Virginia Woolf Quotes 3
We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die. Albert Camus French Philosopher More Albert Camus Quotes 2
The United States' administrations... must recognize that Iran is a big power. Having said that, we consider ourselves to be a human force and a cultural power and hence a friend of other nations. We have never sought to dominate others or to violate the rights of any other country. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iranian Statesman More Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Quotes 2
Music is the effort we make to explain to ourselves how our brains work. We listen to Bach transfixed because this is listening to a human mind. Lewis Thomas English Scientist More Lewis Thomas Quotes 2
Life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. Bill Hicks American Comedian More Bill Hicks Quotes 2
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. Ronald Reagan American President More Ronald Reagan Quotes 1
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds! Bob Marley Musician More Bob Marley Quotes 1
Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves. Paul Tillich German Theologian More Paul Tillich Quotes 1
We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest. Orison Swett Marden American Writer More Orison Swett Marden Quotes 1
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. Thomas Merton American Author More Thomas Merton Quotes 1
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. Marcel Proust French Author More Marcel Proust Quotes 1
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. William Shakespeare English Dramatist More William Shakespeare Quotes 1
Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition. Alexander Smith Scottish Poet More Alexander Smith Quotes 1
Since we humans have the better brain, isn't it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves? Joy Adamson Czechoslovakian Explorer More Joy Adamson Quotes 1
We're just being ourselves and having fun playing baseball. The biggest thing is when people look at our team, they can see that we're having a lot of fun. Johnny Damon American Athlete More Johnny Damon Quotes 1