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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without. A. R. Ammons American Poet More A. R. Ammons 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
If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it. Arthur Schopenhauer German Philosopher More Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes 1
We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap. Anthony Hopkins Welsh Actor More Anthony Hopkins Quotes 1
The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross American Psychologist More Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Quotes 1
Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God. E. Stanley Jones American Theologian More E. Stanley Jones 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
Each has its lesson; for our dreams in sooth, come they in shape of demons, gods, or elves, are allegories with deep hearts of truth that tell us solemn secrets of ourselves. Henry Timrod American Poet More Henry Timrod 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
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. Chief Seattle Leader More Chief Seattle Quotes 1