Top 1200 Knowing Myself Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

I call myself a labourer because I take pride in calling myself a spinner, weaver, farmer and scavenger.

I don't sit around and read papers about myself. If I see myself on TV, if I don't like it, I change the channel.

In the beginning of my career I was so tough on myself, because I knew I had to cement my brand, and I wasn't very kind to myself.

In all the poems I've written I've not really engaged in politics, and when I've found myself moving in that direction I've always stopped myself.

I thought I was going to school to be other people, but really, what I learned was to be myself - accepting myself, my strengths and weaknesses.

When I pictured myself in the NBA, I always imagined myself with an older guy taking me under his wing.

I consider myself an artist. God granted me some gifts so that I could express myself artistically.

The word 'guru' is very loaded, so I would never refer to myself that way. I see myself as a teacher.

I used to be pretty hard on myself, like, if I didn't like a haircut I did on someone, I would think about it a lot and second-guess myself. But after therapy and a lot of work, I know how to dust myself off a lot faster, and those things don't knock me down as much as they used to.

I had to learn to think, feel, and see in a totally new fashion, in an uneducated way, in my own way, which is the hardest thing in the world. I had to throw myself into the current, knowing that I would probably sink. The great majority of artists are throwing themselves in with life preservers around their necks, and more often than not it is the life preserver, which sinks them. Nobody can drown in the ocean of reality who voluntarily gives herself up to the experience. Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring, through obeying the blind urge.

If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face because I'm lying.

My depression was mild, and I could treat it by myself and pick myself up again. But some people aren't that lucky.

At the end of the day, I represent myself first and foremost, and I'm not going to ever purposely try and misrepresent myself.

I grew up pretty much entertaining myself. So I know what its like to be in a room by myself and having fun with something.

I make some movies for myself. I do that sometimes when the subject matter is very sensitive and very personal and I really can't imagine that I'm an audience member. I would lose myself too much if I thought of myself as the audience. There are other types of genre films that I need to be able to direct from the audience, to be right next to you watching the picture being made.

I think everyone knows that I keep myself to myself and I don't get involved in trash talk or anything else.

James Remar is a student of life. I'm expressing myself by acting. I'm learning about myself and making a living.

I'm happy with myself. I respect myself. And I know that no man, no jeans, no scale, and no booker is in control of my future - I am.

So what if nobody came? I’ll have all the ice cream and tea, And I’ll laugh with myself, And I’ll dance with myself, And I’ll sing, “Happy Birthday to me!

I have learned to watch myself and give myself constructive criticism. Although I have to cover my face and peek sometimes!

I always feel kind of awkward when I look at pictures of myself. Watching videos of myself is really uncomfortable.

I believe in myself, especially with how hard I've worked. I'm one of the top five players in the world. I feel like I've proven myself.

In my determination to avoid failure, I set myself a goal to work towards, that is, to transform myself into a running machine.

When I got into the league, guys didn't expect me to be as quick and fast as I was. I think it was myself holding myself back.

I'm not a good businessman and I don't promote myself particularly well. It's best I don't talk to anybody lest I alienate myself.

I needed to get to know myself, discover where my limits were, not constantly push myself too much.

I've got an overactive, analytical brain. I get frustrated, impatient, angry with myself. I swear at myself a lot.

I don't consider myself a star or a celebrity or anybody, you know. I just think of myself as doing something that I love to do.

I turn my gaze inward. I fix it there and keep it busy. I look inside myself. I continually observe myself.

I'm direct, I'm unpretentious and I'm pretty dogged, and I hope I've got a capacity to laugh at myself and not take myself too seriously.

To grow in craft is to increase the bredth of what I can do, but art is the depth, the passion, the desire, the courage to be myself and myself alone.

In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could to any person; I create myself.

I don't take myself that seriously, I'm taking the piss out of myself. I can't really beat up guys, it's fun!

I censored myself for 50 years when I was a reporter. Now I wake up and ask myself, 'Who do I hate today?'

I lock my door upon myself, And bar them out; but who shall wall Self from myself, most loathed of all?

At any given time somebody has to make a play, and if it's not myself, you have other players that are paid and professionals like myself.

I always feel kind of awkward when I look at pictures of myself. Watching videos of myself is really uncomfortable.

I've always allowed myself to go on journeys creatively and emotionally, and never put, like, limits on myself.

I'm not really interested in myself in my writing. I can't see myself in the songs, even though I know different parts of me are there.

I have immense confidence in myself. I consider myself lucky that I have had a slow journey and there have been ups and downs in it.

I am now willing to forgive myself . . . for believing I could offer something to others before I have offered it to myself.

Often a cold shudder has run through me, and I have asked myself whether I may have not devoted myself to a fantasy.

It's how I express myself - through storytelling and characters. They often reveal very intimate, vulnerable sides of myself.

It's about gaining that confidence back in myself. Believing in myself more than others may believe.

I had to relearn how to love myself by forgetting the opinions of everyone else and focusing on my opinion of myself.

Bleachers comes from a different place. It's personal. It's just me putting myself out there as myself. It's very intense.

I do have that personality where I like to have fun and enjoy life, so I have to make sure I tone myself down when I'm expressing myself.

I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument.

I like to think of myself as very loyal, and I love everyone I surround myself with, whether they're friends or girlfriends or whatever.

You get a lot of people requesting photographs but I tend to keep myself to myself, pull my cap down.

I watched myself get drafted by myself. I walked out of my own draft party because I was a little frustrated.

Whenever I have faced a setback I have dusted myself down and got on with the rest of my life because I believed in myself.

I don't want to be on the other side of the table from the customer. I was never selling anything that I didn't believe in myself or use myself.

I feel an obligation to myself to entertain myself and if other people get something out of it, I'm like, right on.

I made a promise to keep a watch over myself, to remain master of myself, so that I might become a sure observer.

I had the luxury of falling down a few times and picking myself up as a stronger version of myself.

I'm keeping myself to myself. And I like it that way. I'm not hunting. I'm the opposite of a - what would a male cougar be? Is there such a thing? Whatever it is, I'm not that.

Why do you think I write these feminist songs, to try and teach myself to respect myself. You know, it's not because I'm a hero.

Back in 1994 I really didn't enjoy myself, but for the last couple of years I have enjoyed myself much more.

I don't view myself as a victim of gun violence. I view myself as a victim of a maniac who happened to use a gun as a tool, and I view myself as a victim of the legislators at the time who left me defenseless.