S Quotes
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“Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art, be it acting, writing, painting, or living itself, which is the greatest art of all.”
Source: On stage: a chrestomathy of his plays
“Self-consciousness kills communication.”
Source: Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door 2016: The Travel Skills Handbook
“Self-consciousness of the manner is the expensive substitute for simplicity.”
“Self-consciousness, that's what it is. Always my abiding vice. I keep seeing myself. Me watching myself watching others watch me. How do you lose that? What's the trick?”
“Self-contemplation is infallibly the symptom of disease.”
“Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.”
Source: THE TRUE BELIEVER
“Self-control is completely necessary for increasing and raising your attention level. One of the places you practice that is at work.”
“Self-control is one of the most exhilarating of pleasures.”
“Self-control is only courage under another form.”
Source: Character
“Self-control is only courage under another form. It may also be regarded as the primary essence of character.”
Source: Character
“Self-control is solely a matter of thought-control!”
Source: The Law of Success
“Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.”
Source: As You Think - A New Thought Classic for Today's Woman
“Self-control is the ability to restrain a laugh at the wrong place.”
Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
“Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.”
“Self-control is the only possible road to character development”
“Self-Control is the very essence of character. To be able to look a man straight in the eye, calmly and deliberately, without the slightest ruffle of temper under extreme provocation, gives a sense of power which nothing else can give. To feel that you are always, not sometimes, master of yourself, gives a dignity and strength to character, buttresses it, supports it on every side, as nothing else can. This is the culmination of thought mastery.”
Source: Peace, Power & Plenty (Unabridged): Before a Man Can Lift Himself, He Must Lift His Thought
“Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence.”
Source: The Blue Octavo Notebooks
“Self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion.”
Source: The Essential W. Somerset Maugham Collection
“self-control, in every station and to every individual, is indispensable, if people would retain that equanimity of mind, which, depending on self-respect, is the essential of contentment and happiness.”
Source: Ladies' Magazine
“Self-control, openness, the ability to engage with others, to plan and to persist - these are the attributes that get people in the door and on the job, and lead to productive lives.”
“Self-creation is the highest art.”
“Self-creation never ends. You are continually creating yourself from the field of infinite possibilities. You are, in every moment, born again. And so is everyone else.”
“Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary.”
“Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice.”
Source: (Woman) writer: occasions and opportunities
“Self-criticism is not "love," and it is certainly not indifferent. It's a form of hatred. And when I name that, when I see it for what it is (raw and uncomfortable and saddening), when I refuse to sugar-coat self criticism, judgment, agitation, and constantly trying to improve myself, then I'm one quantum leap closer to freedom.”
“Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul.”
“Self-criticism sessions were held, but these produced more criticism than could usefully be absorbed or accomodated.”
Source: Sixty stories
“Self-criticism, cruel, unsparing criticism that goes to the very root of the evil, is life and breath for the proletarian movement.”
Source: The Rosa Luxemburg Reader
“Self-criticism, like self-administered brain surgery, is perhaps not a good idea. Can the 'self' see the 'self' with any objectivity?”
“Self-dealing, essentially, occurs when managers run companies to line their own pockets instead of those of the companies' owners. It's been a perennial problem in American capitalism and became a real dilemma when America moved toward a model in which corporations would be run by professional managers who had only small ownership stakes.”
“Self-deceit is a most damaging trait. The remedy, for an artist, is to paint a self-portrait!”
“Self-deceit—It’s in the “Nine Satanic Statements” but deserves to be repeated here. Another cardinal sin. We must not pay homage to any of the sacred cows presented to us, including the roles we are expected to play ourselves. The only time self-deceit should be entered into is when it’s fun, and with awareness. But then, it’s not self-deceit!”
“Self-deception can be more comforting than self-knowledge.
We like to fool ourselves.”
Source: How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
“Self-deception helps us deceive.”
“Self-deception is a defining part of our human nature. By recognizing its various forms in ourselves and reflecting upon them, we may be able to disarm them and even, in some cases, to employ and enjoy them. This self-knowledge opens up a whole new world before us, rich in beauty and subtlety, and frees us not only to take the best out of it, but also to give it back the best of ourselves, and, in so doing, to fulfil our potential as human beings. I don't really think it's a choice.”
“Self-deception is nature; hypocrisy is art.”
“Self-deception is sometimes as necessary a tool as a crowbar.”
Source: act one
“Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism.”
“Self-defence, self-confidence, discipline and self control. The values you learn are priceless.”
“Self-defense is a part of the law of nature;
nor can it be denied the community,
even against the king himself.”
“Self-defense is Nature's eldest law.”
Source: Selected poems
“Self-defense is not just a set of techniques; it’s a state of mind, and it begins with the belief that you are worth defending.”
“Self-defense is not only our right; it is our duty.”
Source: Speaking my mind: selected speeches
“Self-defense is only an illusion, a dark cloak beneath which lurks a razor-sharp dagger waiting to be plunged into the first unwary victim. Whoever declares that any weapon manufactured today, whether it be a nuclear missile or a .38 special, is created for self-defense should look a little more closely at his own image in the mirror. Either he is a liar or is deceiving himself.”
“Self-defense is so important to know in today's society. It's not just that you might get mugged. It's more for confidence. It's the way you hold yourself when you walk into a room. Every step you take is more sure and you're much more aware of your surroundings. So, I think it's a really important thing - especially for women.”
“Self-defense...is the only honourable course where there is unreadiness for self-immolation.”
“Self-definition and self-determination is about the many varied decisions that we make to compose and journey toward ourselves, about the audacity and strength to proclaim, create, and evolve into who we know ourselves to be. It’s okay if your personal definition is in a constant state of flux as you navigate the world.”
Source: Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
“Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier.”
“Self-denial is a monkish virtue.”
“Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock.”