“It's unnecessary and destructive to think of oneself at all. People ask me, 'What do you think of yourself as?' My answer is, 'Nothing.” PeopleThinkingAsksAnswersEgoOneselfAsk MeDestructiveUnnecessaryThink Of You Author:Paul Bowles
“The whole country wants civility. Why don't we have it? It doesn't cost anything. No federal funding, no legislation is involved. One answer is the unwillingness to restrain oneself. Everybody wants other people to be polite to them, but they want the freedom of not having to be polite to others.” PeopleWantCountryWholeFreedomAnswersInvolvedCostOneselfEqualityMannersWillingnessLegislationPoliteInvolvementFundingCivilityPolitenessCivil SocietyRestraining Author:Judith Martin
“To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe. You cannot hire a wise man or any other intellect to solve it for you. There's no writ of inquest or calling of witness to provide answers.” MenMayUniverseAnswersWiseCallingTasksEndureOneselfSolveIntellectHardestWitness Book:Dune Messiah Source: Dune Messiah