“That's what self-discovery seems to mean to most people. You're going to beat yourself up. You're going to reduce what you're supposed to be and do to a set of rules so you can defy them, or so you can perform them and feel smug.” PeopleFeelsMeanSelfSeemsBuddhismBeatsDiscoverySelf DiscoveryBuddhistSupposed To BeEtiquette Author:Frederick Lenz
“It is a curiosity of human nature that lack of self-assurance seems to breed an exaggerated sense of power and mission.” HumansSelfSeemsAtheismHuman NatureCuriosityMissionsPositive AtheismAssuranceExaggeratedSelf Assurance Book:The Arrogance of Power Source: The Arrogance of Power
“I am truly amazed that after all this time, religious groups still need to attack entertainment and use these tragedies as a pitiful excuse for their own self-serving publicity. In response to their protests, I will provide a show where I balance my songs with a wholesome Bible reading. This way, fans will not only hear my so-called, violent point of view, but we can also examine the virtues of wonderful 'Christian' stories of disease, murder, adultery, suicide and child sacrifice. Now that seems like 'entertainment' to me.” WayNeedsChildrenStillsSelfStoriesUseShowsSeemsChristianSongReadingReligiousViewsVirtueWonderfulSacrificeGroupsAtheismFansBalanceDiseaseTragedyMurderSuicideResponseEntertainmentExcusePositive AtheismPoint Of ViewViolentProtestServingAmazedAdulteryPublicityPitifulSelf ServingBible Reading Author:Marilyn Manson
“The masks we wear are simply veils that we have chosen to hide behind in order to get our way, or to demonstrate how we are reacting to the powers and forces that seem to influence us from the external world. They are part of our self image, and in some cases the mask is nothing more than a protective device, a defense mechanism.” WorldWaySelfSeemsOrderForceBehindsCasesInfluenceDefenseChosenMaskDevicesMechanismVeilsProtectiveReactingDefense Mechanisms Author:John Randolph Price
“It is the imagination pressing back against the pressure of reality. It seems, in the last analysis, to have something to do with our self-preservation; and that, no doubt, is why the expression of it, the sound of its words, helps us to live our lives.” SelfHelpingRealitySeemsLastsSoundImaginationDoubtOur LivesExpressionPressureAnalysisNo DoubtPreservationSelf Preservation Book:The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the Imagination Source: The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the Imagination
“I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind - is usually more at ease, ready for more mental challenges. Once I get the physical stuff out of the way it always seems like I have more calmness and better self-esteem.” IfsThinkingWayMindSelfStatesSeemsStuffChallengesSelf EsteemReadyExerciseCancerEsteemEaseState Of MindFitnessCalmnessLow Self Esteem Author:Stone Gossard