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Myself Quotes

Quotes on knowing yourself.

These quotes turn inward, questioning long-held traditions and how one sees oneself - one recalls identifying strongly as a mathematician rather than a technologist, while another admits, with some humor, to relying on charm rather than looks. Related reading includes I Am Quotes.

I live for my work, apart from my family who come first. And I live to tell stories and pretend to be other people, it's something I've been doing since I was 3 years old. Maybe it's because I'm intrinsically...

Quotes by Jacki Weaver

I love pretending to be other people. The more unlike me they are the better - I find other people endlessly fascinating and myself incredibly boring.

Quotes by Jacki Weaver

Being a stunt coordinator, I have to take care not only of myself but I have to make sure everyone is safe.

Quotes by Jackie Chan

When I'm in meetings until 5am and then have to get up two hours later for filming, sometimes I ask myself 'why?'

Quotes by Jackie Chan

Ideas are all around me. If I wasn't interested in them myself, I don't think anyone else would be either.

Quotes by Jackie Collins

There was a lot of great writing couples, but I try to do it all myself. And it was practically impossible, but I still managed to be ahead of my time.

Quotes by Jackie DeShannon

And being away and not performing for a long time and really connecting with my audience for a long time, I have a great responsibility to myself and to them to do it exactly the way the process was when...

Quotes by Jackie DeShannon

I have always despised people who thought they were better than others, and I made a promise to myself that I'd never turn into that kind of person. My family also helps to keep me grounded. Whenever I get a...

Quotes by Jackie Evancho

I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves,...

Quotes by Jackie Robinson

I tended to be the nerdy kid - stood at the back, watching other people having fun - I wasn't always necessarily a big part of the fun myself.

Quotes by Jack Thorne

I find small talk exhausting, and I don't like myself when I'm around people.

Quotes by Jack Thorne

I really don't like to take the easy way out, if I can help it, on anything I do, I like to really make it a challenge. I don't know how to create by taking the easy routes. I've tried,...

Quotes by Jack White

I acted at school but got very bad parts - things that they'd made up in Shakespeare plays like 'Guard 17' - so I wrote plays and gave myself parts, then I wrote sketches, then I did stand-up. Even in...

Quotes by Jack Whitehall

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

Quotes by Jack Nicklaus

I've wanted to design golf courses ever since I was a kid. I suppose it comes from the way I've played the game. To find the proper way to play any hole, I've always begun by asking myself what the...

Quotes by Jack Nicklaus

For a while I was suicidal and I tried to kill myself. I think I should have died about four times.

Quotes by Jack Osbourne

My reading is extremely eclectic. Lately I've been teaching myself computer graphics, so I'm reading a lot about that. I read books of trivia, of facts.

Quotes by Jack Prelutsky

Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.

Quotes by Jack Prelutsky

As a kid growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself.

Quotes by Jack Reynor

With 'Richard,' I was excited to make this film with such an amazing role for an actor. Play a wide range of emotion and really invest myself in the character.

Quotes by Jack Reynor

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Myself" page?
Honest, self-reflective quotes — wondering about the point of Christmas as it's become more ecumenical and secular, identifying as "a pure mathematician" rather than a computer person, and a self-deprecating but confident line about not being "extremely handsome" but able to "charm you into liking me."
Are these quotes humble or confident?
A mix of both — some show genuine uncertainty, like questioning the meaning of a holiday, while others show a confident sense of self despite modest self-assessment, like the "charm you into liking me" line. For more of that confident tone, I Am quotes is a good companion page.
Is there a quote about identity and career?
Yes — one contrasts being seen as a "pure mathematician" versus having any interest in computers, an interesting look at how someone defined themselves professionally.
What about reflections on holidays or traditions?
There's a thoughtful one about finding yourself wondering about the point of the celebration as Christmas has changed over the years — a nice example of questioning tradition rather than just following it.
How is "Myself" different from Life quotes?
"Myself" stays tightly focused on personal identity and self-perception, while Life quotes take a broader view. If you want something a little more everyday in tone, Good quotes or Like quotes are also worth a look.

There's also a yearly ritual of questioning the meaning behind a holiday celebration, showing self-reflection can be seasonal too. See Good Quotes and Life Quotes for more.