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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.

Soon after my degree, in 1958 I went to the United States to enlarge my experience and to familiarize myself with particle accelerators. I spent about one and a half years at Columbia University.

Quotes by Carlo Rubbia

If I'm going to compare myself to a candidate, it's Rick Scott. It's not Donald Trump.

Quotes by Carlos Beruff

As a Republican, I know that myself and the overwhelming majority of the Republicans I have served or interacted with understand that Americans have different beliefs, and they have the right to voice those beliefs.

Quotes by Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Losing an election is very difficult. I've lost an election myself, and it was very difficult.

Quotes by Carlos Lopez-Cantera

I'm trying to get myself in good shape, do my workouts, so that when I am back, I am ready to go.

Quotes by Carlos Ruiz

One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'.

Quotes by Carla Bley

In reality, I don't see myself as a man hunter. In fact, when it comes to love, I am rarely the one to make the first move.

Quotes by Carla Bruni

My Smiths, my Carters, the Cashes - everybody embraced me and held my arms up when I couldn't do it myself.

Quotes by Carlene Carter

I always have to just be myself. Anything else, I'm not happy, and it comes out musically.

Quotes by Carlene Carter

I challenged myself to carry on the style of guitar that my grandmother did: the Carter scratch.

Quotes by Carlene Carter

I was always in a big hurry to do everything. Before I was 20, I was married twice and had two kids. But I don't regret any of it. I learned a lot about myself. I had a lot to...

Quotes by Carlene Carter

When I'm on stage, I know exactly where I am. It's not an ego thing or anything like that, but I am more in my body and aware of myself and aware of what I'm doing, and I feel more...

Quotes by Carlene Carter

I found the emotion that as an athlete you block out, and it really helped me to understand myself as a person. I'm a really emotional person and it helped make me a better person.

Quotes by Carl Lewis

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

Quotes by Carl Rogers

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

Carl Sandburg

I couldn't see myself filling some definite niche in what is called a career. This was all misty.

Carl Sandburg

My style will be management by being on the street, management by walking around. Third persons won't have to tell me what's going on in our city. I'll hear it, I'll see it, I'll touch it myself.

Quotes by Carl Stokes

I really try to take care of myself. I really put forth the effort to make a regimen just a part of my life. When I can't, for instance if I'm in a location someplace and I can't work out...

Quotes by Carl Weathers

I always love to push myself, because I am not so self-confident.

Quotes by Carine Roitfeld

Monsieur Saint Laurent was pathologically shy, and he made the Saint Laurent woman in his own image. Like her, I am shy. And to protect myself, I adopted something of an androgynous look, just as his women did.

Quotes by Carine Roitfeld

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.