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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 see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas.

Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith

I see myself first and foremost as a student of expression.

Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith

If I do three interviews in a day, I can be exhausted, because the process of hearing everyone requires that I empty out myself. While I'm listening, my own judgments and prejudices certainly come up. But I know I won't...

Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith

There's room for everyone, and everyone is wanted and needed. Whoopi showed me that. When I first saw 'The Color Purple,' it was so huge. That was the first time I had seen myself, my mother, my aunts, women that...

Quotes by Anna Diop

One of the things that comedy has given me over the years is a really good ability to laugh at myself and to not take things that don't matter too much too seriously. I feel that very little offends me...

Quotes by Anna Faris

I used to sort of consider myself a feminist, an environmentalist, and I still have some of that in me, but I've done so many offensive comedies, I'm now worn down to a little nub of... nub of an activist.

Quotes by Anna Faris

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

Quotes by Anna Freud

What I have always wanted for myself is much more primitive. It is probably nothing more than the affection of the people with whom I am in contact, and their good opinion of me.

Quotes by Anna Freud

Everything becomes so problematic because of basic faults: from a discontent with myself.

Quotes by Anna Freud

You can see when an actor gets bored: Their eyes go dead. I promised myself I'd never let that happen. If it does, I'll go and live on a desert island for a year.

Quotes by Anna Friel

I play a character every day of my life, and I don't want to play a character as myself. They can judge me as an actress, not as a person. I'm not a spokeswoman for Anna.

Quotes by Anna Friel

Sometimes when I'm watching television and something, an image, will come on that has to do with 9/11 or some of these families telling their stories, or children talking about drawing pictures of airplanes flying into towers, you know, I...

Quotes by Ann Richards

I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could...

Quotes by Ann Richards

As a child growing up in World War II, I was very moved and stirred by what was going on, but I distanced myself from history. I regarded history as just one more subject.

Quotes by Ann Rinaldi

I was always a show-off - as a kid I was never afraid to make a fool of myself, and I guess that's still true.

Quotes by Ann Robinson

We can be poor in spirit, and I don't even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing, it can be here today and gone tomorrow.

Quotes by Ann Romney

I'm a little bit more unusual so I consider myself as the black sheep.

Quotes by Ann Wilson

Fame put a lot of pressure on me in the Eighties and early Nineties - and I'm glad that I had the kind of makeup where I could come through it alive, keep myself in hand.

Quotes by Ann Wilson

I trained myself by doing other people's songs in clubs way back when. And so I have no pride about doing covers. I love it. And being a song interpreter, to me, is just as important as, you know, putting...

Quotes by Ann Wilson

I'm always a different person when I get up and perform because then I don't have to be nervous. I don't have to be myself.

Quotes by Ann-Margret

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.