Logo - Feel The Words

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.

The way I work, I always ask myself, 'What did go well this year, and what do we need to work on?' I always have a plan in my head.

Quotes by Ada Hegerberg

I guess I'm the guy from the Beastie Boys. I'm one of the guys from the Beastie Boys. I guess that's what I'll always identify myself as.

Quotes by Ad-Rock

So I consider myself a dog person. Kind of. Had dogs when I was a kid, but my parents would never have dreamed of having them in the house.

Quotes by Abraham Verghese

I do not think I could myself be brought to support a man for office whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion.

Abraham Lincoln

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy...

Abraham Lincoln

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.

Abraham Lincoln

I definitely gravitate towards things like vegetables, chicken, brown rice, but I don't deprive myself of anything. If I want a Sprinkles cupcake, I'm having a Sprinkles cupcake. But I'm not going to have one every day... you just have...

Quotes by Abigail Spencer

I try to make myself do things for other people when I'm feeling down. Like, you can call your local hospital and help out in the pediatric unit.

Quotes by Abigail Breslin

I definitely people-watch. I often see photos of myself with my children: I'm always in the background with my mouth wide open, looking somewhere else.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

If the world is in complete flux for me and life is falling apart, if I just manage to get myself in front of a computer or at my desk, it calms.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

The thing I love about London is that it is filled with migrants, including myself.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

I talk to myself all the time - it's something my children have observed in the car.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

One of the things I think I can do in my lifetime is stop to remind myself that - and keep affirming that - women can sell movies.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

I used my television phase to save myself as an actor for the bigger screen.

Quotes by Abhimanyu Singh

As a competitor, I want to continue to keep turning the chapters and keep challenging myself.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

I have never once dribbled the whole field and scored a goal by myself.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

As soon as I started to realize that I could make a living playing professional soccer, I went to that place where I could torture myself because I knew it would make me better for the championship game.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

I never wanted to perform and never proclaimed myself to be a performer.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

I certainly never thought I would find myself walking into a pro-life office, and I never thought that I would one day be pro-life.

Quotes by Abby Johnson

I don't like to define myself as necessarily conservative. What is it to be a conservative? What is it to be a Republican, even?

Quotes by Abby Huntsman

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.