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I think I'm much less self confident today. I actually went through a quite painful period because of that thinking that I was completely hopeless. But I think that's something that we all go through at various times of our...

Quotes by Hugo Weaving

I will burn your city, your land, your self.

Quotes by Hulagu Khan

It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self.

Quotes by Hugo Black

On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay, but the sum total of individual achievement, for better or worse, lives on in the immortality of The...

Quotes by Hu Shih

Social media is an advertisement for the superficial extroverted self.

Quotes by Hozier

If you manifest your true self through nature and your normal surroundings, I find that the most eerie. Like when you see birds suddenly start flying in a different direction or when you see moths forming weird shapes, I think...

Quotes by Holland Roden

I reveal all of myself. I bring all of myself to my roles. You only see me. You don't see anything else but me. That is who's there. They're manifestations of my own self.

Quotes by Holly Hunter

All great art allows us this: a glimpse across the limits of our self.

Quotes by Hisham Matar

If you skew the endocrine system, you lose the pathways to self. When endocrine patterns change, it alters the way you think and feel. One shift in the pattern tends to trip another.

Quotes by Hilary Mantel

By a combination of formal training and self study, the latter continuing systematically well into the 1940s, I was able to gain a broad base of knowledge in economics and political science, together with reasonable skills in advanced mathematics, symbolic...

Quotes by Herbert A. Simon

It is the parent's job to see how their child learns and to make sure that the children's self confidence is buoyed at all times, or they will plummet like a stone.

Quotes by Henry Winkler

He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self sacrifice.

Quotes by Henry Taylor

The concert is a polite form of self induced torture.

Quotes by Henry Miller

My bravery however was the effect of assurance for could I have believed the current report, I should have fled as fast as any man, no man can possibly have a greater reluctance to an intimacy with Sir William Howe...

Quotes by Henry Laurens

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies.

Quotes by Henry Adams

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel

Our inclination is to show our Lord only what we feel comfortable with. But the more we dare to reveal our whole trembling self to him, the more we will be able to sense that his love, which is perfect...

Quotes by Henri Nouwen

What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self.

Helen Keller

My real self, the self I have always been from a child, is a loner and nerd, slightly overweight, with a very heavy fringe. That is who I was as a kid. I don't think I will ever be anything...

Quotes by Hayley Atwell

There is no self.

Quotes by Harry Dean Stanton

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes will I find on this "self" quotes collection?
This page gathers quotes exploring identity and self-perception -- from reflective lines about who we really are to cautionary ones about ego. One quote puts it simply: "We are all the same person trying to shake hands with our self." For more on identity themes, see our Identity quotes and Truth quotes collections.
Do any of the quotes here warn against too much self-pride?
Yes. One older-style quote describes "A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was" -- a reminder that pride can blind someone to a genuine opportunity. Browse more reflective lines on our Growth quotes page.
Is there a quote here connecting "self" to a diagnosis or health struggle?
Yes -- one quote reflects on identity beyond illness: "My parents instilled in me a sense of self that I was more than just a diagnosis or a condition." It's a grounded reminder that self-worth isn't defined by a label. See related lines on our Emotion quotes page.
Does this collection touch on how culture and media shape our sense of self?
Yes -- one entry references Adam Curtis' 'Century of Self.' and reflects on how artists can fail the public by being too exclusive or insular, like being in an echo chamber. It's a more analytical take on identity than most quotes here. For lighter takes on individuality, see our Alone quotes collection.
What's a good next page to explore after "self" quotes?
If you enjoyed the reflective tone here, our Identity quotes and Truth quotes pages continue the theme of understanding who we really are, while Growth quotes covers the journey of becoming a better version of yourself.

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