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I'm still trying to find out who Paula Cole is. I always am - and I always will be - my real, inside self, which has no name.

Quotes by Paula Cole

James Brown was my favorite, my absolute idol. Every time I played with him was like a music lesson, and I never thought I could be so funky! I mean, a white boy from Canada - a Jew - getting...

Quotes by Paul Shaffer

The real rub is finding that authentic self and it's not something that's going to come to you overnight.

Quotes by Paul Guilfoyle

Some scholars argue that although the brain might contain neural subsystems, or modules, specialized for tasks like recognizing faces and understanding language, it also contains a part that constitutes a person, a self: the chief executive of all the subsystems.

Quotes by Paul Bloom

Superhero movies are so famous because of the metaphor that they trigger in one's self about who you could be if things were different.

Quotes by Patty Jenkins

In high school, I came out to my friends as queer. My entire world opened up; this was a monumental step toward unveiling my truest self. I had my first girlfriend when I was sixteen years old.

Quotes by Patrisse Cullors

Ignorance is the failure to discriminate between the permanent and the impermanent, the pure and the impure, bliss and suffering, the Self and the non-Self.

Quotes by Patanjali

The cause of suffering is that the unbounded Self is overshadowed by the world.

Quotes by Patanjali

I make me. At 18, I decided I wasn't going to have an unconstructed self ever. I was going to be the composer, the designer, the architect of me. It's been really fun.

Quotes by Patch Adams

It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid of losing it. And if you fear that loss, but become ill, you will suffer. Why not remain forever joyful...

Quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda

The sense of being a separate, egoic self begins with the astral, not with the physical, body. The soul is individualized spirit.

Quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda

The physical ego, the active consciousness in man, should uplift its body-identified self into unity with the soul, its true nature; it should not allow itself to remain mired in the lowly delusive strata of the senses and material entanglement.

Quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda

I am not endorsing being thin; I am endorsing being your fittest self.

Quotes by Parineeti Chopra

Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self.

Quotes by Paloma Elsesser

If I saw my 15-year-old self now, I'd think I wasn't that bad, but back then I perceived myself as awful.

Quotes by Orla Brady

I've never read a self help book... the most self-help I've read is on a beer mat.

Quotes by Ophelia Lovibond

I can't give more than I have. It doesn't matter if I am the most beautiful person in the room. There is inevitably going to be somebody way shinier and more tan than my pasty self.

Quotes by Olivia Thirlby

If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self - himself - he cannot know it, because he is no longer there...

Quotes by Oliver Sacks

My passion, personally, is being my true self while inspiring young people who are struggling with their identities to love themselves for who they are.

Quotes by Nyle DiMarco

The enslaving of the other is also the enslaving of the self.

Quotes by Nikolai Berdyaev

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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