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Themselves Quotes

Nobody tells your story quite like you do.

This word carries a lot of weight around self-determination, whether it's a sweeping, almost poetic claim that a country is itself its own greatest achievement, or the more grounded idea that a field of scholarship should be shaped by the people who actually belong to it.

The gods help them that help themselves.

Quotes by Aesop

I've written repeatedly about the quest by corporations everywhere to transform themselves digitally.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.

Quotes by Zelda Fitzgerald

I think my stats speak for themselves.

Quotes by Xherdan Shaqiri

Autonomy Quotes

The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.

Quotes by Xun Kuang

It would be simply suicidal to French Canadians to form a party by themselves.

Quotes by Wilfrid Laurier

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

Walt Whitman

The Syrians are trying to say that the Lebanese are not capable of ruling themselves.

Quotes by Walid Jumblatt

It is African scholars themselves who will create the ultimate Encyclopaedia Africana.

Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois

Emotion Quotes

Those who talk to themselves are the truest actors.

Quotes by Vikrant Massey

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

Quotes by Tennessee Williams

An elite is someone who's for themselves and not for the country.

Quotes by Steve Bannon

French are what they are without excusing themselves to be.

Quotes by Simon Baker

Most of my inspiration, if that's the word, came from books themselves.

Quotes by Shelby Foote

Identity Quotes

I love Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Katy Perry. They are all about being themselves and I love that.

Quotes by Selena Gomez

Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is.

Quotes by Robert Smithson

Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.

Quotes by Robert Anton Wilson

At most contests now, skaters are judged against themselves.

Quotes by Rob Dyrdek

Under a decades-old agreement, Palestinian refugee camps are supposed to administer and police themselves. Lebanese troops are technically not allowed to enter them.

Quotes by Richard Engel

Reflection Quotes

Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.

Quotes by Pierre Schaeffer

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Themselves quotes page about?
It's about independence and self-determination, from a sweeping claim about a nation's own greatness to scholars shaping their own field of study.
Why is a nation described as its own greatest poem?
It's a poetic way of saying a country's identity and achievements are best understood through its own story, told on its own terms.
Does this collection cover scholarship and self-determination?
Yes, one entry argues that a field of study should ultimately be shaped by the people who belong to and understand it best.
Is there a cautionary quote in this collection?
Yes, one idiom warns that carelessness can leave people responsible for consequences they brought on themselves.
Where can I find more quotes about identity?
See our Identity quotes for more on self-understanding and belonging.

There's also a sharper, more cautionary use, the idiom about how carelessness leaves people responsible for their own undoing. For more on identity and independence, see our Identity and Autonomy quotes.