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Yourself Quotes

The hardest audience is yourself.

These quotes turn inward — an actor describing the fear that comes before any audience does, and thoughts on the quiet value of lowering the noise and simply listening more closely. For more on inner confidence, see Feel quotes.

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.

Quotes by Hermann Hesse

The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique.

Quotes by Herbie Hancock

Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice.

Quotes by Herbie Mann

You have to be concerned with yourself because if you're not on it all the time, nobody else is going to be.

Quotes by Herbie Mann

Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job and you are not rich, blame yourself!

Quotes by Herman Cain

It is immoral from almost any point of view to refuse to defend yourself and others from very grave and terrible threats, even as there are limits to the means that can be used in such defense.

Quotes by Herman Kahn

Just two days in Manhattan and you find yourself looking for a place to wash your handkerchief after you wipe your forehead and it comes away black. Is there a dirtier or more fascinating city anywhere in the land? The...

Quotes by Herb Caen

Teaching is like flying a plane. You leave school one day feeling like you're spiraling down toward the trees, expecting that the next day the crash will come. You brace yourself for the impact, only to find that things have...

Quotes by Herb Trimpe

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

I find that it's nice to work with somebody and spin off on someone else's feelings. You get a little jaded by yourself.

Quotes by Herb Alpert

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Quotes by Henry Rollins

Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium.

Quotes by Henry Rollins

The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink.

Quotes by Henry Rollins

When you start to doubt yourself the real world will eat you alive.

Quotes by Henry Rollins

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Quotes by Henry James

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.

Quotes by Henry Kissinger

As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it again. You never are going to know how good you really are until you go out and face failure.

Quotes by Henry Kravis

You only have one thing to sell in life, and that's yourself.

Quotes by Henry Kravis

Therefore keep in the midst of life. Do not isolate yourself. Be among men and things, and among troubles, and difficulties, and obstacles.

Quotes by Henry Drummond

Never feeling really at home in any one country is always challenging. You realise that you have to lean on yourself and to own it.

Quotes by Henry Golding

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of advice or reflection do these "Yourself" quotes offer?
A mix - one is about horror filmmaking and needing to scare yourself first, another is about the value of silence and truly listening, one touches on acting and avoiding self-judgment, and another argues entertainers aren't responsible for teaching children lessons parents haven't taught at home.
Is there a quote about acting or performance here?
Yes, one quote discusses the importance of staying "a blank space" while doing fantasy work as an actor, since judging yourself, the character, or the movie gets in the way of the performance. For more on craft and self-awareness, see the Best page.
Is there a quote about parenting or raising children?
Yes - one quote pushes back on the idea that entertainers should teach children life lessons, arguing that's a responsibility that belongs at home, taught by parents "yourself."
Does this page have anything about silence or listening?
Yes, one quote reflects on the value of silence, suggesting there's something good in turning the volume down and really listening - even calling it "a brand new thing." Browse the Feel page for more on inner experience and awareness.
Is there a quote related to horror or fear?
Yes, one short quote states: "The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself." It's a line about horror filmmaking and confronting your own fears first. For more upbeat reflections, check out the Good and Life pages.

Several entries also touch on craft and responsibility: resisting self-judgment while performing, and the idea that parenting duties can't be handed off to entertainers. Continue with Best quotes or Good quotes for related themes.