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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.

I haven't written an awful lot recently, but I think I probably will start again very shortly. Being so much on the road, when you have a couple of weeks off, you're likely to avoid sitting at the piano, and...

Quotes by George Shearing

I see myself capable of arrogance and brutality... That's a fierce thing, to discover within yourself that which you despise the most in others.

Quotes by George Stevens

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.

Quotes by George Sand

To me, the writer's main job is to just make the story unscroll in such a way that the reader is snared - she's right there, seeing things happen and caring about them. And if you dedicate yourself to this...

Quotes by George Saunders

If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness of politics - a creed from which you yourself cannot expect to draw any material advantage - surely that proves that you are in the...

George Orwell

What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy?

George Orwell

To survive it is often necessary to fight and to fight you have to dirty yourself.

George Orwell

The odd thing about being a writer is you do tend to lose yourself in your books. Sometimes it seems like real life is flickering by and you're hardly a part of it. You remember the events in your books...

George R.R. Martin

When expressions of emotion are dangerous, and when you are constantly told that this terrible thing is being done for your own good, you quickly learn to hide your true feelings, even from yourself.

Quotes by George Monbiot

When things are bad, it's the best time to reinvent yourself.

Quotes by George Lopez

Never let yourself get fooled by the same pitcher on the same pitch on the same day.

Quotes by George Kell

Try to realize it's all within yourself no one else can make you change, and to see you're only very small and life flows on within you and without you.

Quotes by George Harrison

When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.

Quotes by George Harrison

The nicest thing is to open the newspapers and not to find yourself in them.

Quotes by George Harrison

If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument.

Quotes by George Henry Lewes

Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.

Quotes by George Henry Lewes

So many years later, you watch yourself, and you're not critical of yourself anymore 'cause that's behind you.

Quotes by George Chakiris

You make a lot of films, do you? You make a lot of films yourself? Yeah, I'd like to see you make a film first before you get to talk about it. What a jerk.

Quotes by George Clooney

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

George Bernard Shaw

If you make up your own mind, you can only blame yourself.

Quotes by George Best

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.