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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.

You have to take each game as it comes and not get ahead of yourself.

Quotes by Aaron Ramsey

After building most of Mint.com's prototype by myself, I talked to anyone and everyone I knew about Mint. It's counter-intuitive, because you might fear someone will steal your idea, but it's the only way to make connections, be sure you're...

Quotes by Aaron Patzer

You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.

Quotes by Aaron Neville

That mindset never changes. It should never change. If you've been in the league for 14 years or been in the league not even a day, you should have that mindset that you're going to go out there and prove...

Quotes by Aaron Judge

There are a lot of good football players in the league. You just try to keep yourself grounded.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

It's not that hard to be good, you can be good off raw talent. But I feel like it's that extra step, doing work and putting a body of work in and doing things when nobody else is watching. When...

Quotes by Aaron Donald

It's what you work for and grind for. Just to get out there and play the game and try to help your team to win. And in doing that, you just help yourself.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

Once you start worrying about things, you get down about yourself, whatever it may be.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

You can understand a lot about yourself by working out which fairytale you use to present your world to yourself in.

Quotes by A. S. Byatt

You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.

Quotes by A. J. McLean

If you just try long enough and hard enough, you can always manage to boot yourself in the posterior.

Quotes by A. J. Liebling

We're living with the Arabs; we have to understand them... Through knowing the Arabs, you know yourself better.

Quotes by A. B. Yehoshua

Nature gave you your look and there's only a limited amount you can do about that, but what you wear is the skin you choose for yourself.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

I had to realize that you can't try to get money, support yourself, and grind doing whatchu need to do at the same time. The music is the grind. You really gotta grind. You gotta find your way around. You...

Quotes by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Being self-made means putting yourself in position to help others put themselves in position to be successful.

Quotes by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

In a consumer society, people wallow in things, fascinating, enjoyable things. If you define your value by the things you acquire and surround yourself with, being excluded is humiliating.

Quotes by Zygmunt Bauman

I don't have any regrets about not having had children. What's the point? It's just something else to beat yourself up over.

Quotes by Zoe Wanamaker

I think being able to really fall in love with someone is the craziest thing that could ever happen. You know, allowing yourself to really go there and really feel those things is extremely scary.

Quotes by Zoey Deutch

I think a lot of people, especially women, feel like to be whole, you need to find part of yourself in another person - probably because of the fables we're told as kids.

Quotes by Zoe Lister-Jones

What doesn't feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else - when you want to be another person.

Quotes by Zoe Saldana

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.