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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.

To really involve yourself in transforming yourself. That's the work that I'm really focused on through my company, Higher Ground Productions, is really helping people to really find a place of personal empowerment as well as inner peace.

Quotes by Yolanda King

Practicing is not only playing your instrument, either by yourself or rehearsing with others - it also includes imagining yourself practicing. Your brain forms the same neural connections and muscle memory whether you are imagining the task or actually doing...

Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma

That's something we real big on - just being real, authentic, being yourself, not letting this lifestyle change you.

Quotes by YG

Forget yourself. Become one with eternity. Become part of your environment.

Quotes by Yayoi Kusama

I love working and writing new songs. But sometimes you need to wait, to have something in your mind, and then you can let yourself play music.

Quotes by Yann Tiersen

On a personal level, I think dressing is such a form of expression, and when you do events, it's important to feel as though you are authentically yourself.

Quotes by Yara Shahidi

When you're on the victory podium, you're a queen, but when you come down from it, you're nobody. You cannot be too proud of yourself.

Quotes by Yana Kudryavtseva

I think to be 'tough' means you look relaxed. So you have to be tough to win tournaments. But you don't want to be so tough on yourself.

Quotes by Yani Tseng

I was never a big-company type of person, and my ideal job was to be self-employed. The ironic thing is you work a lot harder for yourself than you do for anybody else.

Quotes by Xochi Birch

When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.

Quotes by Xun Kuang

Once you mature you start wanting different things out of life and wanting different things for yourself.

Quotes by Xzibit

I think, with any topical show, it's very easy to find yourself caught up in the news cycle, and working at 'The Daily Show,' I definitely found myself in that, where we would be talking about the last 24 hours.

Quotes by Wyatt Cenac

You have to fill your cup. You then give away the overflowing, but you keep a cupful for yourself.

Quotes by Wynonna Judd

It's just not easy to explain to someone else what you don't understand yourself.

Quotes by Wislawa Szymborska

'There's nothing new under the sun': that's what you wrote, Ecclesiastes. But you yourself were born new under the sun.

Quotes by Wislawa Szymborska

Although I didn't set out to run my own label, I found it made sense quite quickly. I can say what I want and dance to my own tune, even if sometimes it's like nobody is listening. The trade-off is...

Quotes by Withered Hand

The most daring thing is to be yourself and to do exactly what you want to do at that point in time and not to be worried with what other people are doing or what's popular.

Quotes by Wiz Khalifa

The worst thing I've done while sad is sit in defeat. That's very unhealthy. The best thing to do is dust yourself off and try again.

Quotes by Winnie Harlow

I think you have to feel your best by yourself. I do think it's important to have a solid friend that you can turn to, though - one that you can vent to.

Quotes by Winnie Harlow

It's very important, when everyone else seems to be pigeon-holing you, to try and pigeon-hole yourself.

Quotes by Winston Marshall

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.