A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student.

I couldn't bear it if anyone knew I had hardly any self-confidence at all.

In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.

Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs.

In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write?

Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.

Sometimes the way you respond to horrific, evil deeds is the measure of one's self as a man, as a nation, as people, as a community.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Sexual harassment at work... is it a problem for the self-employed?

My real self is probably more creative and more frightening than any sort of drink or drug-induced state.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

There are writers who do start doing the same thing again and again and almost inevitably fall into self-parody.

Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our "beauty" so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air.

Many people feel their outer self isn't the whole self.