The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body.
A novel is often a longer process in handling self-doubt.
I'm not too fond of the hard work and the constant battle with self-doubt that goes on when I write, but I figure that's part of the territory.
I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect.
Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.
Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.
Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.
This above all; to thine own self be true.
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.
There's something about prime time television and the way the song is going to come off on the air. I'm very concerned, very self-conscious about that.
There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it.
The picture is a self-sufficient work of art. It is not connected to anything outside.
I don't want to tell your story because you're a insensitive, self-centered moron. I've told a lot of stories about young people, and I always feel there's hope.