In the days of witchcraft it used to be believed that if one person secretly made a waxen image of another and stuck pins into the image, its counter….

There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others..

Self respect is impossible without liberty..

The symbols of the self arise in the depths of the body, and they express its materiality every bit as much as the perceiving consciousness. The symb….

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom..

Doubt, not self-reflection, comes from a destructive energy, and when it rears its head, I talk to it like a lunatic..

Zen is the most scientific method to inquire into your consciousness. It takes you beyond mind into a space called no-mind. No self, but pure awarene….

I cannot prove to you that God exists, but my work has proved empirically that the pattern of God exists in every man and that this pattern in the in….

As one might expect, authoritarianism will at times cause children and students to adopt rebellious positions, defiant of any limit, discipline, or a….

Your moment of clarity comes when you face your fears. Sobriety gave me back me - my life. Self-medication kills you slowly. You can never get a han….

A blessed thing it is to have a friend; one human soul whom we can trust utterly; who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of al….

It is by extending oneself, by exercising some capacity previously unused that you come to a better knowledge of your own potential..

I have read all of Daniel Aaron's books, and admired them, but in The Americanist I believe he has composed an intellectual and social memoir for whi….

When we are self-conscious, we cannot be wholly aware; we must throw ourselves out first. This throwing ourselves away is the act of creativity..

I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, th….

It's the essence of a degenerating mind periodically, to lose all sense of continuous self, and therefore any regard for what others think of your la….

Once, when I was younger, I thought I could be someone else. I'd move to Casablanca, open a bar, and I'd meet Ingrid Bergman. Or more realistically -….

It was a very, very intense and long casting process [for The Killing] because we really had to find the right people who could carry the weight of t….

I've always wanted to have tattoos. I grew up around people who were very tattooed. It's a self-expression thing; it's also helped me claim my body a….

For the unified mind in accord with the Way all self-centered striving ceases. Doubts and irresolutions vanish and life in true faith is possible. Wi….

The faculty of self-help is that which distinguished man from animals; that it is the Godlike element, or holds within itself the Godlike element, of….