Quotes about Sense of self

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One of the greatest tragedies in life is to lose your own sense of self and accept the version of you that is expected b — K.L. Toth
The self-esteem of western women is founded on physical being (body mass index, youth, beauty). This creates a tricky em — Antonella Gambotto-Burke, The Eclipse: A Memoir of Suicide
Beautiful moments in life need no words for description. Living those moments and feeling the beauty suffices. — Mamur Mustapha
They didn't realize that her clumsiness was not the ordinary kind, not poor coordination. It was just because she wasn't — Margaret Atwood, The Robber Bride
Time is a cruel thief to rob us of our former selves. We lose as much to life as we do to death. — Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, A Woman of Independent Means
To give value to others, you have to begin by valuing yourself. — Tim Fargo
It was a gift. What did I do with it? Life didn't accumulate as I'd once imagined. I graduated from boarding school, two — Emma Cline, The Girls
I was almost a wife but lost the man. I was almost recognisable as a friend. And then I wasn't. The nights when I flicke — Emma Cline, The Girls
There is nothing better in life than commitment to personal development and lifelong learning. — Lailah Gifty Akita
To study the self is to forget the self. Maybe if you sat enough zazen, your sense of being a solid, singular self would — Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being
Imagination and recollection of cherished memories of the pastimes are closely related. We do not recall memories verbat — Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go. — James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
These ideas fit the experience of these Japanese women who often talked about searching for or trying to develop "self" — Nancy Ross Rosenberger, Dilemmas of Adulthood: Japanese Women and the Nuances of Long-Term Resistance
I will, without hesitation, walk away from anything and anyone that threatens my peace or sense of self. — Izey Victoria Odiase
For in some ways the world was like a shopping centre, and he himself was a doubtful customer, often ineffectual, being — Margaret Mahy, The Catalogue of the Universe
I want to be judged by who I am as a person, not by what happened to me. In fact, all the bad things have only contribut — Jenna Jameson, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale
It doesn't really matter how you feel about your character, it just matters what you do with it. — Kiera Cass, The One
I had the strangest feeling -- like I had lost something without ever really having it in the first place -- that I wasn — Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Minds
The greatest freedom in this world is a sense of self detached from appearances so that we may sacrifice today’s comfort — Vironika Tugaleva
My sense of self has expanded and contracted like a schizophrenic accordion. I have questioned everything, and I have fe — Sera J. Beak, The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark