Quotes with self-approval

Quotes 201 till 220 of 703.

  • Ben Feldman Here's the thing about Jews in Hollywood. Not to stereotype, but the Jews I know here are the funniest, most self-deprecating people I know. And it's rare to find a Jew that is actually offended by comedy about them.
    Ben Feldman
    American actor (1980 - )
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  • Augustus William Hare Heroism is active; genius, contemplative heroism. Heroism is the self-devotion of genius manifesting itself in action.
    Augustus William Hare
    British writer (1792 - 1834)
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  • Stephen Vincent Benét Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity.
    Stephen Vincent Benét
    American poet, short story writer, and novelist (1898 - 1943)
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  • Ann Oakley Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization.
    Ann Oakley
    British sociologist, writer (1944 - )
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  • Carl Sagan Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
    Source: Cosmos (1980)
    Carl Sagan
    American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author (1934 - 1996)
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  • Abraham H. Maslow Human beings seem to be far more autonomous and self-governed than modern psychological theory allows for.
    Source: Motivation and Personality (1954) p. 123
    Abraham H. Maslow
    American psychologist (1908 - 1970)
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  • Elbert Hubbard Human service is the highest form of self-interest for the person who serves.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • Albert Einstein Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual's instinct for self preservation.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • June Jordan I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black: it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.
    June Jordan
    American poet and civil rights activist (1939 - )
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  • Martin Luther I am more afraid of my own heart than the Pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great Pope, Self.
    Martin Luther
    German preacher (1483 - 1546)
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  • Assata Shakur I believe in self-defense and self-determination for Africans and other oppressed people in America.
    Assata Shakur
    American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA) (1947 - )
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  • David Herbert Lawrence I believe that a man is converted when first he hears the low, vast murmur of life, of human life, troubling his hitherto unconscious self.
    David Herbert Lawrence
    English writer (1885 - 1930)
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  • Agnetha Faltskog I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.
    Agnetha Faltskog
    Swedish singer, songwriter and actress (1950 - )
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  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali I confront the European elite's self-image as tolerant 'while under their noses women are living like slaves.
    Ayaan Hirsi Ali
    Somali-born Dutch-American activist, feminist and author (1969 - )
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  • Aristotle I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Busy Philipps I do think moms should be given a break, all across the board. And I think that the most important thing is that you're healthy. After I had my little girl, I wanted to be healthy for her and have a healthy body image so that she hopefully grows up to see that her self worth isn't defined by how thin she is.
    Busy Philipps
    American actress and writer (1979 - )
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  • Malcolm X I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.
    Malcolm X
    American activist (1925 - 1965)
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  • Arsenio Hall I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm an actor so I simply act confident every time I hit the stage.
    Arsenio Hall
     
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  • A. E. van Vogt I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories.
    A. E. van Vogt
    Canadian-born science fiction author (1912 - 2000)
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  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I feel a kind of reverence for the first books of young authors. There is so much aspiration in them, so much audacious hope and trembling fear, so much of the heart's history, that all errors and shortcomings are for a while lost sight of in the amiable self assertion of youth.
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    American poet (1807 - 1882)
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