Quotes with self-distrust

Quotes 201 till 220 of 706.

  • 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.
    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.
    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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  • Susan B. Anthony I always distrust people who know so much about what God wants them to do.
    Susan B. Anthony
    American women's rights activist (1820 - 1906)
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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.
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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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  • 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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  • Joe E. Lewis I distrust camels, and anyone else who can go a week without a drink.
    Joe E. Lewis
    American writer
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  • E. M. Forster I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper.
    E. M. Forster
    English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist (1879 - 1970)
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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.
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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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