Quotes with self-giving

Quotes 181 till 200 of 893.

  • Leo Rosten Every writer is a narcissist. This does not mean that he is vain; it only means that he is hopelessly self-absorbed.
    Leo Rosten
    Polish-American scientist (1908 - 1997)
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  • Joseph Brodsky Every writing career starts as a personal quest for sainthood, for self-betterment. Sooner or later, and as a rule quite soon, a man discovers that his pen accomplishes a lot more than his soul.
    Joseph Brodsky
    Russian-born American Poet, Critic (1940 - 1996)
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  • Bonnie Bassler Everybody, as soon as they do a good experiment, their first thought in this lab is, 'That can't be right. I must have screwed it up. What did I do wrong?' And that's the best kind of scientist because they're filled with this self-doubt. And if I'm going to be honest, that's who I am. And it's what drives me.
    Bonnie Bassler
    American molecular biologist
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  • Barry Bonds Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
    Barry Bonds
    American professional baseball player (1964 - )
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  • Bernard Bailyn Everyone knew that democracy-direct rule by all the people-required such spartan, self-denying virtue on the part of all the people that it was likely to survive only where poverty made upright behavior necessary for the perpetuation of the race.
    The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Ch. III, POWER AND LIBERTY A THEORY OF POLITICS, p
    Bernard Bailyn
    American historian, author, and academic (1922 - 2020)
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  • Bhumibol Adulyadej Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not impossible.
    Bhumibol Adulyadej
    Thai King (1927 - 2016)
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  • Beeban Kidron Everything a teenager does, says or looks at, however transitory, contributes to an aggregated virtual self that might one day have consequences for its real-life counterpart. How many of us would keep all our relationships and reputations intact if every transgression, mistake or youthful folly was held in public view?
    Beeban Kidron
    British filmmaker (1961 - )
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  • Philip Roth Everything dictated silence and self-control but I couldn't restrain myself and spoke my mind.
    Operation Shylock: A Confession (1993)
    Philip Roth
    American Novelist (1933 - 2018)
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  • Betty Buckley Everything good that I know was taught to me by great teachers and I feel like giving back and sharing the technique is the thing to do.
    Betty Buckley
    American actress and singer (1947 - )
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  • René Descartes Everything is self-evident.
    René Descartes
    French philosopher, scientist (1596 - 1650)
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  • Augustus William Hare Excessive indulgence to others, especially to children is in fact only self-indulgence under an alias.
    Augustus William Hare
    British writer (1792 - 1834)
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  • Arnold Bennett Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others.
    Arnold Bennett
    British novelist (1867 - 1931)
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  • Susie Orbach Fat is a way of saying ''no'' to powerlessness and self-denial.
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  • Bernie S. Siegel Feelings aroused by the touch of someone's hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith - all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well.
    Bernie S. Siegel
    American writer and pediatric surgeon (1932 - )
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  • Baltasar Gracian Few are the friends of a man's self, most those of his circumstances.
    Baltasar Gracian
    Spanish Jesuit and philosopher (1601 - 1658)
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  • Bipasha Basu Films with female protagonists don't attract many eyeballs. Most of them are perceived as feminist films. If Bollywood starts giving women major roles in entertaining movies, then the audience, too, will open up to the idea of watching commercial films in which the actresses do more than just play the role of the hero's love interest.
    Bipasha Basu
    Indian film actress and model (1979 - )
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  • George Bernard Shaw First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting woman would take advantage of it.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Bill Shankly Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.
    Bill Shankly
    Scottish football player and manager (1913 - )
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  • Vince Lombardi Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
    Vince Lombardi
    American football player (1913 - 1970)
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  • Bob Seger For a long time, I thought when you do a box set, you're giving up; you're saying, 'OK, I don't have anything left.' But now I've listened to some of the old stuff I haven't heard in 20 to 40 years with fresh ears. It's like, 'Oh yeah, I can see where people might want to to hear some of this stuff that didn't make it onto the records.'
    Bob Seger
    American singer, songwriter and musician (1945 - )
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