Quotes with self-protect

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  • Epictetus What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.
    Epictetus
    Roman philosopher (50 - 130)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received; it is, in sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Johann Gottfried Von Herder What of us lies in the hearts of others is our truest and deepest self.
    Johann Gottfried Von Herder
    German poet and theologian (1744 - 1803)
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  • Bruce Babbitt What we've proven is that you can protect the environment, use it wisely and grow the economy and that there is no conflict between the two.
    Bruce Babbitt
    American attorney and politician (1938 - )
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  • Brian Tracy Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.
    Brian Tracy
    Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development aut (1944 - )
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  • Andrew Cohen When a human being becomes so still that they begin to lose awareness of their gender, and they are simply looking into that abyss where there is no notion of self whatsoever, the world disappears. And that's really the only place to go. It's the only place to remain.
    Andrew Cohen
    American spiritual teacher (1955 - )
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe When all is said the greatest action is to limit and isolate one's self.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Carolyn Murphy When I had my daughter, my priorities shifted. Being in the world of fashion you have to be very self-absorbed and surrounded by people that are self-absorbed.
    Carolyn Murphy
    American model and actress (1974 - )
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  • Anita Desai When I was very young, I used to share much of what I wrote with my family, but as I got older and more self-conscious, it became a much more private process.
    Anita Desai
    Indian novelist (1937 - )
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  • Ben Okri When I write a poem, I go into a state of self-forgetfulness, and something higher takes over; I like to call it my best self.
    Ben Okri
    Nigerian poet and novelist (1959 - )
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  • Burning Spear When Marcus Garvey spoke about self-reliance, he wasn't only talking about people of colour. It's like self-reliance in general, for anyone. Just keep moving and moving within the right direction, and everything will be all right.
    Burning Spear
    Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician (1945 - )
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  • Oscar Wilde When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Jacob Boehme When thou standest still from thinking and willing of self, the eternal hearing, seeing, and speaking will be revealed to thee, and so God heareth and seeth through thee. Thine own hearing, willing, and seeing hindereth thee, that thou dost not see nor hear God.
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  • Abdullah Ibrahim When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution.
    Abdullah Ibrahim
    South African pianist and composer (1934 - )
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  • Byron Dorgan When we ask American men and women in uniform to fight for this country and to defend this country's interest and then to send them overseas, there is no question we have an obligation to protect them and provide for their safety.
    Byron Dorgan
    American author, businessman (1942 - )
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  • Norman Vincent Peale When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
    Norman Vincent Peale
    American minister and author (1898 - 1993)
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  • Bill Rancic When you lose your hair, it has an impact on confidence and your overall self-esteem whether it affects your career or your love life.
    Bill Rancic
    American entrepreneur (1971 - )
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  • Bhagavad Gita When you move amidst the world of sense, free from attachment and aversion alike, there comes the peace in which all sorrows end, and you life in the wisdom of the Self.
    Bhagavad Gita
    Indian Hindu storybook
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  • Cass McCombs When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes. It comes down to people's personalities and individual energies.
    Cass McCombs
    American musician (1977 - )
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  • Alan Cohen When you protect yourself from pain, be sure you do not protect yourself from love.
    Alan Cohen
    American businessman (1954 - )
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