#self

Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#self-deception #deception

I know the fashion is that everything is fair game [for comedy material] but I don't believe that. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

#self-censorship #censorship

Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#gossip #hypocrites #judgement #low-self-esteem #gossip

I don't understand women that call themselves a "bitch". It doesn't empower a woman. Rather, it reveals to everyone that you were deeply hurt at one time. Because of the pain your still carrying, you will continue to hurt anyone that reminds you of those moments when you let your guard down and where fooled. Sadly, it sends a clear message to the observant that you still are hurt. If only women would realize that "we all" have moments of stupidity then they would stop comparing themselves to the masses. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#gossip #perspective #self-esteem #women #gossip

Are you what others say and think you are?  Or are you who you are regardless of what others say and think? ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#identity #richelle #richelle-goodrich #self-esteem #self-worth

If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#lying #self-deception #deception

We each appear to hold within ourselves a range of divergent views as to our native qualities.. And amid such uncertainty, we typically turn to the wider world to settle the question of our significance.. we seem beholden to affections of others to endure ourselves. ↗

— Alain de Botton

#affirmation #insecurity #self-esteem #status #uncertainty

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#self-awareness #self-discovery #discovery

It was like discovering that some part of you wasn't yours at all. And it made me wonder what else I couldn't claim. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#discovery

You find out who you are by figuring out who and what you're not ↗

— Kelly Cutrone

#discovery