#selves

None of us whether Men or Women but have so good an Opinion of our own Conduct as to believe we are fit, if not to direct others, at least to govern our selves. ↗

— Mary Astell

#conduct #direct #fit #good #govern

'Tis very great pity that they who are so apt to over-rate themselves in smaller matters, shou'd, where it most concerns them to know, and stand upon their Value, be so insensible of their own worth. ↗

— Mary Astell

#concerns #great #insensible #know #matters

It's only a few nutcases who do art for themselves, like Van Gogh. ↗

— David Bailey

#few #gogh #like #only #themselves

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others. ↗

— Edward Abbey

#enough #even #few #few men #fewer

We're living at a time where if you do a Google search for a 'show, review and network,' you'll get 'The New York Times' and Pete Billingsley from a town you've never heard of on the same results page. It's kind of democratizing the process so that everyone has access to a distribution system to express themselves. ↗

— J. J. Abrams

#distribution #everyone #express #get #google

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#away #begin #democracy #learn #ourselves

My observations of Japanese naval fighting men, their abilities and equipment led me to believe that they gave a better account of themselves than we did. ↗

— Jack Adams

#believe #better #did #equipment #fighting

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#allowed #anyone #capable #getting #job

If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it out for themselves. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#give #hedgehog #just #mirror #out

True thoughts are those alone which do not understand themselves. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#themselves #those #thoughts #true #understand