Quotes by Self Any systems approaching perfect self-control also approaches perfect self-frustration. Alan Watts frustration self perfect Self-knowledge leads to wonder, and wonder to curiosity and investigation, so that nothing interests people more than people, even if only one's own person. Alan Watts curiosity self people I used to think that divorce meant failure, but now I see it more as a step along the path of self-realization and growth. Alana Stewart divorce self thinking I didn't have high self-esteem when I was a teen-ager, as I think most teen-agers don't. Alanis Morissette self-esteem self thinking Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there's been a liberating force that's come from it. Alanis Morissette belief self mind Fame is hollow. It amplifies what is there. If there is any self-doubt, or hatred, or lack of ability to connect with people, fame will magnify it. Alanis Morissette hatred self people I've been doing a lot of different cross-training and kickboxing and Capoeira and kite surfing, and I've just really been back to what I consider my original athletic self. Alanis Morissette athletic surfing self What makes me feel alive is community, connectedness. Certainly family, parenting, relationships, friendship. All the way into colleague relationships and relationship with spirit, relationship with one's own self and inner child, and animals, earth, planet. Fostering and nurturing and really focusing on connection - connection in relationship with other and my own self and God. When I don't feel connected in all those three areas, life is not very good. Alanis Morissette self animal children When I pray, I'm just talking to what some people might call our higher selves: God, myself, my intuition, my heart. Whatever that is, that's where I go. Alanis Morissette self heart talking Paul Keating told us before we were elected that you can do deals with [Rupert] Murdoch without saying you were doing a deal. Did we do that kind of thing? Maybe. But from around about the turn of the century, I felt strongly that we had to do something about media ownership and self-regulation. Tony [Blair] disagreed. Alastair Campbell regulation media self My public caricature - that of a self-confident alpha male - is only partly accurate. Alastair Campbell alpha-male males self Autocratic governments are masters of self-contradiction. They say one thing, do another. Alastair Reynolds contradiction government self In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life. Albert Bandura struggle self fear Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure. Albert Bandura belief self doe The content of most textbooks is perishable, but the tools of self-directedness serve one well over time. Albert Bandura textbooks tools self Success and failure are largely self-defined in terms of personal standards. The higher the self-standards, the more likely will given attainments be viewed as failures, regardless of what others might think. Albert Bandura self might thinking In social cognitive theory, perceived self-efficacy results from diverse sources of information conveyed vicariously and through social evaluation, as well as through direct experience Albert Bandura evaluation information self Self-doubt creates the impetus for learning but hinders adept use of previously established skills Albert Bandura skills self doubt The satisfactions people derive from what they do are determined to a large degree by their self-evaluative standards Albert Bandura degrees self people Ironically, it is the talented who have high aspirations, which are possible but exceedingly difficult to realize, who are especially vulnerable to self-dissatisfaction despite notable achievements. Albert Bandura notable achievement self «910111213141516171819»