Gloria Steinem Quotes

Let each person in relationship worry about Self-what Self is being, doing, and having; what Self is wanting, asking, giving; what Self is seeking, creating, experiencing, and all relationships would magnificently serve their purpose-and their participants!

If you have nothing to do, look at yourself and see if there isn't something close at hand that you can improve. It may make you wealthy, although it is more likely it will make you happy.

I like this idea of becoming fully realised.

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

I got married before I found myself. People should find themselves before they get married.

Improving yourself is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others.

We are responsible for our own destiny. What matters is how we improve ourselves from this moment forward.

Instead of looking for the right person become the right person.

I'm the one I need to work with.

When you're younger, you think you're in competition with everyone. You think everyone's success is a threat to you, and this is a thing you grow out of. You get older and you suddenly realize the only person you're in competition with is yourself.

When it comes to women, get your life together first. Put on your own oxygen mask first. Figure out who you are. Mature. And then go find somebody to share that life with.

The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.

If you concern yourself with your neighbor’s talents, you’ll neglect your own. But if you concern yourself with yours, you could inspire both!

There are certain bad habits we've groomed our whole life -- from personality flaws to fashion faux pas. And it has been the role of parents and friends, outside of some minor tweaking, to reinforce the belief that we're okay just as we are. But it's not enough to just be yourself. You have to be your best self. And that's a tall order if you haven't found your best self yet.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.

Improvement begins with I.

It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

Everybody eventually discovers that they are an individual with the power to affect their own lives and make it better or not.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Before you can do something you must first be something.

As a teacher I realize that what one learns in school doesn't serve for very much at all, that the only thing one can really learn is self-understanding, and this is something that can't be taught.