Sydney J. Harris Quotes

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions.

Well. I'm probably not loving myself like I should, but I'm really trying.

I'm hard on myself, so I'm working on shifting perspective toward self-acceptance, with all my flaws and weaknesses.

Some people are more fluid than others at just being themselves and recognizing what's good about themselves.

Self-esteem, the kind that comes from finding the sweet spot between a healthy fondness for yourself and healthy self-skepticism, tends to get harder to come by the older we get.

I always feel like I'm so boring, but I don't get bored with me.

When you stop caring what people think, you lose your capacity for connection. When you're defined by it, you lose our capacity for vulnerability.

Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered.

This new thing about liking yourself, I find that absolutely appalling. Anyone who likes themselves, I just can't go too close to them. To me it's pure stupidity. But having some peace with yourself, that's quite a relief.

I am not racked with self-loathing. Some issues of guilt and shame, but I'm a pretty good guy.

I don't think the way I look at myself has changed.

Life's most underrated emotion is self-pity.

Compared to other people, I am not that narcissistic. Sometimes, I don't even plan all that I wear.

It's critical to be able to see things in other people that sometimes they don't see in themselves.

I'm continually reminding myself that it's OK to have an opinion.

The most important relationship we have in our lives is the relationship we have with ourselves, and we're not taught about it.

I think I've finally, after 72 years, gotten used to my voice, and it sounds like a friend now instead of an enemy.

I feel fine and comfortable with myself, but not because I'm beautiful.

I started to like my voice - the sound of it. So then I started to listen to it as something separate. To me, it sounded good that way as well.

Self-love, it is obvious, remains always positive and active in our natures.

I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness but I can't speak on their behalf.

Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.

I can consider myself my audience, and I'm not that weird. I'm fortunate in the things that I like, most people like.

I don't always understand my worth.

You must first get along with yourself before you can get along with others.