Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

If my former self and my current self met for coffee, they'd get along OK, but they'd both probably walk out of the Starbucks shaking their heads and saying to themselves, “That guy is kinda delusional.”

How many of us have these demons or habits or things we don't like about ourselves and understand the loops that we're in and yet are unable to break out of them and create lasting change within ourselves?

I keep rediscovering myself with every film. It is great to be doing that, it gives great satisfaction.

I was never carried away by success and have learnt from the failures. Satisfaction is what I crave for; fame and wealth are just by-products.

Sometimes you think the whole world is falling, and it's only yourself that's leaning.

We cannot let external criticism, even if it's true, fortify our internal foe. That foe is strong enough already.

Personally, I like to start my day off as a Saint and graduate to my Sinner self!

A women who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other people's evaluations.

Even though I've done a lot it also feels like I haven't done a lot. I've sort of popped in for supporting roles in things, and that's been really delightful.

It’s humbling, to become the very thing you once mocked.

No matter where you are in life, no matter what you’ve contributed to creating, no matter what’s happening, you are always doing the best you can with the understanding and awareness and knowledge that you have. And when you know more, you will do differently, as I did

There is certainly a satisfaction and dignity to be gained in coming to terms with the mistakes one has made in the course of one’s life

I know everything except myself.

I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of Faults than I had imagined, but I had the Satisfaction of seeing them diminish.

The person who understands the evil in his own heart is the only person who is useful, fruitful, and solid in his beliefs and obedience. Others only delude themselves and thus upset families, churches, and all other relationships. In their self-pride and judgment of others, they show great inconsistency.

I think that every living person, every person who is awake to the functioning principles within his reality has a moment where he stops blaming the problems in the world on group thinking, on humanity and authority, and starts to face himself. I hate this more than anything. This is the hardest principle within christian spirituality for me to deal with. The problem is not out there, the problem is the needy beast of a thing living in my chest.

If I can't really find a way to live with myself, I can't expect anyone else to live with me.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

If I am not pleased with myself, but should wish to be other than I am, why should I think highly of the influences which have made me what I am?

There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors.

You can't take yourself too seriously. Like, yeah, I'm doin' all that, but still I don't feel like I've done anything, really. I feel blessed 'cause I'm doin' all these things, but I'm not satisfied. I still have that feeling like, "Who am I? Who am I to have an ego? Who am I to change up and act like some Hollywood character?" Technically, in the grand scheme of things, I haven't done anything.

Think about these once in awhile, and watch your answers change.

The many speak highly of you, but have you really any grounds for satisfaction with yourself if you are the kind of person the many understand?

I'm a pessimist if I'm not careful, a feminist, a Black,...an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty, and drive.

Sometimes I have that kind of critical mind to myself as well. This is because there are times where I have to do things that I don't wish to.