Robert Battle Quotes

We have to have a very clear understanding of ourselves.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

I think everybody at some point - especially if they've been working their whole lives - should take time out and think about what they've done.

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself.

So I observe life a little bit, rather than participating in it.

As I walk'd by myself, I talk'd to myself, And myself replied to me; And the questions myself then put to myself, With their answers I give to thee.

I don't want to think too much about me.

The willingness to be self-critical in England is much greater than the willingness to be self-critical in America.

Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.

I like to think of myself as an observer.

The biggest thing is I watch myself: What I need to improve on, what I can do different.

I don't have the time or the desire to gaze at my navel.

I don't enjoy hearing myself talk.

I try not to be super self-referential about my work because it becomes like navel gazing at a certain point.

I've criticized myself over the years.

When I come home, I always look in the mirror and I want to see where I could do better, where I can improve.

Prison gives you time to reflect.

I think what I've learned to do is not look inward as much.

We're not always the most insightful about ourselves.

I like the state of being self-aware, it's interesting when you start to look at your own habits.

It's kind of weird talking about yourself all the time.

Follow effective action with quiet reflection.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

I think it's always important to reflect anyway, no matter what age you're approaching or what milestone is in front of you. Reflection should be almost a daily thing if possible.

We have so committed ourselves in different ways that we have hardly any time for self-reflection, to observe, to study.