David Archuleta Quotes

It's a question we all ask ourselves. What have we done lately? It rattles us each birthday.

I always write to understand my place in the world. I can see myself and my life unfold on the page, and I can understand my strengths, my weaknesses - I can see where I need to step up a bit.

When you get to be a 45-year-old man, you start to realize: 'I know who I am, and I know who I'm not. I know my shortcomings, I know my strengths; maybe some of my shortcomings are my strengths.' You start to face yourself as you truly are.

I have to be self-conscious of what I'm trying to do with my life.

I try and put myself in other peoples eyes, as I dont feel I've got anything new to say about myself at 23.

We have to have a very clear understanding of ourselves.

I look forward and see myself look back.

I look at the past and I see myself.

Every time I end a book, I look down at myself.

I try to be self-analytical, both to outline the mistakes I made in my life and try to explain why I did, and the things that on balance I did pretty well on.

Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?

Know your strengths, weaknesses, and needs.

No matter where you go, you always see yourself in the rearview mirror.

All of us must come to an honest, open self-examination, an awareness within as to who and what we want to be.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

A mentor long departed told me that the greatest gift in political life, in any life, is to view yourself objectively, at arm's length, to make an assessment of yourself. So whom do I rely on? I rely on myself.

A degree of self-awareness is extremely valuable... I hope I have that going forward.

I have faced up to what I am.

At the typewriter you find out who you are.

I have a pretty clear picture of the whole weight of my life, and there are things that I've done that are good, and I'm proud of them. There are things that I'm really not proud of, and that they, you have to look at me with a perspective, and I try really hard to do that, to keep from thinking I'm cool and ever so smart.

The examined life is no picnic.

I am a scholar of life. Every night before I go to sleep, I analyze every detail of what I did that day. I evaluate things and people, which helps me avoid mistakes.

Observe all men, thyself most.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?