Mike Weir Quotes

And again, hast thou valued Patience, Courage, Perseverance, Openness to light; readiness to own thyself mistaken, to do better next time

The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.

I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.

I know my flaws before other people point them out to me.

I'm far more ready to go with the flow now because I am more accepting of myself.

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

I'm a very contented, peaceful man. I made mistakes, yes, but I accepted them, and, I hope, graciously.

It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that's what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.

Learning how to work and learning how to fail is important.

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.

Once you're able to look like an idiot and be OK with it, it opens up your potential.

I've never been more normal than I am now.

You cannot control another human being, and you just have to learn to go with the flow and laugh at yourself, in whatever capacity.

I shouldn't be right for every role, because I'm not.

It was kind of a hard lesson when I figured out that not everybody is going to be kind, be sweet. So I've learned that I am never going to make everybody happy. There's always going to be someone who can't stand the way I write, and I can't take that personally.

I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best.

I'm as flawed as the next person. But maybe I inspire women because I'm an example that you should never assume that where you are in life or what you're doing is going to remain exactly as it is forever.

I am stubborn enough to know not to change myself.

I've gotten to the point where I've gotten comfortable with my awkwardness.

If a person doesn't like me or doesn't like my game, OK, that's how they feel. Can't be upset with it.

I didn't know how to get along with others. I didn't even know how to be in the same room with other people. Then, after a while, you learn.

Accept what you cannot control.