Robert M. Pirsig Quotes

I know the person I am, and I know the person I can be.

Compare yourself to yourself and say, 'How can I be better? How can I be the real me?'

The older that we get and the different stages we go through in life, it seems like we become different people. But I think that the truth is you are always the same person. You just discover these new things about yourself.

Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one's own inner self.

It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be.

The next frontier is not in front of us but inside us.

I enjoy exploring and finding myself.

Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves. This difference between self-actualization and self-image actualization is very important. Most people live only for their image

We can drop the fundamental hope that there is a better "me" who one day will emerge. We can't just jump over ourselves as if we were not there.

Love makes you want to be a better man. But maybe love, real love, also gives you permission to just be the man you are.

It's a real luxury to be able to develop with your character.

Until we see what we are, we cannot take steps to become what we should be.

Our primary relationship is really with ourselves. Our relationships with other people constantly reflect exactly where we are in the process.

It is utterly useless to try to change the outer world, for it is but a reflection of inner causes. The true seeker seeks to change himself.

People think of me as a nice person because, I think, I have grown into a nice person.

Everybody wants to get enlightened but nobody wants to change.

The self is just our operation center, our consciousness, our moral compass. So, if we want to act more effectively in the world, we have to get to know ourselves better.

I see a deep connection between peace and change: peace always starts from within, for communities and people alike. The same is true of change: real change starts from within.

I feel the emotion that life conjures up and the songs I write get me closer to my feelings and realising who I am. It's a natural process.

My motto is to help people love themselves sooner. I can't teach them how to do that. They have to figure that out on their own - that's their journey.

I can't imagine, as a human being, not being able to grow.

Ultimately, I want people to be inspired to go on their own journey of self-discovery.

Everything about your life, about your body, grows! Your cells regenerate; your hair, your nails, everything grows for your entire life. And your soul needs exploration and growth. And the only way you'll get it is by forcing yourself to be uncomfortable. Forcing yourself to get outside, out of your head.

I got my high school diploma and a degree from the University of California. But most important, I got myself together and found out who I was and how I could proceed without destroying myself.

I think I've grown over the years and learned about who I am and what I can do and what I can't do.