Quentin Crisp Quotes

The journey into self-love and self-acceptance must begin with self-examination. ... until you take the journey of self-reflection, it is almost impossible to grow or learn in life.

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

The exploration of oneself is usually also an exploration of the world at large, of other writers, a process of comparison with oneself with others, discoveries of kinships, gradual illumination of one's own potentialities.

The self-explorer, whether he wants to or not, becomes the explorer of everything else.

Time to go inward, man, I hope I have the nerve, to take inventory of the causes that I serve.

It's rare for artists to really stare deeply at themselves in the mirror, literally, because there's constantly a mirror on you. But figuratively speaking, I'm really into growth, so when I look in the mirror, I see somebody who's just trying to get better everyday.

A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet introspection

Many leadership problems are driven by low self-awareness.

The longest journey is the journey inward.

You have no need to travel anywhere - journey within yourself. Enter a mine of rubies and bathe in the splendor of your own light.

I used to be too subjective, and I was always tempted to find my inner self in the exterior and dissipate my imagination on other people and on life.

You need to take a long, hard look in the mirror and not come away thinking, "Hey, there's something wrong with this mirror."

No man has a chance to enjoy permanent success until he begins to look in a mirror for the real cause of all his mistakes.

If someone is self-aware, then they can always continue to grow. If they're not self-aware, I think it's harder for them to evolve or adapt beyond who they already are.

Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement.

How easy it is to see your brother's faults, How hard it is to face your own. You winnow his in the wind like chaff, But yours you hide, Like a cheat covering up an unlucky throw. Dwelling on your brother's faults Multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. See how you love.

We all have strengths, weaknesses and blind spots. In fact, an average person has 3.4 blind spots.

This is the key to life: the ability to reflect, the ability to know yourself, the ability to pause for a second before reacting automatically. If you can truly know yourself, you will begin the journey of transformation.

There's no journey worth taking except the journey through one's self. That's the most important journey you take. I found that out as I went around the world many times: I was learning about me.

Be an earnest student of yourself. Study your leading desires and tendencies.

I'm learning a lot about myself being alone, and doing what I'm doing.

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

I wrote an episode for 'thirtysomething,' and a producer said, 'That's really good, but what is it about? What does it say about you? What questions are you asking yourself?' I had never thought about that. This comment changed who I was, because it made me look at my own soul, the dark corners in my soul, and accept that dark side.

Everyone and everything that shows up in our life is a reflection of something that is happening inside of us.

I start asking a lot of questions about my own life, and it's not necessarily fun, but it's a good exercise.