Self-awareness Quotes

"The biggest lesson I learned from jiu-jitsu was how to truly know myself"

- Carlos Gracie

"A black belt only covers two inches of your as* – you have to cover the rest."

- Royce Gracie

"Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style."

- Kobe Bryant

"What people see on court is another side of me; it's not me."

- Kobe Bryant

"I'm not the most patient of people."

- Kobe Bryant

"Eeew, I'd be a little uncomfortable Googling myself. People sit there - and Google themselves? That's kind of weird."

- Kobe Bryant

"The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court."

- Kobe Bryant

"Twitter is great to connect with fans and be transparent. I enjoy that aspect about it. But really, I'm still trying to figure it out."

- Kobe Bryant

"I've got four dogs, and I just don't do dog doo. I'm a diva when it comes to that."

- Kobe Bryant

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else."

- Judy Garland

"Learn that someone else’s confusion and mixed signals you try to decipher aren’t a reflection of you, but someone else’s ability to see your worth."

- Kirsten Corley

"I figure if I’m gonna be a mess, I might as well be a hot mess."

- Mindy Kaling

"When people try to tell you who you are, don’t believe them."

- Maria Popova

"You’re never going to be happy being anyone other than yourself."

- Thibaut

"If we are not regularly deeply embarrassed by who we are, the journey to self-knowledge hasn’t begun."

- Alain de Botton

"You are your own teacher. Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important."

- Ajahn Chah

"You’ll stop caring what people think about you when you realize how seldom they do."

- David Foster Wallace

"In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature."

- Bruce Lee

"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself."

- Coco Chanel

"Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn."

- Charlie Parker

"If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels."

- Tennessee Williams

"Recognize what you have inside you."

- Eric Pulier

"Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart."

- Rainer Maria Rilke

""You are not your resume, you are your work.""

- Seth Godin

"Your addiction is not you, but it feels like you because you’ve spent so much intimate time together."

- Toni Sorenson

"A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls."

- Proverbs 25:28

"Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will like the real you."

"Your uniqueness is a gift; embrace it and let your colors shine."

- Unknown

"Want to live a good life? Learn who you are, what you stand for, what you like, what you don’t like, and most of all, stay healthy."