Self-awareness Quotes

"There is one truth that must be sought after first before you can go further and that truth is that you must take charge of your own life for you cannot lead a life of truth if you let someone else take responsibility for your thoughts or actions."

- Byron Pulsifer

"To live in the light of a new day and an unimaginable and unpredictable future, you must become fully present to a deeper truth—not a truth from your head, but a truth from your heart; not a truth from your ego, but a truth from the highest source."

- Debbie Ford

"When a man is tired of life on his 21st birthday, it indicates that he is rather tired of something in himself."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

"When you turn 30, a whole new thing happens: you see yourself acting like your parents."

- Blair Sabol

"Thirty was so strange for me. I’ve really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult."

- C.S. Lewis

"Men must know their limitations."

- Clint Eastwood

"I love the fact that not many people can say, 'Oh, I went out and ran 20 miles today.' I love how much dedication it takes and how much you learn a lot about yourself, as well as your physical and mental limits. There's just something about it."

- Shalane Flanagan

"Everything you ever wanted to know about yourself, you can learn in 26.2 miles."

- Lori Culnane

"Everything you wanted to know about yourself you can learn in 26.2 miles."

- Lori Culnane

"We try to be like others. But that leads to our becoming overaroused and distressed. We are a package deal, however. Our trait of sensitivity means we will also be cautious, inward, needing extra time alone. Because people without the trait (the majority) do not understand that, they see us as timid, shy, weak, or that greatest sin of all, unsociable. Fearing these labels, we try to be like others. But that leads to our becoming overaroused and distressed. Then that gets us labeled neurotic or crazy, first by others and then by ourselves."

- Elaine N. Aron

"As a highly sensitive person, every little thing elicits a strong reaction in me."

- Tracy M. Kusmierz

"I can’t stand chaos. I hate loud environments. Art makes me cry. No, I’m not crazy; I’m a textbook example of a highly sensitive person."

- Anne Marie Crosthwaite

"What is a man but the sum of his memories? We are the stories we live! The tales we tell ourselves!"

- Clay Kaczmarek

"We are all our own worst enemy. But also our best teacher."

- Gouken (Super Street Fighter IV)

"We are all our own worst enemy. But also, our best teacher."

- Super Street Fighter IV

"The truth, Walker, is that you’re here because you wanted to feel like something you’re not: A hero."

- Spec Ops: The Line

"The sad thing that many of us empaths don’t realize is that often our desire to heal others is a disguised cry for help for our own healing."

- Mateo Sol

"As empaths, our high level of sensitivity means that we are prone to feeling like eternal outsiders who are in the world but not quite of the world."

- Aletheia Luna

"I don’t know if it’s because my sensitivity is through the roof, but I can’t stand contrived dialogue anymore."

- Jeff Baena

"Sensitivity isn’t being wimpy. It’s about being so painfully aware that a flea landing on a dog is like a sonic boom. I enjoy a lot of mystery."

- Jeff Buckley

"Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you."

- Roger Ebert

"I’m a passionate person; there’s a lot going on underneath my carousel of blazers: a cauldron of sensitivity and emotion."

- Sue Perkins

"Sensitive people are usually very aware of their own emotions. They pay close attention to how they feel and think about it later. They can also understand how others feel and empathise with them. These are just a few of their many superpowers."

- Jenn Granneman

"If you’re a sensitive person, your emotions can feel overwhelming at times. You may worry that your reactions are “too big” or not justified. Instead of trying to suppress or ignore your emotions, hear their messages. Don’t act on every message, but listen and consider it."

- Jenn Granneman

"I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less."

- Dalai Lama

"Men often act knowingly against their interest."

- David Hume

"Someone else’s actions should not determine your response."

- Dalai Lama

"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."

- Leonardo da Vinci

"Every marathon is a journey of self-discovery."

"A human being is like a television set with millions of channels. We cannot let just one channel dominate us. We have the seed of everything in us, and we have to recover our own sovereignty."