Self-awareness Quotes

"You don’t need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!"

- John Lennon

"One thing you can’t hide – is when you’re crippled inside."

- John Lennon

"How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?"

- John Lennon

"You’re just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You’ve got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It’s all down to you, mate."

- John Lennon

"February is the month where the heart whispers, and only those who listen closely can hear its song."

- Maria Elena Cruz

"Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it’s often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction and life paralysis."

- Brené Brown

"You cannot always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside."

- Wayne Dyer

"The way you tell your story to yourself matters."

- Amy Cuddy

"The hardest person you will ever have to lead is yourself."

- Bill George

"Relax; the world’s not watching that closely. It’s too busy contemplating itself in the mirror."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"You don’t have to control your thoughts, you just have to let them stop controlling you."

- Dan Millman

"Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally...Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves."

- Don Miguel Ruiz

"Need you for the old me, need you for my sanity, need you to remind me where I come from."

- Former_Tart

"I could be your supermodel if you believe... If you see it in me, see it in me, see it in me, I don't see myself. Why I can't stay alone just by myself? Wish I was comfortable just with myself but I need you"

- celestialfroggie

"I learned that it’s hard to accept being loved when you don’t love yourself."

- SZA

"I’m sensitive, I’m a Scorpio, and I love really hard."

- SZA

"The only expectations I live up to are my own."

- SZA

"Femininity in my music is just an expression of the palette that I can provide, as a woman, from my viewpoint."

- SZA

"Acknowledging your feelings isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a part of taking control of your wellbeing."

- SZA

"I didn’t know what I wanted to do, but I always knew the woman I wanted to be."

- Diane von Furstenberg

"Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it."

- Brené Brown

"The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that...women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves."

- Louise Otto

"Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her."

- Laozi

"The truth is were all a little bit broken. We must learn to love the broken pieces of ourselvesbe gentle and empathetic with ourselves, and others."

- Karen Salmansohn

"The real you is loving, joyful, and free. The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind, just like the ocean, just like the sun."

- Don Miguel Ruiz

"It is both a blessing and a curse to feel everything so very deeply."

"The minute you let anxiety flow freely is the minute you stop fearing it."

"Stop thinking about everything so much, you’re breaking your own heart."

"If I could give my nephew one thing in life, it would be the ability to see himself through my eyes."

- Anonymous

"You are strong when you know your weaknesses. You are beautiful when you appreciate your flaws. You are wise when you learn from your mistakes."