Self-awareness Quotes

"Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence."

- Hermann Buhl

"You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you."

- John Muir

""The mountains have rules. They are harsh rules, but they are there, and if you keep to them, you are safe. A mountain is not like man. A mountain is sincere. The weapons to conquer it exist inside you, inside your soul.""

- Walter Bonatti

""Mountains draw you to a deeper place in yourself.""

- Joan Bauer

"Tow Mater. Average intelligence."

- Tow Mater

"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all."

- Lou Gehrig

"I truly believe that we in this generation must come to terms with nature, and I think we’re challenged as mankind has never been challenged before to prove our maturity and our mastery, not of nature, but of ourselves."

- Rachel Carson

"I’m just a product of my environment; I’m from the hood."

- Lil’ Kim

"The hood made me, but it doesn’t define me."

- Tupac Shakur

"The streets may raise you, but they don’t have to define you."

- Nas

"Never mistake my silence for ignorance; my calmness for acceptance."

- DMX

"In the streets, the biggest battle is against yourself."

- Kendrick Lamar

"Don't underestimate me because I'm quiet. I know more than I say, think more than I speak, and notice more than you realize."

- Michaela Chung

"Quiet people have the loudest minds."

- Stephen Hawking

"While we all need external structure in our lives—some degree of predictability, routine, organization—those with ADD need it much more than most people. They need external structure so much because they so lack internal structure."

- Edward M. Hallowell

"Every brain comes with its own challenges but it’s when you acknowledge those challenges and learn to optimize your strengths that you will really begin to understand what you are capable of. In my experience, people who have brains that work like ours are capable of extremely interesting and valuable contributions to the world. But try to be understanding, not everyone can think like we think. Sometimes you just have to be patient."

- Lisa Castenada

"There’s such a lot of different Annes in me. I sometimes think that is why I’m such a troublesome person. If I was just the one Anne it would be ever so much more comfortable, but then it wouldn’t be half so interesting."

- Anne of Green Gables

"உனக்கு நீ நல்லவனாய் இருந்தால் போதும்.. மற்றவருக்கு நீ கெட்டவனாய் இருந்தால் அது உன் குற்றம் இல்லை.. கண்ணில் பிழை என்றால் பிம்பமும் பிழையே!! அது பார்க்கபடுபவன் பிழையல்ல.. பார்ப்பவன் பிழை."

"மனம் உங்களைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தும் முன் உங்கள் மனதைக் கட்டுப்படுத்துங்கள்"

"தனித்து விட்டால் தான் நமது பலமும் பலவீனமும் நமக்கு தெரியும்."

"நேற்றைய உங்களையும், இன்றைய உங்களையும் ஒப்பிட்டு பாருங்கள். வாழ்க்கையில் முன்னேற்றம் கிடைக்கும்"

"எப்போதும் உன் அடையாளத்தை யாருக்காகவும் விட்டுக் கொடுக்காதே"

"இனிப்பும் கசப்பும் மகிழ்வும் உனக்குள்ளே தான் இருக்கிறது.. உனக்கு இன்பம் தர உன்னைத் தவிர யாராலும் முடியாது."

"நீ சுமக்கின்ற நம்பிக்கை நீ கீழே விழும்போது உன்னை சுமக்கும்."

"உன் கவவுகளை கலைப்பது தோல்வி அல்ல – சந்தேகம்."

"Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself."

- Unknown

"To know oneself is the beginning of wisdom."

- Unknown

"ADHD minds might process conversations differently — sometimes jumping ahead, sometimes needing extra time. Both ways of connecting are valid."

"Managing ADHD isn’t about controlling everything. It’s about understanding when to act and when to pause."

"Rapid decisions might occur with ADHD. Understanding personal patterns opens various possibilities."