Self-awareness Quotes

"I wasn’t searching for something or someone….I was searching for me."

- Carrie Bradshaw

"When I feel lost and can't make a decision, I just stop and get quiet. I take a time-out. I ask myself, “How does this feel? What do I want my life to be like?”"

- Kim Cattrall

"“Self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously.”"

- Tom Robbins

"Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you."

- Thomas Jefferson

"I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself."

- Michel de Montaigne

"He thinks himself rather an exceptional young man, thoroughly sophisticated, well adjusted to his environment, and somewhat more significant than any one else he knows."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Being yourself is one of the hardest things because it’s scary. You always wonder whether you’ll be accepted for who you really are. I decided to call my record ‘Inside Out’ because that’s my motto about life. I don’t think you ever succeed at trying to be anyone else but who you truly are."

- Emmy Rossum

"Your truck is a reflection of where you come from."

- Jase Robertson

"If you want to know the truth about yourself, sit in a truck for a week."

- Mike Rowe

"The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children."

- Jessica Lange

"You’re always going to wonder if you’re doing things wrong, but that’s what it means to be a mom, to care so much about someone else that you just want to be perfect as possible."

- Naya Rivera

"Your most valuable parenting skill is learning to manage yourself first."

- Dr. Laura Markham

"You don’t have to be a robot all the time, and you don’t always have to seem happy out there."

- Simone Biles

"If I disappoint someone, it’s their loss for putting that expectation on me when they don’t know me. I can’t control what they want."

- Simone Biles

"We don’t lose ourselves in parenthood. We find parts of ourselves we never knew existed."

- L.R. Knost

"If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room."

- Confucius

"You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you."

- George R.R. Martin

"As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart."

- Proverbs 27:19

"For many years, my morning routine was a result of how other people expected me to show up. I was overwhelmed and off-center because I was ignoring the messages my body was sending me."

- Amber Rae

"Celebrate your existence."

"HBD to the greatest gift the universe ever gave the world – myself!"

"Today I honor the greatest, most important person to ever be born on this day – me!"

"Today, I take time to be proud of everything I’ve done and the growth I’ve achieved."

"Happy birthday to me! Embracing my uniqueness and all the quirks that come with it."

"On my birthday, I honor my individuality and the unique path I have carved for myself."

"Here’s to another year of being uniquely me. Happy birthday!"

"As a mama, I’m not perfect. I make mistakes. I forget things. I lose my cool. And somedays I go a little crazy. But, it’s okay because in the end, no one could ever love my child the way I do."

"Your 21st birthday is a celebration not just of the day you were born but also of the incredible person you've become."

"On your 21st, embrace the journey of self-discovery with open arms. Your uniqueness is your superpower!"