Self-awareness Quotes

"“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”"

- Maya Angelou

"You have power over your mind —not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

- Marcus Aurelius

"When we self-regulate well, we are better able to control the trajectory of our emotional lives and resulting actions based on our values and sense of purpose."

- Amy Mercree

"The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills —self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter most— are the foundation for self-control."

- Kelly McGonigal

"You always say such lovely things to me, Red. Do you say them to yourself?"

- Talia Hibbert

"look at yourself now. Your family, your friends, your history, and your future. Talk about what’s hard. Lean into what’s uncomfortable. Wrestle with what’s uncertain. Celebrate what is hard-fought and deserving. Mourn what has been lost. Appreciate what’s meaningful and makes life worth living for you."

- Natasha P. Trujillo

"Nothing external to you has any power over you."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If I had to, I could clean out my desk in five seconds, and nobody would ever know that I’d ever been here. And I’d forget, too."

- Ryan Howard

"I talk a lot, so I’ve learned to tune myself out."

- Kelly Kapoor

"Sometimes I get so bored I just want to scream, and then sometimes I actually do scream. I just sort of feel out what the situation calls for."

- Kelly Kapoor

"I’m such a perfectionist that I'd kinda rather not do it at all than do a crappy version."

- Ryan Howard

"Sometimes I get so bored I just want to scream, then sometimes I actually do scream. I just sort of feel out what the situation calls for."

- Kelly Kapoor

"I have flaws. What are they? Oh, I don’t know. I sing in the shower. Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I’ll hit somebody with my car. So sue me."

- Michael Scott

"To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up."

- Oscar Wilde

"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about."

- Oscar Wilde

"What I’ve realized is that confidence is a daily journey. We always think that confidence is a destination we must get to, but it’s a choice we make..."

- Jonathan van Ness

"Comfortable in my skin. Cozy with who I am."

- Beyoncé

"Your problem is how you are going to spend this one and precious life you have been issued. Whether you’re going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are."

- Anne Lamott

"When I get lonely these days, I think: So BE lonely, Liz. Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. But never again use another person’s body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilled yearnings."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

"The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours."

- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

"Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort."

- Fred Rogers

"I suck at selling, I’m great at talking about the things I care about."

- Gary Vaynerchuk

"I am a chef, my job is top secret. Even I don’t know what I am doing."

- Anonymous

"Don't compare yourself to others"

"I actually don't need to control my anger. Everyone around me needs to control their habit of pissing me off."

"I've finally lost my mind if found, don't bother to return it"

"Let every snowflake that adorns your window be a reminder to embrace life's uniqueness."

"May the snowy blanket outside be reflected as a clean slate inside you this holiday season."

"Each flake carries its own path – just as we do in our lives."

"What somebody else thinks of me is none of my business."