#himself

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#every #him #himself #hinder #improve

The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered. ↗

— Richard Steele

#fool #himself #object #pity #until

A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package. ↗

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

#makes #package #person #small #up

A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself. ↗

— John W. Foster

#decision #himself #man #never #said

By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician who considers himself above politics. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#aloof #chuck #considers #defense #fools

Obama considers himself above deal-making and back-slapping, political necessities he often delegates to Vice President Joe Biden and other lesser sorts. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#considers #delegates #himself #joe #lesser

A prisoner in the Inquisition is never allowed to see the face of his accuser, or of the witnesses against him, but every method is taken by threats and tortures, to oblige him to accuse himself, and by that means corroborate their evidence. ↗

— John Foxe

#accuser #against #allowed #every #evidence

As a kid, I was scared of losing my mind. In Terrell, Texas, where I grew up, there was a guy that would walk down the street talking to himself. And I used to watch him and feel uneasy. And there was a sanitarium where people would say, 'That's where all the crazy people go.' It really sort of frightened me. ↗

— Jamie Foxx

#crazy people #down #feel #frightened #go

When you look at Michael Jackson, there's nobody who loves him in that family, nobody. If they did, they'd tell him he didn't have to do all that in order to be famous. All he has to do is keep doing his music and be himself. Michael's been a little touched for about 20 years, but somebody needs to pull him aside and tell him they love him. ↗

— Jamie Foxx

#aside #been #body needs #did #doing

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. ↗

— Erich Fromm

#birth #effort #give #himself #his