#myself

Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#anything #away #because #began #benefits

Every now and then I read a poem that does touch something in me, but I never turn to poetry for solace or pleasure in the way that I throw myself into prose. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#every #i #into #me #myself

If I didn't love the hourglass, I wouldn't love myself. ↗

— Rachel Roy

#i #love #myself

I am really focused on how I can improve myself and the world around me. ↗

— Rachel Roy

#around #focused #how #i #i am

When I go out and I'm presenting the best side of myself, I want to look different from everyone, but I don't want it to look like I'm wearing a costume. ↗

— Rachel Roy

#costume #different #everyone #go #i

For myself, I do not now know in any concrete human terms wherein my individuality consists. In my present human form of consciousness I simply cannot tell. ↗

— Josiah Royce

#cannot #concrete #consciousness #consists #form

But for me, it was a code I myself had invented! Yet I could not read it. ↗

— Erno Rubik

#could #had #i #invented #me

When Michael Jordan quit, I suddenly found myself without a sports hero. ↗

— Mike Royko

#hero #i #jordan #michael #michael jordan

I do not truly consider myself an icon, but the Cube has been quite successful. ↗

— Erno Rubik

#consider #cube #i #i do #icon

The No. 1 issue in the Hispanic American community is 'How do I leave my children better off than myself? ↗