#ourself

People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents you for yourself, nothing is left but to invent yourself for others. ↗

— John le Carre

#good #had #invent #inventing #invents

So you have to force yourself out of a comfort zone and really try to figure out what are the key ingredients, the key skill sets, the key perspectives that are necessary, and then figure out a way to attract the very best people to fill those particular roles. ↗

— Steve Case

#best #comfort #comfort zone #figure #fill

People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your money and go home. But don't screw up to the point where you're gonna be out of the picture. ↗

— Jimmy Chamberlin

#cartoon character #character #expect #go #go home

The more you get into any religion, it becomes the same. It really becomes how you treat other people and how you get outside yourself. How you look to help other people, and how you get out of this 'I, me, mine' type of thing. ↗

— Abel Ferrara

#becomes #get #help #how #i

You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy. ↗

— Lydia M. Child

#anything #battle #cheerful #confer #effort

Always go with your passions. Never ask yourself if it's realistic or not. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#ask #go #never #passions #realistic

Ultimately spiritual awareness unfolds when you're flexible, when you're spontaneous, when you're detached, when you're easy on yourself and easy on others. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#detached #easy #flexible #others #spiritual

Writing this record let me recapture who I am. It is summed up in the title Be Not Nobody. You need to feel comfortable in your skin and do whatever you need to do for yourself, to heal or to grow. ↗

— Vanessa Carlton

#comfortable #feel #grow #heal #i

Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself. ↗

— Hoagy Carmichael

#anything #get #hostile #least #make

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#before #clear #glorious #lies #life