#persona

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

Love is often nothing but a favorable exchange between two people who get the most of what they can expect, considering their value on the personality market. ↗

— Erich Fromm

#considering #exchange #expect #favorable #get

It's more than a job. It's very personal, so when you're hurt, you're really hurt inside. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#inside #job #more #personal #really

I thought people would ask me really personal questions because I've shown more of myself, but it's a comedy, and people understand that it's a game we play. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#because #comedy #game #i #me

The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#award #chief #chief executive #corporation #executive

To combat social awkwardness, I would just act like I couldn't be bothered - that kind of aloof persona or aloof demeanor. It's so off-putting. ↗

— Janeane Garofalo

#aloof #awkwardness #bothered #combat #demeanor

I have an extremely addictive personality. I'm an extremist. ↗

— Leif Garrett

#extremely #extremist #i #personality

I wouldn't want to criticise someone like Charlotte Church because she has done fantastically well, but personally I've always cared about the long term. ↗

— Lesley Garrett

#always #because #cared #charlotte #church

This kind of charge reveals a good deal about the personality of the people who make it; to impute such motives to another man is to imply you're harboring them yourself. ↗

— Jim Garrison

#another #another man #charge #deal #good

I think there is a great difference, in that when the poet is reading you get the whole personality of the person, especially if he's a good reader. Whereas a person just sitting gets what he puts into it. ↗

— James Laughlin

#especially #get #gets #good #great