#yourself

You utter a vow or forge a signature and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman or prison. ↗

— Bronislaw Malinowski

#find #forge #life #may #monastery

A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, and the value of friendship, and respecting yourself so you can respect others. ↗

— Jena Malone

#acceptable #buddha #friendship #jesus #leaders

For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared. ↗

— Jena Malone

#actor #being #being scared #child #child actor

It's just not easy to explain to someone else what you don't understand yourself. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#else #explain #just #someone #understand

For me, there's a fine line between telling a story that's fictional with lots of details and then removing yourself too much from it, so it's bloodless, a little too fictional. ↗

— Aimee Mann

#bloodless #details #fictional #fine #fine line

One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers. ↗

— Barry Mann

#develop #other #possible #producers #record

Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice. ↗

— Herbie Mann

#being selfish #look #me #means #out

Through all of history mankind has ingested psychedelic substances. Those substances exist to put you in touch with spirits beyond yourself, with the creator, with the creative impulse of the planet. ↗

— Ray Manzarek

#creative #creator #exist #history #impulse

There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade away and you become a fleeting moment in life. ↗

— Pete Maravich

#become #dedication #fade #fleeting #focus

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#chance #environment #golden #help #luck