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When you are content to be
simply yourself and
don't compare or compete,
everybody will respect you.
Lao-Tzu
Tao Te Ching Keeper of the Imperial Library,
Ancient China c.604 B.C.
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It is far better to walk fully
in your own footprints
than a force fit
into someone else's.
Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole
14th President of Bennett College,
former President of Spelman College,
African-American Author, Professor,
Consultant and Scholar.
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Insist on yourself;
never imitate.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If I didn't define myself for myself,
I would be crunched into
other people's fantasies for me
and eaten alive.
Audre Lorde
20th-Century African-American Poet.
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We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves
to be like other people.
Arthur Schopenhaur
19th Century German Philosopher
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Public opinion is a weak tyrant
compared to our own private opinion.
What a man thinks of himself,
that is what determines,
or rather dictates his fate.
Henry David Thoreau
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You are, in essence, spirit,
housed in a physical envelope
brought to life by the breathe of
God to fulfill a divine mission.
Lyanla Vanzant
Contemporary African-American Spiritualist
and Author
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There has never been another you.
With no effort on your part
you were born to do something
very special and set apart.
What you are going to do in
appreciation for that gift is a
decision only you can make.
Dan Zadra
Contemporary Inspirational Author,
Publi
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I was always looking
outside myself for
strength and confidence
but it comes from within.
It is there all the time.
Anna Freud
Daughter of Sigmund Freud---Teacher
and Founder of Child Psychoanalysis
1895-1938
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Self-knowledge comes too late
and by the time I've known myself
I am no longer what I was.
Mabel Segun
Contemporary Author
from Reflections: Nigerian Prose and Verse
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People are like stained glass windows.
They sparkle and shine
when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed only
if there is a light from within.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Contemporary American Psychiatrist and Author
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It is as hard to see one's self
as to look backwards
without turning around
Thoreau
19th-Century American Writer,
Philosopher, and Naturalist
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Learn to see, listen,
and think for yourself.
Malcolm X
20th-Century African-American
Civil Rights Activist
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If we dig deeper to know ourselves-
into our souls-
we can release he encumbrances that
hold us hostage to mediocrity.
Mary-Frances Winters
from Only Wet Babies Like Change
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Our energy should be spent
on self-discovery.
You would be amazed
at all of the hidden nuggets
of brilliance you would find
not only for yourself, but to share
with others in your life.
Mary-Frances Winters
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Let us be grateful
to the mirror
for revealing to us
our appearance only.
Samuel Butler, Erewhon
17th Century English Poet and Satirist
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The more faithfully you listen
to the voices within you,
the better you will hear
what is sounding outside.
Dag Hammerskjold
Secretary-General of the
United Nations from 1953-61
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...the most important
earthly relationship you can
cultivate is your
relationship with yourself.
Ken Blanchard
Contemporary training and
Leadership Consultant
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Who am I?
What do I stand for?
What makes me"me"?
We are a part of everything around us and everything is a part of us.
we are inextricably entwined with the universe.
knowing self means that you know that you don't ever fully know self.
knowing self means
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People can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.
Richard Wright 20th Century African-American Author
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