We have to look at our own inertia, insecurities, self-hate, fear that, in truth, we have nothing valuable to say. When your writing blooms out of the back of this garbage compost, it is very stable. You are not running from anything. You can have a sense of artistic security. If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.
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Don't worry about growing older or pleasing others. Please yourself.
Don't worry about growing older or pleasing others. Please yourself.
Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.
Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.
How could I have been anyone other than me?
How could I have been anyone other than me?
The soul that is within me no man can degrade.
The soul that is within me no man can degrade.
The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and read more
The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation read more
Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening.
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to read more
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.
I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe that I'm read more
I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe that I'm somebody else.
