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Self-hood Quotes
"I was born anew, owner of my own darkness."
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"We carry about us the burden of what thousands of people have said and the memories of all our misfortunes. To abandon all that is to be alone, and the mind that is alone is not only innocent but young -- not in time or age, but young, innocent, alive at whatever age -- and only such a mind can see that which is truth and that which is not measurable by words."
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"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."
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"There is truth, my boy. But the doctrine you desire, absolute, perfect dogma that alone provides wisdom, does not exist. Nor should you long for a perfect doctrine, my friend. Rather, you should long for the perfection of yourself. The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught."
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"Perhaps, thought Nanny, little green Elphaba chose her own sex, and her own color, and to hell with her parents."
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"You have everything inside you, though you sometimes only recognise certain bits relating to the current stage of your path."
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"But you have to sacrifice yourself for YOURSELF, too."
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"My worth changes with every choice I make and every action I take. I can choose myself to uselessness or to being valuable."
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"To underestimate oneself is as much an exaggeration of one's powers than the other."
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"People cannot turn you into a foot mat if you clearly know your true self-worth."
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"There is no denial that the lack of self-love conditions many to feel unimportant or irrelevant."
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"YOU are a signature to be dealt with and inspire, only when you move in to your authenticity."
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"You are the most important person in your life. Your relationship with yourself defines your relationships with every other person you encounter. Celebrate yourself and celebrate all those around you."
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"Self-consciousness of the manner is the expensive substitute for simplicity."
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"Black Girls. Always remember: It's so easy, and it takes very little effort, to be like the next person. Don't insult yourself like that. Be yourself! Walk YOUR walk. Talk YOUR talk. Be uniquely YOU in everything that you do. A confident woman who has a strong sense of self is quite beautiful. Allow your light to shine from the inside out. Self - love is the greatest love of all. Love, respect, and be good to yourself, first! You matter! You count! And you're important, too!"
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"The best jury of your peers that you'll ever find is well, you. Only you know what you're capable of and what you want to be."
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"The most important journey in your life will be the journey to find yourself. To find who you are, to find what you love, is the greatest gift in life. Look at yourself, honestly, and find who you really are. To reveal your true self might be scary but the act of learning who you really are is important to make it possible to live your best possible life."
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"We can spend our lives letting the world tell us who we are. Sane or insane. Saints or sex addicts. Heroes or victims. Letting history tell us how good or bad we are. Letting our past decide our future. Or we can decide for ourselves. And maybe it's our job to invent something better."
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"Do no look for that ideal person to be with, be that ideal person."
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"Self - Worth. Self - Love. Self - Esteem. Self - Motivation. Self - Confidence. All of these things equal Self - Empowerment. Always believe in yourself, even if nobody else does!"
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"[Fireheart] was interrupted by a screech from Cloudtail. 'Fireheart! Fireheart, Brightpaw isn't dead!'Fireheart spun around and raced across the clearing to crouch beside Brightpaw. Her white - and - ginger fur, which, she had always kept so neatly groomed, was spiky with drying blood. On one side of her face the fur was torn away, and there was blood where her eye should have been. One ear had been shredded, and there were huge claw marks scored across her muzzle."
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