A lot of people thought the sense of self was hard-wired, but it's not at all. It can be changed very quickly, and that's very intriguing.
Miguel Nicolelis
The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Our inclination is to show our Lord only what we feel comfortable with. But the more we dare to reveal our whole trembling self to him, the more we... →
Henri Nouwen
I think 60 is when many people hit their prime. We elect many of our presidents in their 60s. At that age, people are full of ideas and their best... →
Diana Nyad
There's a constant anxiety that comes from having an innate sense of self, yet existing within a homogenised, aspirational culture.
Autre Ne Veut
A guy who's actually self destructive is quite fun to play.
Chris O'Dowd
There are selves too big for one person to contain. You cannot call them selfish. There is nothing -ish about such selves. They are the self, as it... →
P. J. O'Rourke
When I write a poem, I go into a state of self-forgetfulness, and something higher takes over; I like to call it my best self.
Ben Okri
I'd probably say to my younger self, get yourself a whole collection of lawyers. Which is what I have now.
Mike Oldfield
There's the part that I just want what I want, and I don't want to be bothered by anything else, and sort of the short-term more compulsive... →
Eli Pariser