If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive. — Audre Lorde
Either define the moment or the moment will define you. — Walt Whitman
I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone. — Henry Rollins
I don't like defining myself. I just am. — Britney Spears
You draw your own box. You introduce yourself as who you are… You create the identity you want for yourself. — Meghan Markle
Whenever you define who you are, you limit yourself to what you may potentially be. — Ralph Smart
Never let anyone define you. You are the only person who defines you. No one can speak for you. Only you speak for you. You are your only voice. — Terry Crews
Never letting the competition define you. Instead, you have to define yourself based on a point of view you care deeply about. — Tom Chappell
You can love me or you can hate me but you can't define me. — Cormega
be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be. — Henry David Thoreau
Always take a stand for yourself, your values. You're defined by what you stand for — Oprah Winfrey
Your definition of who you are is your prison. You can set yourself free at any time. — Cheri Huber
Self Define Image Quotes
Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situation that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals and self worth.
Self Definition Quotes
Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders. — Diane Nash
We are what we repeatedly do... excellence, therefore, isn't just an act, but a habit and life isn't just a series of events, but an ongoing process of self-definition. — Aristotle
If you live through defeat, you are not defeated. If you are beaten but acquire wisdom, you have won. Lose yourself to improve yourself. Only when we shed all self-definition do we find who we really are. — RZA
We are what we believe we are.
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so is ugliness. — Rodney Dangerfield
I'm not like a full athlete. But I'm definitely a boxer. — Logan Paul
A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power. — Brian Tracy
Don't let the past steal your present. Your past has not defined, deterred or defeated you. It has only strengthened who you are today.
The level of effort you tolerate from yourself will define your life. — Tom Bilyeu
One-dimensional thought is systematically promoted by the makers of politics and their purveyors of mass information. Their universe of discourse is populated by self-validating hypotheses which, incessantly and monopolistically repeated, become hyponotic definitions of dictations. — Herbert Marcuse
By definition, memoir demands a certain degree of introspection and self-disclosure: In order to fully engage a reader, the narrator has to make herself known, has to allow her own self-awareness to inform the events she describes. — Caroline Knapp
When you sit quietly and let go of every false self-definition , of everything you think you know about who you are, and then be what's left, what remains is the untarnished presence of who you've always been and still really are. — Erich Schiffmann
Self-value Quotes
We suffer much agony because we try to get from people what only God can give us, which is a sense of worth and value. Look to God for what you need, not to people. — Joyce Meyer
Integrity is the value we set on ourselves. It is a fulfillment of the duty we owe ourselves. An honorable man or woman will personally commit to live up to certain self-imposed expectations. They need no outside check or control. They are honorable in their inner core. — James E. Faust
Self-actualizing people are those who have come to a high level of maturation, health and self-fulfillment... the values that self-actualizers appreciate include truth, creativity, beauty, goodness, wholeness, aliveness, uniqueness, justice, simplicity, and self-sufficiency. — Abraham Maslow
Know your value. Confidence breeds success. Act like the person you want to become, and people will start seeing you as that person. — Mark M. Ford
Self-defence, self-confidence, discipline and self control. The values you learn are priceless. — Rickson Gracie
You are bigger than everything you own. You are more precious than everything you possess. You are more important than everything that has come into your life. — Mahatria Ra
Make decisions that your 80-year old self and 10-year-old self approve of. The former cares about the long-term compounding of actions, while the latter reminds you to have some fun along the way. — Sahil Bloom
Real success requires respect for and faithfulness to the highest human values-honesty, integrity, self-discipline, dignity, compassion, humility, courage, personal responsibility, courtesy, and human service. — Michael E. DeBakey
No one is going to value you more than you value yourself. — Naval Ravikant
In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-expression, and conformity is valued above integrity, those who preserve their self-esteem are likely to be heroic exceptions. — Nathaniel Branden
Define Yourself Quotes
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome. — Maya Angelou
When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. — Wayne Dyer
You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are. — Eckhart Tolle
All negotiations are defined by a network of subterranean desires and needs. Don’t let yourself be fooled by the surface. Once you know that the Haitian kidnappers just want party money, you will be miles better prepared. — Chris Voss
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. — Harvey Fierstein
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. — Harvey Fierstein
Don’t ever sell yourself short. Stand tall. Never be ashamed of who you are. You are beautiful, you are loved. You are needed. You are worth it. Promise me you won’t forget that. Promise me you won’t let your scars define who you are. Let your trials shape you. Let your victories humble you. — Jennifer Nettles
We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests. — Sheryl Sandberg
Valuing time with your family does not mean you've lost your ambition. Define success for yourself. — Claire Shipman
I define success as being comfortable with yourself and your life. And that is about as good as it gets, really. — Treat Williams
Self Identity Quotes
Knowledge of one's identity, one's self, community, nation, religion, and God, is the true meaning of resurrection, while ignorance of it signifies hell. — Elijah Muhammad
The sense of identity provides the ability to experience one's self as something that has continuity and sameness, and to act accordingly. — Erik Erikson
Our happiest times are those in which we forget ourselves, usually in being kind to someone else. That tiny moment of self-abdication is an act of true humility: the man who loses himself finds himself and finds his happiness. — Fulton J. Sheen
Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine. — Oprah Winfrey
Our sense of being a person can come from being drawn into a wide social unit; our sense of selfhood can arise through the little ways in which we resist the pull. Our status is backed by the solid buildings of the world, while our sense of personal identity often resides in the cracks — Erving Goffman
Decide who you want to become. Make that the center of your focus. — Tom Bilyeu
If there is one thing that will change your life forever, it is recognizing that the voice talking to you is not you! — Mo Gawdat
Do you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be? — Logan Paul
When you believe the work before you is the single piece that will forever define you, it’s difficult to let go. The urge for perfection is overwhelming. It’s too much. We are frozen, and sometimes ends up convincing ourselves that discarding the entire work is the only way to move forward. — Rick Rubin
Defining Ourselves Quotes
We have tendency to define ourselves in opposition to stuff. But try to also express your passion for things you love. Be demonstrative and generous in your praise of those you admire. Send thank-you cards and give standing ovations. Be pro-stuff, not just anti-stuff. — Tim Minchin
The more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are. — Jay Shetty
Peace is defined as harmony among those who are divided. When, therefore, we end the civil war within our nature and cultivate peace within ourselves, we become at peace. — Gregory of Nyssa
We define ourselves far too often by our past failures. That’s not you. You are this person right now. You’re the person who has learned from those failures. Build confidence and momentum with each good decision you make from here on out and choose to be inspired. — Joe Rogan
Comparison, a great teacher once told me, is the cardinal sin of modern life. It traps us in a game that we can't win. Once we define ourselves in terms of others, we lose the freedom to shape our own lives. — James C. Collins
Decisions are a way of defining ourselves. There comes a time in life when there is nothing else to do but go your own way. Where you are headed there are no trails, no paths, just your own instincts. — Sergio Bambaren
It's never been true, not anywhere at anytime, that the value of a soul, of a human spirit, is dependent on a number on a scale. — Geneen Roth
I ponder if we are more defined by the container we are in than what we are inside. Would we recognize ourselves if we could expand beyond our bodies? — Paige Bradley
At culinary school, none of the things we use to define ourselves outside that world - actor, producer, student - none of that matters. It's a magical art form. — Eric Christian Olsen
For some people there is no comfort without pain. Thus; we define salvation through suffering. Hence, why we choose people who we know aren't right for ourselves. — Cato the Younger
Defining Myself Quotes
I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth. — Sonia Sotomayor
I suppose the story of my life is a search for love, but more than that, I have been looking for a way to repair myself from the damages I suffered early on and to define my obligation, if I had any, to myself and my species. — Marlon Brando
What makes me myself rather than anyone else is the very fact that I am poised between two countries, two or three languages, and several cultural traditions. It is precisely this that defines my identity. Would I exist more authentically if I cut off a part of myself — Amin Maalouf
One of the most important things for any leader is to never let anyone else define who you are. And you define who you are. I never think of myself as being a woman CEO of this company. I think of myself as a steward of a great institution. — Ginni Rometty
When I was waiting tables, washing dishes, or mowing lawns for money, I never thought of myself as stuck in some station in life. I was on my own path, my own journey, an American journey where I could think for myself, decide for myself, define happiness for myself. — Paul Ryan
But I really resist categories – that naming is a closing down of meaning. Women's art, political art – those categorisations perpetuate a certain kind of marginality which I'm resistant to. But I absolutely define myself as a feminist. — Barbara Kruger
With love, you should go ahead and take the risk of getting hurt because love is an amazing feeling. — Britney Spears
Sometimes at night I slipped into the studio and worked myself up into a rhythmic intoxication to come closer to the slowly rising character. I could feel how everything pointed toward a clearly defined dance figure. The richness of rhythmic ideas was overwhelming — Mary Wigman
I haven't talked much about being an ovarian cancer survivor because I don't really want to define myself that way. — Kathy Bates
I never wanted to be on any billionaires list. I never define myself by net worth. I always try to define myself by my values. — Howard Schultz
Define You Quotes
You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you. — Barack Obama
Beauty is not defined by the clothes you wear or the makeup on your face BUT by the way you carry your struggles with smiles, hard work & love — Lauren Jauregui
Success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives. — Michelle Obama
Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be. — Michael Josephson
When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you. — Dr. Seuss
You're a quiet, beautiful woman in a loud, ugly place. An orchid among weeds. You define obvious. — Lynn Viehl
Refuse to give up, your mistakes don't define you.
They don't dictate where you're headed, they remind you. — T.I.
I think transwomen, and transpeople in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man or woman on your own terms. A lot of what feminism is about is moving outside of roles and moving outside of expectations of who and what you're supposed to be to live a more authentic life. — Laverne Cox
If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it. — Hugh Hefner
Culture is the deeper level of basic assumptions and beliefs that are shared by members of an organization, that operate unconsciously and define in a basic 'taken for granted' fashion an organization's view of its self and its environment. — Edgar Schein
The more people participate in the process of their own education, and the more people participate in defining what kind of production to produce, and for what and why, the more people participate in the development of their selves. The more people become themselves, the better the democracy. — Paulo Freire
Rationalization may be defined as self-deception by reasoning. — Karen Horney
People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. They come readily to define themselves as inherently worthy of what they possess; they come to believe themselves 'naturally' elite; and, in fact, to imagine their possessions and their privileges as natural extensions of their own elite selves. — C. Wright Mills
Happiness is a skill that everyone has the ability to cultivate and develop. One of the problems we face in our quest for happiness is that we have not actually defined what it means for us. — Rangan Chatterjee
For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the self-doubt that most of us wrestle with. — Charley Pride
What happened to the joyful, calm infant who simply enjoyed the moment with whatever it had to offer? Gone. Swamped by the constant urge to define an ever-evolving identity. — Mo Gawdat
Personally, I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between me and the most high. You know, my higher self. The Creator. — Erykah Badu
The Illusion of Knowledge is strongly supported by the Illusion of Self, particularly the ego. We identify ourselves with our knowledge. We defend what we know and get offended when it’s attacked. Since what we think is true is often different for different people, the attacks become frequent. It becomes a constant struggle to try to defend an ego. Undress. Leave your knowledge open to attacks. Be wise. Define yourself by openness to those who contradict what you 'know'. Be an explorer, a seeker of the truth, always ready to admit being wrong in order to continue the quest. — Mo Gawdat
At any given point you can release your greatest self. Don’t let anyone hold you back. Don’t let anyone dilute you. Don’t be peer pressured into being less than you are. People willing to dilute themselves for the sake of others is one of the great tragedies of our time. Stop letting others define and set the pace for your life. Get out there and be your best. Do your best. Live your best. Make every day count and you’ll see how exponentially more exciting, thrilling, successful, happy and full your life will be. — Steve Maraboli
Believe in your abilities and never let anyone else define your worth. — Steven Bartlett
I want to become better, I don't want to let my mistakes define me. — Logan Paul
Your choices define you. Don’t let fear be the definition. — Tom Bilyeu
If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency. — Bell Hooks
Ultimately one must abandon the path to enlightenment. If you still define yourself as a Buddhist, you are not a buddha yet. — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion. — Brennan Manning
A woman's sense of self is defined through her feelings and the quality of her relationships. — John Gray
However self-sufficient we may fancy ourselves, we exist only in relation - to our friend, family, and life partners; to those we teach and mentor; to our coworkers, neighbors, strangers; and even to forces we cannot fully conceive of, let alone define. In many ways, we are our relationships. — Derrick Bell
The biggest challenge you have is to challenge your own self doubt and your laziness. It is your self doubt and your laziness that defines and limit who you are. — Robert Kiyosaki
Independent self-reliant people would be a counterproductive anachronism in the collective society of the future where people will be defined by their associations. — John Dewey
A man's sense of self is defined through his ability to achieve results. — John Gray
One is attracted to beauty. Beauty is the coordination of things, in such a way, that it is what attracts you. It's almost self-defining. — Mark Helprin
The spiritual life is part of the human essence. It is a defining characteristic of human nature, without which human nature is not fully human. — Abraham Maslow
That which you or I think is most unique about ourselves we hide. In ordinary discourse, in the normal state, we share our common self, our superficial self. Yet what is most unique about us is what has the greatest potential for bonding us. When we share our uniqueness, we discover the commonality in greatness that defines everyone on the planet. — Robert E. Quinn
So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself. — Alan Watts
Success and failure are largely self-defined in terms of personal standards. The higher the self-standards, the more likely will given attainments be viewed as failures, regardless of what others might think. — Albert Bandura
Let your former selves teach you, but never limit or define you — Yasmin Mogahed
I would define the baroque as that style that deliberately exhausts (or tries to exhaust) its own possibilities, and that borders on self-caricature. The baroque is the final stage in all art, when art flaunts and squanders its resources. — Jorge Luis Borges
It is that the individual has within him or herself vast resources for self-understanding, for altering the self-concept basic attitudes, and his or her self-directed behavior - and that these resources can be tapped if only a definable climate of facilitative psychological attitudes can be provided — Carl Rogers
The Jetsons had them in the 1960s. They were the defining element of 'Knight Rider' in the 1980s: cars that drive themselves. Self-driving cars appear in countless science fiction movies. By Hollywood standards, they are so normal we don't even notice them. But in real life, they still don't exist. What if you could buy one today? — Sebastian Thrun
The function of a leader within any institution: to provide that regulation through his or her non-anxious, self-defined presence. — Edwin H Friedman
I define love thus: The will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth. — M. Scott Peck
If you're the greatest, it's okay to say you're the greatest. My suggestion to everybody is to be their own greatest fan. Weaker personas and personalities define that as egotistical or arrogant, but what it means is their self-esteem isn't that strong. — Gene Simmons
Disempowerment - whether defined in terms of a lack of self-confidence , apathy, fear, or an inability to take charge of one's own life - is perhaps the most unrecognised problem in Africa today. — Wangari Maathai
I'd define it as self-awareness: an ability to trust your own judgment. An ability to see through veils of bullshit or spins on stories or propaganda. Maybe an ability to think for yourself. — Joe
Self-realization is, in fact, the only religion. For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs. — Paramahansa Yogananda
I have given no definition of love. This is impossible, because there is no higher principle by which it could be defined. It is life itself in its actual unity. The forms and structures in which love embodies itself are the forms and structures in which love overcomes its self-destructive forces. — Paul Tillich
For if I try to seize this self of which I feel sure, if I try to define and to summarize it, it is nothing but water slipping through my fingers. — Albert Camus
Define self-awareness and tell me what it is about it that requires something more than a material explanation. I do not accept the burden of explaining all phenomena, real or imagined. If you think more than matter is required for this thing you call self-awareness, which you have not defined, then you have the burden of showing why. — Victor J. Stenger
Based on our natural heritage as the Divine Light of God, every one of us possesses intuition... defined as the language of the soul. — James Van Praagh
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually. — Stephen Covey
Is self-esteem a sickness? That's according to the way you define it. In the usual way it is defined by people and by psychologists, I'd say that it is probably the greatest emotional disturbance known to man and woman. — Albert Ellis
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