I didn't belong as a kid, and that always bothered me. If only I'd known that one day my differentness would be an asset, then my early life would have been much easier. (Quote by - Bette Midler)

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self. (Quote by - James A. Froude)

To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object. (Quote by - Simone De Beauvoir)

It doesn't matter what we do until we accept ourselves. Once we accept ourselves, it doesn't matter what we do. (Quote by - Charly Heavenrich)

Do not wish to be anything but what you are. (Quote by - Saint Francis de Sales)

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections. (Quote by - Saint Francis de Sales)

Accept your defeats With your head up and your eyes open With the grace of woman, not the grief of a child .. (Quote by - Kara DiGiovanna)

Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices. (Quote by - Paul Tournier)

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside. (Quote by - Pearl Bailey)

If school results were the key to power, girls would be running the world. (Quote by - Sarah Boseley)

Unless I accept my faults, I will most certainly doubt my virtues. (Quote by - Hugh Prather)

Never by reflection, but only by doing is self- knowledge possible to one. (Quote by - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime. (Quote by - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross)

If I am not for myself, who is for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?. (Quote by - Hillel)

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions. (Quote by - Eartha Kitt)

I've finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be?. (Quote by - Goldie Hawn)

A hero is a man who does what he can. (Quote by - Romain Rolland)

The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection. (Quote by - Johann von Goethe)

We have for the first time an economy based on a key resource [Information] that is not only renewable, but self- generating. Running out of it is not a problem, but drowning in it is. (Quote by - John Naisbitt)

We should try to bring to any power what we have as women. We will destroy it all if we try to imitate that absolutely unfeeling, driving ambition that we have seen coming at us across the desk. (Quote by - Colleen Dewhurst)

The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous. (Quote by - Margaret Fontey)

I needed to find my way to write. I need about six hours of uninterrupted time in order to produce about two hours of writing, and when I accepted that and found the way to do it, then I was able to write. (Quote by - Robert B. Parker)

How I relate to my inner self influences my relationships with all others. My satisfaction with myself and my satisfaction with other people are directly proportional. (Quote by - Sue Atchley Ebaugh)

We cannot all be masters. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. (Quote by - Dr. Harriet Braiker)