Self Awareness

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” - Winston Churchill ...

"We are so accustomed to disguising ourselves to others that, in the end, we become disguised to ourselves." - François de La Rochefoucauld ...

"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be yourself." ...

"You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you." - Margaret Atwood ...

“...before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” - Atticus, To Kill a Mockingbird ...

"There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why." - William Barclay ...

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” - Carl Jung ...

"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." - Anais Nin ...

“Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” - Susan Ertz ...

"Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer." - Barbara Kingsolver ...