Best Finding Yourself Quotes

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

Life isn’t about finding yourself; it’s about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined.

The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present.

Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.

You will find only what you bring in.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.

Loneliness is only an opportunity to cut adrift and find yourself. In solitude you are least alone.

If you live in the elite world of dance, you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let’s face it.

It is always quietly thrilling to find yourself looking at a world you know well but have never seen from such an angle before.

Know yourself. Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

Leadership means setting an example. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, people follow your every move.

Learn how to program and play lots of games. If you find yourself capable of writing a game, someday you’ll be capable of writing a really good game. My dad’s a writer, and when you ask him how to learn to write, he says, write. So basically, do it and keep doing it until you get good.

Don’t do nothing halfway, else you find yourself dropping more than can be picked up.

When you’re shooting a network television show it inevitably starts airing a few episodes in, and depending on the ratings and the response from the public, you find yourself tweaking your performance or the scripts go in a different direction.

Never assume people’s motives. It’s the easiest way to find yourself upset over nothing or misjudging people

Looking back, perhaps the single biggest problem was fear. Fear of failure, fear of other people, but mostly fear of myself. It has taken sixty years to discover who I really am. It’s never too late to find yourself however lost you may be.

If you’re being ignored, that’s a good time to concentrate on finding yourself and creating your own mystery.

If you ever find yourself tempted to seek out someone else’s opinion on a trade, that’s usually a sure sign that you should get out of your position.

The kids say golf taught them this and that. I get it with the military: A guy joins the military because he needs discipline and has to find himself. But don’t tell me, ‘Golf helps you find yourself.’ I’ve been playing my whole life, and I’m still looking for myself.

The older you get, the more comfortable you get in your own skin. You find yourself.

When you’re reminded that God owes you nothing you find yourself more grateful and less entitled.

Here is good news to those to whom enthusiasm does not come naturally: It can be cultivated. At first, you must consciously put your eyes, your voice, your spirit-in a word, yourself-into your appreciation of people and events and things. Do this around your home, at your work, and in your social contacts, and you will be surprised at how quickly it will become second nature. You will find yourself living in a more gracious and enthusiastic world, for your enthusiasm will be reflected back to you from the people to whom you give it.

To look into that persons eyes and find yourself so completely lost in another world, a world full of absolute comfort and happiness.

If you find yourself in a relationship or even a friendship with someone who’s conflicted with their gender identity, just be kind. This is not a life choice. This is something that you are born with. This is like being born with a gene for being tall, short, black, white, gay, straight – it’s not a choice.

It’s one thing to make peace with the idea of something that’s going to happen someday; it’s another to find yourself at that day.

You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.

Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.

Life is all about finding yourself through experiences, and about learning more and more about who you are and what you’re capable of. If you’re getting older and not succeeding in anything or doing anything to make a positive impact on people, then you’re not living. You’re just waiting for death. Get out there and make an impact on people, whether it’s by helping them directly or by doing research to make their lives better or just by inspiring them. Do something good to be remembered for. This is more important than money.

In a time when everybody is talking about finding oneself, how do you find yourself? I wanted to do it as literally as possible. How do I prove that I’m concentrating on myself? I prove it by doing something physical. I can bite myself. I can burn the hair off my chest. The goal? Yes, I have a body. I have this thing that people call the self. Maybe I can change the self.