“No one is more enslaved than a slave who doesn't think they're enslaved.”
Self-knowledge quotes
415 self-knowledge quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines-
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“I'm a Utopian anarchist — which means nothing. You know, the intellectuals take over and the government crumbles. I'm a less than convincing dilettante, much less an intellectual. I go to the store for a loaf of bread and come back with a quart of milk. So I act. To compensate for this indignity they put roses in the dressing room on the first...” (continue) (continue reading)
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“You can't respect yourself if you're afraid to be who you are.”
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“The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.”
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“Fearlessly be yourself.”
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“I'm a passionate trade unionist.”
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“It’s the loneliest feeling not to know who you are.”
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“I understand that the three of you think you are superhuman. That you don't think you are normal. You've convinced yourselves you have extraordinary gifts, like something out of a comic book. I am here to discuss the possibility that you are mistaken.”
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“I believe that if everyone sees what just a few people become when they wholly embrace their gifts, others will awaken. Belief in oneself is contagious. We give each other permission to be superheroes. We will never awaken otherwise.”
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“I learned from a young age not to show weakness, okay? I solve my problems with my anger and my fists. I'm a blunt instrument and I'm damn good at it. I've done nothing but get my ass kicked this whole trip. I'm no leader. I'm not a king. I do not work or play well with others. And I can't let you die, trying to turn me into something I'm not.”
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“- John: What's a leerie?
- Jack: Why, it's what we lamplighters call ourselves, of course. Leeries, trip the lights and lead the way!”
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“Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kinda falls into place.”
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I think of myself as an exile, a pilgrim on this earth. Jesus said, "Turn your heart away from things visible and turn yourself to things invisible".
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“I think it's important to keep an element of fear about yourself because it makes you appreciate the jobs.”
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“The best part of making the movies... learning from the pros themselves.”
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“A big part of life is realizing what you're good at.”
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“You can forgive yourself a great deal.”
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If I ever wonder what I'm doing or where I'm going, I just think to myself: "Is that little kid I was when I was just about this tall," I say, "well now, would he have been proud of me?" And if the answer is "no", well then I just keep walking on through. But if the answer is "yes", then I know I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be.
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“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.”
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“Look, I know what I am and I know what I'm not. I'm the girl who, you know, gets really good grades and who's not afraid to be funny. And I'm the girl who has a lot of friends who are boys and no boyfriends. I'm not beautiful, ok, and I never will be.”
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“I don't know how I'm going to live with myself if I don't stay true to what I believe.”
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“Half of me is the Earl of Greystoke... the other half is wild!”
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“You know what I hate about myself? I know what people taste like. I know babies taste the best.”
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“So much has happened since I last saw you! I lost my hammer, like yesterday, so that's still fresh. Then I went on a journey of self-discovery. Then I met you.”
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