The self quotes on this page are all from sources and authors surnames C through to E. The other pages are: A & B, F to I, J to M, N to R, S & T, U to Z. For positive words of wisdom about the self from unknown sources there is the Self Sayings page.
Self Quotes: C
Eileen Caddy 1917 – 2006
Be afraid of nothing ~ You have within you…
All wisdom ~ All power ~ All strength ~ All understanding.
Julia Cameron 1948
I have seen blocks dissolved and lives transformed by the simple process of engaging the Great Creator in discovering and recovering our creative powers.
No matter what your age or your life path, whether making art is your career or your hobby, or your dream, it is not too late or too egotistical, or too selfish, or too silly, to work on your creativity.
Joseph Campbell 1904 – 1987
The adventure evoked a quality of his character that he didn’t know he possessed.
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
We must let go of the life we planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
Eddie Cantor 1892 – 1964
Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast.. You also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
Dale Carnegie 1888 – 1955
Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.
Thomas Carlyle 1795 – 1881
Let each become all that he was created capable of being.
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
Not what I have, but what I do, is my kingdom.
David Carradine 1936 – 2009
If you cannot be a poet… be the poem.
Jim Carrey 1962
A better you means a better Universe.
Lewis Carroll 1832 – 1898
I knew who I was this morning, but I’ve changed a few times since then.
Edgar Cayce 1877 – 1945
The Spirit is the life, the mind the builder and the body the result.
Lucy
Coco Chanel 1883 – 1971
In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.
Lydia Maria Child 1802 – 1880
Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.
Lydia Maria Child 1802 – 1880
I will work in my own way, according to the light that is in me.
Deepak Chopra 1946
It is never too late to begin creating the bodies we want, instead of the ones we mistakenly assume we are stuck with.
Synchronicity is choreographed by a great, pervasive intelligence that lies at the heart of nature, and is manifest in each of us through intuitive knowledge.
Deepak Chopra 1946
The space between your thoughts is the window to the cosmic mind.
There are no extra pieces in the Universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.
When you expand your awareness, seemingly random events will be seen to fit into a larger purpose.
Deepak Chopra 1946
When you surrender to spirit and listen to the voice of your deeper intelligence, you free yourself from fear and release the obstacles your ego has created.
Winston Churchill 1874 – 1965
To improve is to change… to be perfect is to change often.
Marcus Tullius Cicero 106BC – 43BC
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
Paulo Coelho 1947
All you have to do is to pay attention.. Lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step.
Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.
The world is changed by your example, not your opinion.
You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.
Alex Collier
If you become the example, it will reflect and other people will get it around you.
Joe Cordare
To the question of your life, you are the answer. And to the problems of your life, you are the solution.
Keisha Crowther (Little Grandmother)
That which you give your energy and your emotion to becomes your reality. Whatever you give your emotion to becomes reality for you.
Self Quotes: D
Roald Dahl 1916 – 1990
If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
Roald Dahl 1916 – 1990
Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
Anthony J. D’Angelo
The greatest gift you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention.
You must first get along with yourself before you can get along with others.
Binnie A. Dansby
We may not always be able to choose how we feel, yet in every moment, we have the power to choose what to think and speak, and in so doing, we choose how to use our feeling energy.
Brian D’Arcy
If you get the choice of sitting it out and looking at life, or, dancing your way through it.. I hope you dance.
The answer to life’s questions lies inside you. All you need to do is to look, to listen and to trust your inner voice.
Ram Dass 1931
We are all affecting our world every moment, whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we’re so deeply interconnected with one another.
Davidji
The guru rests inside.
Johnny Depp 1963
Do what you have to do, for you.
I am doing things that are true to me.
I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.
Panache Desai
Life is just a vehicle through which you get to unleash your presence.
The quality of your life is determined by the clarity of your connection to yourself.
True happiness is an inside job. It originates from the profound acceptance of self, along with a willingness to be vibrationally centred and comfortable in your own skin.
Your Soul Signature is your spiritual DNA – who you are at your core, the most authentic part of you.
Your worth isn’t based on what people say about you. Your worth is based in the truth that you are a Divine Being with infinite potential.
Rene Descartes
I think, therefore I am.
Barry Deutsch
My mother once told me, when you have to make a decision, imaging the person you want to be someday. Ask yourself, what would that person do?
Wayne Dyer 1940 – 2015
Be aware of your infinite connection to your source. Know that you’re more than an encapsulated collection of bones, blood and organs in a skin and hair covered body.
Constantly remind yourself that you’re here for a reason, and it’s not to hoard a lot of material stuff!
Don’t die with your music still in you.
Wayne Dyer 1940 – 2015
Don’t equate your self-worth with how well you do things in life. You aren’t what you do. If you are what you do, then when you don’t…you aren’t.
I trust that the Universe will provide experiences that match my desires and they will all work out for my Highest Good.
self quoteWayne Dyer 1940 – 2015
If prayer is you talking to God, then intuition is God talking to you.
Wayne Dyer 1940 – 2015
If you feel strongly that you came here for a particular purpose, then you should cultivate energy to match this dream. Your current financial status is unimportant when it comes to your pursuit of this purpose.
If you would like to accomplish something, you must first expect it from yourself.
Wayne Dyer 1940 – 2015
If you’re going to make a difference in the world, you’ll soon learn that you can’t follow the herd.
It’s an old concept, but it is non-the-less true; we are all equal in the eyes of God.
Listen to your inner knowings.
Love is my gift to the world. I fill myself with love and I send that love out into the world. How others treat me is their path. How I react is mine.
Wayne Dyer 1940 – 2015
Make an internal commitment to respect yourself and feel worthy of all that the Universe has to offer.
No one can create negativity or stress within you. Only you can do that by virtue of how you process your world.
Self-esteem comes from the self, not from acquisitions and approval.
Trust your own nature.
We are not our bodies, our possessions, or our careers. Who we are is Divine Love and that is Infinite.
Wayne Dyer 1940 – 2015
What you feel is wrong or missing in your relationships is an indication that something is amiss within you.
When you acquire enough inner peace and feel really positive about yourself, it’s almost impossible for you to be controlled and manipulated by anybody else.
With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself, or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow, or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.
Without exception, begin every day of your life with gratitude. As you look in the mirror, say, “Thank you, God, for life, for my body, for my family and loved ones, for this day, and for the opportunity to be of service. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
You and only you choose your thoughts.
You are unique in all the world.
Wayne Dyer 1940 – 2015
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.
You have a one of a kind gift to offer this world, and you are unique in the entire history of creation.
You need to keep reminding yourself that you are a Divine piece of God. Feeling as if you’re unworthy of God’s abundance is the same as denying your spiritual essence.
Self Quotes: E
Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955
The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.
Eric Eisenberg
Throughout your life there will be peaks and valleys. Make today a peak.
Steve Ellis
No matter who we are or what we are trying to accomplish, achieving always begins with our believing.
Hal Elrod 1979
Let today be the day you give up who you’ve been for who you can become.
Love the life you have while you create the life of your dreams. Don’t think you have to wait for the latter to do the former.
Hal Elrod 1979
Our outer world will always be a reflection of our inner world.
Hal Elrod 1979
The moment you accept responsibility for EVERYTHING in your life, is the moment you gain the power to change ANYTHING in your life.
The number one cause of unfulfilled potential is never deciding that NOW matters more than any other time in your life.
There is nothing to fear, because you cannot fail… only learn, grow and become better than you’ve ever been before.
When you live with integrity and value your word over your excuses, you have the power to speak your dreams into existence.
Where you are is a result of who you were, but where you go depends entirely on who you choose to be.
Who you’re becoming is far more important than what you’re doing, and yet, it is what you’re doing that is determining who you’re becoming.
You are where you are because of who you were, but where you go depends entirely on who you choose to be.
You must establish and maintain the beliefs that you are capable, committed and destined to achieve your goals.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 – 1882
God enters by a private door into each individual.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 – 1882
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Our strength grows out of our weaknesses.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 – 1882
Self trust is the first secret to success.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 – 1882
To know, even one life has breathed easier, because you have lived, this is to have succeeded.
What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
Epictetus 55 – 135
Don’t explain your philosophy.. Embody it.
Victoria Erickson
When you remain in your own authentic rhythm and peace you can exist and thrive as both a strong and tender thing simultaneously. Life poetry. Or plant. Or breath, moving through the body. This is where your power lives.
