Themselves Quotes

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.

Countries such as the U.S. and Britain have taken it upon themselves to decide for us in the developing world, even to interfere in our domestic affairs and to bring about what they call regime change.

It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.

People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.

People define themselves aesthetically at a very young age.

The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves.

I think wealthy conservatives are busy investing in profit and job creation and enterprise, and wealthy liberals, many of them either from the media industry themselves or from - they recognize the value of communications and are more ready to put money into a less profitable enterprise, namely the media.

I watch actors destroy themselves by trying to get it right.

It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together.

Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.

Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.

I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.

People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents you for yourself, nothing is left but to invent yourself for others.

Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.

We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.

At the New York Athletic Club they serve amazing food. People go there, get healthy, and then eat themselves to death - which is, I suppose, the right way to do it.

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.

The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal.

I can always tell when the mother in law's coming to stay; the mice throw themselves on the traps.

I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and that if the National Board did not call them out soon they would go out of themselves.

I think that's one of the only reasons God created celebrities. To help those who can't help themselves.

Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer.

Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that.

Soccer's not a game that you can restrict players, especially creative players and players who have proven themselves at that level.

I'm a big believer in everybody being themselves. If not doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, that's great. But if doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, then you should be able to do it. What I do outside the car adds to who I am and expresses a different side of me.