Themselves Quotes

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.

I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.

It's a fallacy that writers have to shut themselves up in their ivory towers to write. I have all these interruptions, three of which I gave birth to. If I was thrown for a loop every time I was distracted I could never get anything done.

The Syrians are trying to say that the Lebanese are not capable of ruling themselves.

Some people are so afraid of getting to know themselves that they live and define their lives through the dreams and goals of others.

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.

I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves.

There is an epidemic right now of girls dumbing themselves down... in middle school because they think it makes them attractive.

Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love.

Berkeley hackers liked to see themselves as rebels against soulless corporate empires.

My Mum brought me up to believe that if you look after the pennies then the pounds look after themselves, and I could never do it.

As the Republicans run to the crazy Tea Party right, they leave behind the huge mass of genuinely moderate and independent Americans that make up the majority of voters. The ones that used to consider themselves now-extinct moderate Republicans. They're up for grabs. And the Democrats have to grab them!

If you had an alien race that looked like insects, then they would build robots to look like themselves, not to look like people.

Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.

Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.

When it comes to size, most people don't want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are.

One of the most considerable advantages the great have over their inferiors is to have servants as good as themselves.

The idea seems to be to use the next treaty talks to strike a grand bargain: Britain will be helpful to those states wishing to establish a fiscal union among themselves if, in exchange, we can amicably derogate from the aspects of the EU which we dislike.

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.

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.

The parents have not only to train their children: it is of at least equal importance that they should train themselves.

Everyone wants to belong, or be a part of something bigger than themselves, but it's important to follow your heart and be true to yourself in the process.

Many people lock a part of themselves away. It's a bit sacred.

I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.

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.

You've got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society.

Only one of us would usually sing lead. Which most of the time was, Mickey or Dave. They thought it was perfectly a natural routine, because Mickey and Dave saw themselves as TV actors.

You're only dealing with whatever you know, which is a very small part of it and later on it'll look like it has something to do with the period. Obviously, the artists have something to do with one another. They tend to set up certain common qualities among themselves.

People can try to reinvent themselves. I don't think you can really change who you are, though, because who you are is pretty much where you came from and what you've done up to now.

I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business.