The main task of the spirit is to free man from his ego.
Confident quotes - page 8
“True confidence is not about what you take from someone to restore yourself, but what you give back to your critics because they need it more than you do.”
Shannon L. Alder
There is a power in love to divine another's destiny better than that other can, and by heroic encouragements, hold him to his task. What has friendship so signal as its sublime attraction to whatever virtue is in us?
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Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.
Arthur Lydiard
The only thing happening in San Diego County is Eno and closet homosexuality.
Kim Fowley
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.
Florence Scovel Shinn
Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.
We cannot escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies us on all our exciting adventures.
Susan Jeffers
I think skateboarding is hugely challenging - it teaches you self-confidence, it teaches you self-motivation, and it can be something that helps you throughout your life.
Tony Hawk
Once the 'what' is decided, the 'how' always follows. We must not make the 'how' an excuse for not facing and accepting the 'what.'
Pearl S. Buck
Steve Jobs had his critics. Some saw him as an egomaniac, and others, as a control freak.
Kevin O'Leary
Only as a warrior can one withstand the path of knowledge. A warrior cannot complain or regret anything. His life is an endless challenge, and challenges cannot possibly be good or bad. Challenges are simply challenges.
One of my biggest Achilles’ heels has been my ego. And if I, Kanye West, the very person, can remove my ego, I think there’s hope for everyone.
Kanye West
I wore glasses, no music, and I won - I think it was - fifth place. I got a whipping the same day. My mother whipped me for something. Destroyed my ego completely.
Elvis Presley
A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.
The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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If anything, it was a very egotistical thing because I wanted to move people. I wanted to tell a story and move people.
Giles Matthey
