All people are, at heart, egocentric. We exist at the center of our own little universes. We believe that we are living out our lives as best we can, and that we have our own sphere of influence which exists of both friends and enemies. They in turn have their own friends and enemies with whom they interact. That is a given. But we, each of us, tend to put ourselves ahead of others because we believe that we are significant. We must attend to our own needs, desires, wants, and aspirations, because each of us is our own greatest priority. No one else cares for us as much as we do, no one else can exist in our skin. We think we're important. It is where our sense of self-worth comes up, where our egos reside, where "we" are. And we believe that each of our lives means something.
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Related The words you can’t find, you borrow. We read to know we’re not alone. We read because w... GABRIELLE ZEVIN I am aware that everyone that exists has a story, and we all exist because that story is important f... ARZELL I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each oth... MADONNA CICCONE Inspired By Beauty In Creation We Are One DANIEL GILMAN Each of us in our own small sphere can do something. And we can, we must. HéLèNE BERR Dae FATE NAYAE Nanagha Vandhuttoom Da, Sandy , Na Nata, London Lass,Russian Grapes, Ellorum Ippa Van... SATHESH KUMAR M Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Maybe there isn’t such a thing as fate. Maybe it’s just the opportunities we’re given, and wha... MARISSA MEYER Air is approximately 21% oxygen, our brains feed off of oxygen. So basically we are all airheads. ANDONI GARCIA Everything passes by, and we are left with just our memories BEN OAK If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... To believe in God or in a guiding force because someone tells you to is the height of stupidity. We ... SOPHY BURNHAM It is therefore of supreme importance that we consent to live not for ourselves but for others. When... THOMAS MERTON I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made ... RALPH WALDO EMERSON Come on... come on... I am waiting for answer... ... Silence doesn't make it... bet... DEYTH BANGER Most of all, we remain focused on our Rock that never moves. CRAIG GROESCHEL We are responsible for ourselves and each other. RODEL NATIVIDAD CASIO If we're honest with ourselves, most of us know the one thing we lack. CRAIG GROESCHEL [T]here is only one large circle that we march in, around and around, each of us with our own little... LORRAINE HANSBERRY Empathy is a bridge. Our sufferings connect us. Let pain make you softer. AKIROQ BROST Are shadows a shadowy reflection of the soul or is it a reflection of who we really are, or possibly... GARY F EVANS... We are this fucking stick in the end... DEYTH BANGER We also live in strange places: each in a universe of our own. The people with whom we populate our ... DOUGLAS ADAMS The search for a God of our own understanding is one of the most important efforts we will undertake... NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS You are worth more than you think you are SOTONYE ANGA Most of us are not raised to actively encounter our destiny. We may not know that we have one. As ch... JULIA CAMERON For the barbarians were not only at our gates but within our skins. We were our own wooden horses, e... SALMAN RUSHDIE We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to ... BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD Every little gracious act adds to the quotient of grace in the world - how gracious can you be today... ANGIE KARAN If we're honest, most of us are doing okay. CRAIG GROESCHEL We must constantly remind ourselves that we are the image and likeness of God SOTONYE ANGA I believe that we are here to contribute love to the planet - each of us in our own way BERNIE SIEGEL When we own our beliefs, we have clear boundaries. We know what we believe and we know what others b... PATTY HOUSER We've got exactly what we need to fulfill our destiny! ABHISHEK KUMAR May We Love Ourselves. May We Love Each Other. May We Believe that Our Dreams Can Come Tr... MELIA KEETON-DIGBY I believe each of us is a pilgrim in our own way; we are all lost souls, trying to find our way home... SETH ADAM SMITH I believe we are our own inner hand - the godly power resides within each of us to create the lives ... KAREN SALMANSOHN 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON We speak of nature; it is folly; there is no such thing as nature; what we call by that misleading n... MARK TWAIN When we bend and stretch, reach for the stars, we may find that the stars we are
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SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON Without awareness, every one of us is at risk of living trapped, an unfulfilled trace of our self, b... THE TRUTH Convinced that we're living the whole time that we're dying. We decide to go out walking the wh... TEGAN QUIN A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe ... RICHARD BACH When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years o... TOM ROBBINS Lifting our cup means sharing our life so we can celebrate it. When we truly believe we are called t... HENRI J.M. NOUWEN We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own.... ALAN W. WATTS We make choices. No one else can live our lives for us. And we must confront and accept the conseque... NEIL GAIMAN As I have gotten older, I am more of an independent woman, and my mom and I have our own lives, but ... 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PETER CONRAD If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else. PETER LAURENCE Objectives are not fate; they are direction. They are not commands; they are commitments. They do no... PETER DRUCKER All of us, you, your children, your neighbors and their children are everyday geniuses, even though ... PETER KLINE The best way to predict the future is to create it. PETER DRUCKER Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement. PETER DRUCKER The most important, and indeed the truly unique, contribution of management in the 20th century was ... PETER DRUCKER God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great bless... PETER MARSHALL Most of my songs are about Jesus. Most of my songs are about the idea that there is salvation, and t... PETER TOWNSEND The successful person places more attention on doing the right thing rather than doing things right. PETER DRUCKER