“Maybe who we are isn’t so much about what we do, but rather what we’re capable of when we least expect it.”— Jodi Picoult, amazon.com
“Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do under the constant stress reveals who/what we are.”— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com
“Is it really that bad if someone sees who you are? Why is it humans have a problem with letting someone else see that they are human?”— Joseph Gogler, thequotejournals.com
“There is no shame in being hungry for another person. There is no shame in wanting very much to share your life with somebody.”— Augusten Burroughs, amazon.com
“The truth is that I am not one of those who find their satisfaction in one person, or in infinity.”— Virginia Woolf, amazon.com
“We may not be aware of it, but we are constantly changing our loyalties. The external self claims us at work or enjoying ourselves at a party or buying a new house. The private self claims us in matters of the heart, in moments of depression and anxiety, and in our family life. The unconscious self…”— Deepak Chopra, huffingtonpost.com
“Over the years you have built an idealized self-image that you defend as "me." In this image are packed all the things you want to see as true about yourself; banished from it are all the shameful, guilty, and fear-provoking aspects that would threaten your self-confidence.”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com
“The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear.”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com
“The universe has no fixed agenda. Once you make any decision, it works around that decision. There is no right or wrong, only a series of possibilities that shift with each thought, feeling, and action that you experience.”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com
“The person you call an enemy is an exaggerated aspect of your own shadow self.”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com
“Say what you will, / Call me in all things what I was before, / A flutterer in the wind, a woman still; / I tell you I am what I was and more.”— Edna St. Vincent Millay, amazon.com
“If my experience has shown me anything, it’s that good people can rise to meet any challenge.”— Jeff Gordon, amazon.com
“That doesn’t mean I’ve changed; it just means I feel comfortable letting more people see the real me.”— Jeff Gordon, amazon.com
“I don’t have to hide or be somebody I’m not. I don’t have to compromise. I can just be myself.”— Cory Monteith, amazon.com