Quotes tagged ‘Introspection’

“Thing of it is, we really... we really did have everything, didn't we? I mean, when you think about it.”

— Adam McKay, David Sirota, Dr. Randall Mindy, Leonardo Dicaprio, imdb.com

“How can we see ourselves when we're afraid to look at who we really are?”

— Nancy Won, Mia Warren, Kerry Washington, imdb.com

“People aren't thinking about you, the way you aren't thinking about you.”

— Michael Short, Alexis Rose, Annie Murphy, imdb.com

“My ambition just poisoned every decision.”

— Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Payton Hobart, Ben Platt, imdb.com

“Look at where you are. Think about where you want to be.”

— Matt Lutsky, Robert Funke, Obie Garbeau II, Ted Levine, imdb.com

“What stops us from looking at ourselves and seeing ourselves is that we’re kind of ugly if we look really hard. We’re not who we think we are. We’re not as wonderful.”

— Bill Murray, amazon.com

“My grief and introspection terrifies them... drives Gemma mad. Clay's pity has moved into profound loathing. I see my best friend and my wife growing closer and closer. I have no jealousy, truly. I feel nothing. Not even fear, and I know I should be afraid.”

— Regina Corrado, Dave Erickson, Kurt Sutter, John Teller, Nicholas Guest, imdb.com

“Interests are not discovered through introspection. Instead, interests are triggered by interactions with the outside world. The process of interest discovery can be messy, serendipitous, and inefficient. This is because you can't really predict with certainty what will capture your attention and wh…”

— Angela Duckworth, amazon.com

“We have been to the moon, we have charted the depths of the ocean and the heart of the atom, but we have a fear of looking inward to ourselves because we sense that is where all the contradictions flow together.”

— Terence McKenna, amazon.com

“After a time I found that I could almost listen to the silence, which had a dimension all of its own. I started to attend to its strange and beautiful texture, which of course, it was impossible to express in words. I discovered that I felt at home and alive in the silence, which compelled me to ent…”

— Karen Armstrong, amazon.com

“I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Stop insisting on clearing your head — clear your fucking heart instead.”

— Charles Bukowski, goodreads.com

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”

— Bell Hooks, amazon.com