Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless. Scott Hamilton
All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final. Hypatia
As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task. Diogenes
I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy? Victor Cruz
I'm pretty much a self-taught player. My swing hasn't changed a whole lot, I don't think. But I watch a lot of people. Fred Couples
I've let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to let go is your self-image. That's what I'm working on now. Ricky Williams
More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride. Dan Gable
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Arthur Ashe
Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement. Steve Prefontaine
To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost. Chris Evert
True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen keller
You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement. Steve Prefontaine
A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants. plato
And why not death rather than living torment? To die is to be banish'd from myself; And Silvia is myself: banish'd from her Is self from self: a deadly banishment!William Shakespeare
At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice, it became my safe haven, with music and freedom and self-expression. That was my emotional outlet. Kristi Yamaguchi
Being a mother has been my greatest teacher and also the most self-sacrificing thing I've ever done. Katey Sagal