- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Myself Quotes
Quotes on knowing yourself.
These quotes turn inward, questioning long-held traditions and how one sees oneself - one recalls identifying strongly as a mathematician rather than a technologist, while another admits, with some humor, to relying on charm rather than looks. Related reading includes I Am Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Mirror
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel that I fell somewhat under that category where I was using fighting to kind of run from my own self to an extent, to kind of numb the things that I thought about myself. When I had fighting taken away, I was forced to look at myself in the mirror and say, 'What are you without fighting?'
- Celebrate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I struggled with self-esteem issues as a young girl, and it was not until my gymnastics career was completed in 2000 that I realized my accomplishments would not have been possible without my type of body, and I finally started to appreciate and celebrate myself.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom always knew I would be able to take care of myself, but my dad was afraid.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd challenge myself to see how long I could go without a fall - on beam, I once went three weeks.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started studying acting in New York, I didn't plan to be an action hero. I just wanted to learn acting because I felt it was something I needed to try to do for myself, to express something, my inner pain, or something I couldn't get out.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a teenager, my dad used to put a lot of pressure on me to be successful, and I'd really beat myself up about things like losing martial arts competitions.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to become an engineer, or get a masters in business. But I had the opportunity to do films when I was about 25 and it was a great way to express myself.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mind is never stopping. I think, if you stop, you die. Maybe it is a problem for me - I have to talk to myself and say, 'Please stop. Switch off.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I perceive myself.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad said, 'If no one was giving me acting work, I'd have to be prepared to create it myself.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020