- Nov 07, 2020
Yourself Quotes
The hardest audience is yourself.
These quotes turn inward — an actor describing the fear that comes before any audience does, and thoughts on the quiet value of lowering the noise and simply listening more closely. For more on inner confidence, see Feel quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've introduced myself with comedy, and once you've introduced yourself as something, that's where people keep you. That's where people like to hold you.
- Perfect
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
The spiritual message is we lose our lives in pleasing others; if you're the good child who pleases Mommy and Daddy but internalizes anger, you're setting yourself up for disease.
- Survive
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can survive tough situations and even turn them to your advantage by acting as if you are the person you want to be. When you act like that person, you can become that person. The hard parts are deciding whom you want to become, being willing to rehearse until you become that person, and forgiving yourself until you do.
- Speak
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you want to be original just try being yourself, because God has never made two people exactly alike.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're all private people, but as a musician, I think that once you get to the point where there's more of your life behind you than in front of you, you owe it to your public to explain yourself.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.
- Simplicity
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- Nov 07, 2020
And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020