Quotes about Introspection
I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.
— Carl Sagan
I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.
— Carl Sagan
I think if we ever reach the point where we think we thoroughly understand who we are and where we came from, we will have failed.
— Carl Sagan
When I wake up I go through an abbreviated process of mourning all over again. Plainly, there's something within me that's ready to believe in life after death. And it's not the least bit interested in whether there's any sober evidence for it.
— Carl Sagan
Wisdom lies in understanding our limitations. 'For Man is a giddy thing,' teaches William Shakespeare.
— Carl Sagan
And if our naïve self-confidence is a little undermined in the process, is that altogether such a loss? Is there not cause to welcome it as a maturing and character-building experience?
— Carl Sagan
said that all people believe in a god—whether it's the god of hopelessness or the god of circumstances or the god of ourselves or the god of some other person. It took me a long time to figure out what my god was.
— Terri Blackstock
Why wander all over the world looking for something you already have? You are already the richest person on Earth.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
This is why, to be happy [...] we need to take some time each day to sit down, look into ourselves, and identify the kind of energy that's motivating us and where it is pushing us.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Everything is in your own heart.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
While practicing mindfulness, don't be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
We blame our suffering on another person or group, or on bad luck, but outside conditions are not the reason it appears. Our suffering was already there.
— Thich Nhat Hanh