Quotes about Introspection

Individuals who are realized in their own lives almost never criticize others. If they speak at all, it is to offer encouragement. Watch yourself. Of all the manifestations of Resistance, most only harm ourselves. Criticism and cruelty harm others as well.

It's only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.

It's okay to be an introvert, to seek out the quiet corners at a cocktail party, to care about quality, to have your mood be affected by your surroundings.

A Jew asks over and over, "What is fair? What is just? Who is a good man, and why?

I've read a dozen different versions of Stanislavski's famous Three Questions, i.e. the queries an actor must ask him- or herself before playing any scene. Here's my version: Who am I? Why am I here? What do I want? The second two are pretty easy. It's the first that's the killer.

It's always easier to see a lack of wisdom in others than it is to see it in ourselves. That's why we must pray daily for wisdom.

Lord, show me anything in me that is not right in Your eyes so I can confess it before You, because I choose to live Your way." P

We look at our own problems, and we say... why? Maybe we should look at our blessings and ask the same thing.

I'm only going to stand before God and give an account for my life, not for somebody else's life. If I have a bad attitude, then I need to say there's no point in me blaming you for what's wrong in my life.

Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.

Build a cell inside your mind, from which you can never flee.

I don't consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.