Quotes about Personal Growth

Fear comes from personal self-acceptance and not the self.

That's something that I have to work on: Self-confidence and loving myself.

I wanted to prove to myself I can do something on my own. Not for the world, but for myself. To have that self-confidence.

I have more self-confidence than I did when I was in my 20s.

We are all very individual. You have to find out what you can do best, and be self-conscious about that.

I'm self-conscious about a lot of things.

Ultimately, I want people to be inspired to go on their own journey of self-discovery.

I think we all go through those moments of self-doubt.

I had low self-esteem.

Sometimes you can't write a novel for weeks and weeks, but it's good for your self-esteem to work on something else.

I can't get enough of self-help books of all kinds.

I do believe in self-help.

Self-realization is great.

You know, I grew up very self-taught.

I self-taught myself music at 19-20.

Learning to not be selfish is what has changed in me the most since being married.

I always felt too young and selfish to have children of my own.

You can't be faulted for being selfish if you're going to get better because of it.

I've grown into that more aggressive, more selfish basketball at times.

Once I decided I was happy with something, I'd try to send it off into the world, and either someone would want it exactly as it was, or it would remain in my notebook/laptop, and no one would ever see it. This is probably why I didn't work with an editor until I was 26. The solipsism!

My senior year of high school, I probably wouldn't get so much out of it as if I went to college.

I don't know if I've become a better actor or a more sensitive one. But I've learnt what not to do.

You have to separate yourself from your parents. You do. In order to find yourself.

It's better to keep your past and present loves separate.