Ownself Quotes & Sayings

Once physical beauty is gone there must be something more to take its place ... 'To thine ownself be true' is a rule to live by in Hollywood, especially. There's a strong undercurrent of conformity in the movie colony that one must fight all the time. I think this especially true when it comes to fashion, beauty and grooming. — Glenn Ford

The most potent tool in maintaining the status quo is our belief that change is impossible. — Russell Brand

How true is the saying that man was forced to invent work in order to escape the strain of having to think. — Agatha Christie

Everyone speaks of himself with regard to his ownself, "I am above and the others are below," whilst all of them are around the globe like the blossom springing on the branches of the Kadamba tree. — Varahamihira

I've always thought hard-boiled detective novels an American art form. At their best, they're more than who-dun-its or thrillers, they're vehicles for a writer's observations about culture, politics, philosophy, music, history and a time or a place. Or life, it's ownself. When you read James Ellroy, Dashiell Hammett or James Lee Burke, their stories are always about far more than good guys chasing bad guys. That's the kind of book I wanted to write. Still do. — Jim Nesbitt

To thine ownself be true - Polonius — William Shakespeare

I have met parents all over the world, and they all just want to raise their kids to a higher standard than they were raised with. — Michael Mullen

I can honestly say, there was a moment when I was writing 'Upstream Color' where I fell so hard for what it was becoming that I couldn't think of anything else. I was absolutely secure in this story in the way I'm rarely secure about anything else in my life. — Shane Carruth

The art of making True promises within ones ownself is termed as Will (Sankalp) ... for beginners (like me) it is a tough learning and for siddhas; they just become that way ... effortlessly they sail ... — Dinesh Kumar

gotten off easy, okay?" Lisa swallowed hard as her cheeks burned. — Angela Elwell Hunt

Ever wondered why front camera of cellphones makes people look better while the rear camera makes them look how they are?
Because when you click picture using front camera, you see yourself on screen, and that's how you should look at yourself, a better version of yourself.
Whereas, the rear camera shows how other's see you. With your flaws and qualities. No added layer to hide or enhance your ownself. This is how you should learn to overcome your flaws and better your qualities. — Crestless Wave

Networks can typically invest tens of millions of dollars in the development of a pilot. And if they put the show on the air and it fails, that's all lost money. There's no monetization of a broken series. — Ted Sarandos