Great men suffer hours of depression through introspection and self-doubt. That is why they are great. That is why you will find modesty and humility the characteristics of such men.
Quotes about introspection (16 Quotes)
A person should contemplate the workings of the universe with reverence and introspection. In this way expression is given to the effects of these laws upon his own person. This is the source of a hidden power.
Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.
The appetite for this music doesn't surprise me, For country fans, it's almost an existential crisis and the natural response to introspection in this world is often music for inspiration and clarification.
I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.
A man,who realizes the potential of his mind by means of introspection and contemplation, he does not lack self-confidence. He has control over his mind and he is able to realize it's full potential.
A period of introspection is appropriate after a tough political loss, but we've got to move beyond that now,
The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.
It is good for society to have this introspection.
The choice must be made between the path of public acclaim and the path of obscurity and introspection. Each person must make their own choice.
We forge gradually our greatest instrument for understanding the world introspection. We discover that humanity may resemble us very considerably that the best way of knowing the inwardness of our neighbors is to know ourselves.
I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who was at ease with happiness. Too often I embrace introspection and self-doubt. I wish I could embrace the good things.
A tough but nervous, tenacious but restless race the Yankees materially ambitious, yet prone to introspection, and subject to waves of religious emotion.... A race whose typical member is eternally torn between a passion for righteousness and a desire to get on in the world.
On Laurence Olivier as Hamlet in a 1948 film Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera circle his blondined head like a sparrow looking for a place to deposit its droppings.
The literary figure who looms largest in False Papers ... perfected a language ... and a vision that gave memory an introspection and aesthetic scope and magnitude no author had conferred on either before. He allowed intimacy itself to become an art form.
Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For that reason, I'm optimistic that we can eventually arrive at convincing explanations for these broadest patterns of human history.