Josh Allen Quotes

I don't think I can be too hard on myself.

Somebody once told me that self-punishment is worse than any other punishment.

Well. I'm probably not loving myself like I should, but I'm really trying.

I just have to be myself. I'm not perfect, and I'm going to make mistakes; I might say the wrong thing. I have to be responsible to my community, and I feel like I am, but then I have to not be so hard on myself.

After many years of self-flagellation, I've realised that beating myself up doesn't get me anywhere.

I can live with myself.

Guilt can stop us from taking healthy care of ourselves.

I was so self-critical. I still am, but it's not as bad anymore.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

I've learned lately that no one is going to hand me a permission slip and tell me to take time out for me.

I kind of learned that I am way too tough of a critic on myself and that other people are not judging me as harshly as I judge myself, so I need to give myself a break.

Being self-critical is good; being self-hating is destructive. There's a very fine line there somewhere, and I walk it carefully.

I don't get along much with myself.

I am very self-critical and always will be. I think this makes me want to improve, always. But just because I'm self-critical and say what I thought of my performance in a game, it doesn't mean I will bring myself down, ever.

Self-love is not something that you get in one day or two days. It's an ongoing process, and I go through it every day.

The most important relationship we have in our lives is the relationship we have with ourselves, and we're not taught about it.

Responsibility for me is to be myself - which is not perfect.

I have to live with myself and so, I want to be fit for myself to know.

The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself.

You don't want to vilify your ego.

The day I take either my body or my work for granted will be the day you hear that I've smashed every inch of myself to pieces.

A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.

I am subject to very powerful lows. When you have highs, you have terrible lows. When you pinpoint that you are responsible for everything that happens to you, it is very frightening.

For me, when I go to bed at night, I am happy that I haven't hurt someone. And if I think I have, I will rectify it. I now refuse to give someone permission to make me feel bad about myself. They can't make me feel bad about myself if I don't allow it.

Depression is a surfeit of empathy - a killing empathy - that makes depressives great friends to everyone but themselves. Having a self is a rough business, and depressives can empathize with others who have to deal with it, but not with themselves.