Teresa of Avila Quotes

The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation.

I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.

I've certainly had a lot of experiences in my life where I was much too self-centered.

You learn something when you don't play well, and I figure that helping people, it makes me very, very happy.

Even if you have a bad game, you have to swallow your pride and sign. It takes a little time, but it makes the kids happy. And it makes you feel good, too.

I have to humble myself.

It is true that I have been studying both humility and pride for many years for the purpose of weakening pride in my own life and cultivating humility by the grace of God.

I pray for humility, honestly, because it's very easy to be caught up in this world.

I have many shortcomings. I feel very lucky to have been able to have what I've had.

I'm generally a very happy guy because I'm doing what I want. I'm willing to tell you that there are people who are much better than I am in writing. I don't have to be the fastest gun in the West.

I struggle with pride every day, but the one thing that I try to remind myself everyday is that I'm still a sinner no matter how many points/assists/win I get on the court.

I could never say I'm going to do bigger and better things because that would negate what I've already accomplished, and I don't want to do that.

I have seen myself lose intolerance, narrowness, bigotry, complacence, pride and a whole bushel-basket of other intellectual vices through my contact with Nature and with men. And when you take weeds out of a garden it gives you room to grow flowers. So, every time I lost a little self-satisfaction, or arrogance, I could plant some broadness or love of my own in its place, and after a while the garden of my mind began to bloom and be fragrant and I found myself better equipped for my work and more useful to others as a consequence.

If you have faith, then your whole life is put in a new perspective. You get to work but enjoy the work at the same time. If you grow spiritually, you do what's in front of you and let the results speak for themselves.

I've had a lot of great stuff - spectacular stuff - happen to me. I've got to not be a pig about life.

It's not been a bad life, and I do know that I could never have been a world champion. All I ever wanted to do was be the best I could with what I had, which wasn't very much, really. And that's what I think I did.

It's about staying level-headed and being appreciative of the chances I got and the games I played but, at the same time, wanting more.

One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn.

Commit yourself to deeper awareness. Be generous of spirit. Embrace every day as a new world. Let the timeless be in charge of time.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

A note of caution: We can never achieve goals that envy sets for us. Looking at your friends and wishing you had what they had is a waste of precious energy. Because we are all unique, what makes another happy may do the opposite for you. That's why advice is nice but often disappointing when heeded.

A great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and what he ascertains, he gives to others.

True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander.

I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't.