Samuel Johnson Quotes

I always see what I did wrong, what I could do better.

I have not been the witness I wanted to be.

What you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself.

I'm my worst critic, and I like the fact that I can listen to myself now and make fun of myself, listen, make changes - 'Oh, man, that's messed up. Okay, I need to work on that; I need to work on this.'

It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.

I have a pretty clear picture of the whole weight of my life, and there are things that I've done that are good, and I'm proud of them. There are things that I'm really not proud of, and that they, you have to look at me with a perspective, and I try really hard to do that, to keep from thinking I'm cool and ever so smart.

Find fault with thyself rather than with others.

I'm my own severest critic, and I realize when I make mistakes.

It is more profitable to be mindful of our own faults than of those of our age.

All I can say is I did the best I could, and I didn't do well enough on many occasions.

I'm hard on myself, like, 'Oh, why did you say that?' But it helps me grow.

I have realised it is easy to point fingers at others, but the moment you start questioning yourself, you become a better person.

I am always analysing myself; I am always critical of myself and always trying to improve.

I've criticized myself over the years.

I always like to think that I'm accountable for everything I do, but I'll never understand how I did some of the things that I did.

There's no doubt that probably at least once a week, maybe once a day, I said, "Ah, I should have done that better."

You'll consider what you did wrong & bookend your reflections with hunger - no supper, no breakfast.

I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I know most faults.

Happy are those who find fault with themselves instead of finding fault with others.

We justify ourselves when we should judge ourselves. If we learned humility, it might spare us the humiliation.

In one split second I saw everything I could be, everything I want to be. And all that I'm not.

It's more important to know your weaknesses than your strengths.

Maybe sometimes I have been wrong with some movies. Anyway, I try to do my best.

To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.

But let's face it, I still have to look at my self and look at the things I've done down the stretch.