Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Revelation is the marriage of knowing and feeling.

Different things work for different people. One thing I've realized, though, is that the work that I've done on myself outside of my work as an actress has really allowed me to open up my mind. I think I understand my emotional state and my complexities now in a much clearer way, and I can put them to rest in a way that there's almost a catharsis that happens through the work, where I can do it and then find myself again.

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power.

Happiness comes from the full understanding of your own being.

I've always been a very self-aware person.

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.

One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show.

I want to feel something, as a person. I don't want to be bored.

I'm not crazy. But I am different. I'm still learning about myself.

It's very important for me to be absolutely present in order to be emotional.

But what do we know of the heart nearest to our own? What do we know of our own heart?

Understanding where to be in your own zone really takes some time and development to learn.

Knowing ourselves and how we feel can help us improve.

Everyone talks about how, in your 30s, all of these growing pains transition into wisdom and you feel more self-assured and confident, but I think I had a bit of a jump-start on that at 27.

I understand my own strengths.

I couldn't continue to live in a bubble and hope to be an empathic actor. It doesn't work.

With work and life, your true depth can become an alien thing to you. Your gut feelings, your instincts become buried.

Arguably, there's an emotional side of life that I'm not always completely plugged into.

Because being CEO can feel lonely, I journal religiously as a way to express my thoughts, feelings and aspirations. Looking back at earlier entries helps me reflect on challenges and celebrate progress and successes.

I found after seventy years that I was not a lunatic but a moron.... I should have been able to do better.

It is not only useless, it is harmful, to believe in oneself until one truly knows oneself. And to know oneself means to accept our moments of insanity, of eccentricity, of childishness and blindness.

Love yourself. KNOW thyself. And be mindful of your thoughts.

Self-knowledge is the great power by which we comprehend and control our lives

To know one's Self is to be blissful always.

Upon reflection, I decided I had three main weaknesses: I was confused (evidenced by a lack of facts, an inability to coordinate my thoughts, and an inability to verbalize my ideas); I had a lack of confidence, which cause me to back down from forcefully stated positions; and I was overly emotional at the expense of careful, 'scientific' though. I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.