Self-Limiting Behaviors Quotes

I'm not afraid of flying; I just fear I'm going to die. I think I'm - vulnerable. I admit it. I don't fly. I got claustrophobia. I don't go in high buildings. I don't do those things. I'm just myself, whatever that is.

I think a lot of rappers limit themselves by doing the gangster movies and that's stereotypical for a rapper.

It is the world's limitations and the myths that we internalize about ourselves that pushes us to diminish our power and ignore it.

People say that when you become famous you're growth is kind of stunted. That kind of makes sense because you are around people who are just agreeing with you and leading you into different places and you don't really make many choices for yourself.

I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad magic.

I can take too big a step. I can try to be too cool, and people won't accept that.

Each person creates boundaries and walls around the self - this often keeps even happiness at bay.

With the last couple of Pantera records, we kept getting more and more narrow-minded because of Phil. He didn't want to experiment or take any chances, and it was like being in a tube that was getting to be so small you couldn't even breathe. Personally, I think the dude was afraid of success.

All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied.

I tend to turn down roles that are too much like me, what I think is most like me anyhow, because I'm me all the time and I'm sick of it.

Putting myself into categories is fun, and I think it also gives me insight into my own nature. When I see myself more clearly, I can more easily see ways that I might do things differently, to make myself happier. Categories can be unhelpful, however, when they become too all-defining, or when they become an excuse.

It's a little bit like my inability to read a guide book before I go anywhere. I can read it after I've been there and by the same logic I refuse to accept any technical stunts from anybody. I refused to learn more than I knew and I confess I missed a great deal.