If someone in your life talked to you the way you talk to yourself, you would have left them long ago.

Quote by Carla Gordon

Topics: Individuality Quotes, Integrity Quotes, Language Quotes, Self-respect Quotes

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

I am an individual now. You can direct your comments to me.

I am an individual now. You can direct your comments to me.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct...

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct...

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that...

Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that...

Our culture has made us all the same. No one is truly white or black...

Our culture has made us all the same. No one is truly white or black...

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not...

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not...

Let every man judge according to his own standards, by what he has himself read,...

Let every man judge according to his own standards, by what he has himself read,...

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing...

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing...

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

The most thoroughly and relentlessly Damned, banned, excluded, condemned, forbidden, ostracized, ignore, suppressed, repressed, robbed,...

The most thoroughly and relentlessly Damned, banned, excluded, condemned, forbidden, ostracized, ignore, suppressed, repressed, robbed,...

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

One piece of log creates a small fire, adequate to warm you up, add just...

One piece of log creates a small fire, adequate to warm you up, add just...

Be yourself, don't take anyone's shit, and never let them take you alive.

Be yourself, don't take anyone's shit, and never let them take you alive.

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think...

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think...

Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.

Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.

It is never too late to be who you might have been.

It is never too late to be who you might have been.

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose...

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose...

Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that...

Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that...

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.