Top 100 Putting Yourself Quotes
#1. Don't fall into the trap of putting yourself last on the list or not even putting yourself on the list. That's not balance; it's not even healthy.
Victoria Osteen
#2. Imagine yourself in Harriet Tubman's shoes. Fighting to be freed from deplorable conditions. Placing one foot in front of the other, putting slavery behind you. If a petite, abused slave can rise up, fight for freedom, secure the freedom of others, and change her world, so can I. And so can you.
Susie Larson
#3. To go somewhere where nobody knows you, and to keep your eyes open ... That was a beautiful concept in terms of putting yourself in a place to be inspired.
Peter Lindbergh
#4. Why does any kind of cynicism appeal to people? Because it seems like a mark of maturity, of sophistication, like you've seen everything and know better. Or because putting something down feels like pushing yourself up.
Eliezer Yudkowsky
#5. What's important is to be myself! To dream doesn't mean putting yourself in a box. It means realizing the essence ... of what you really want to do.
Bisco Hatori
#6. As an actor, you're putting yourself out there when you perform. You're bound to experience feelings of vulnerability because of this.
Mpho Koaho
#7. I mean putting yourself out there in the way of overwhelming happiness and knowing you're also putting yourself in the way of terrible harm. I'm scared to be this happy. I'm scared to be this extreme.
Ann Brashares
#8. Deep thoughts about the universe mean nothing if you keep putting yourself in the centre of it.
Vito Michienzi
#9. One of the reasons for putting yourself on the line, is that life is not simply treading water ... I always felt that once you reach a certain point, you have to try and move ahead.
Dick Button
#10. A lot of what making art is, is just being open, and empty. And putting yourself in the right place for things to, literally, come together.
Bill Viola
#11. You can't stay fucked up forever, can you? You need to start putting yourself out there and getting humiliated like the rest of us. Only then will you be a Real Boy
J.C. Lillis
#12. War is a big word; it's cruel, it's hard, nobody wants that. Protecting yourself sounds much better. Putting up walls, shutting everyone out. And forgetting that those who you are so afraid of - they're not all that different from you.
C.M. Rayne
#13. Being famous is like putting yourself on a pedestal for the entire world to see, and not caring about what judgements are made of you.
Chris Colfer
#14. It's always nervewracking to put yourself out there. But it's the root of joy.
Ann Brashares
#15. I just like the insides of things and finding ways into microscopic worlds. There's also an element of control, taking things apart and putting them back together. It's a very tedious task. You can be alone and create a world for yourself.
Mackenzie Davis
#16. I actually think it's helped me as a writer to have to act. It's only when you actually start putting yourself out that you appreciate the anxiety that comes with having to try to sell a line, or with trying to own a character.
Mike White
#17. It takes so long to write a script, thinking to yourself, "Am I wasting my time? Am I putting everything into this thing that maybe just won't ever exist?" I always think, God, acting is so much easier. At least for acting you have the source material already.
Jason Schwartzman
#18. When you're down on yourself, and when you are hunkering down and pulling back, you're not going to make any better decisions than when you were aggressively, belligerently putting yourself forward.
Hillary Clinton
#19. I think everyone should take an acting class. It's like therapy because you get to learn a lot about yourself if it's the right teacher. You're putting yourself up there in front of people, and it takes a lot of the intimidation of everyday away.
Joelle Carter
#20. Stray thought for the day: Putting boundaries on how punk should sound/look is the least punk rock thing one can do. Be yourself=Very punk.
Patrick Stump
#22. Style is the art of getting yourself out of the way, not putting yourself in it.
David Hare
#23. Write what you want to read. The person you know best in this world is you. Listen to yourself. If you are excited by what you are writing, you have a much better chance of putting that excitement over to a reader.
Robin McKinley
#24. I hope they laugh at you, Fallon. If people are laughing at you, it means you're putting yourself out there to be laughed at. Not enough people have the courage to even take that step.
Colleen Hoover
#25. Sometimes a book that appeared dull or off-putting would somehow still draw you in, call to you, and when you finally embarked on the adventure inside you found yourself partaking in something wondrous and unfathomably rich.
Liam W. Russell
#26. I think for really good-hearted people, that idea of putting yourself in the shoes of a monster to figure out why they acted that way, that's a really frightening idea.
Noah Hawley
#27. I keep telling my kids - whether you achieve your goal or not is not the most important thing. Putting yourself in position to achieve those goals is what's important.
Steve Scott
#28. Once you get used to people giving to you as much as you give to them and receive all of the benefits of a less stressful life, you will not consider putting yourself last. ~Amanda Owen
Amanda Owen
#29. Both criticism and praise is part of putting yourself out there.
Richard Sherman
#30. What you're doing is putting into professional play the way that you relate to other people, the way that you analyze and relate to a written text, the way that you would persuade anybody to do anything. It has to do with listening, with humility and a sense of yourself.
Trevor Nunn
#31. I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of a putting yourself on the line and a much more expensive exercise.
Leo Kottke
#32. Confidence comes from within and as long as you are putting forth a respectable effort to take good care of yourself, you should feel confident about that path.
Stacy Keibler
#33. The key to risk management is never putting yourself in a position where you cannot live to fight another day.
Richard S. Fuld Jr.
#34. Pressure brings out the best in me. It's the only way to keep improving: putting a bit of pressure on yourself.
Adolfo Cambiaso
#35. As long as you're trying to be someone else, or putting on some act or behavior someone else taught you, you have no possibility of truly reaching people. The most valuable thing you have to give people is yourself. No matter what you think you're selling, what you're really offering is you. (p.92)
Bob Burg And John David Mann
#36. If you struggle with putting things into perspective, just ask yourself two simple questions: What's the worst thing that could happen as a result of this? Will this matter in five years? Your answers should put a stop to cataclysmic thinking.
Travis Bradberry
#37. What I mean by "empathy" is putting yourself in other people's shoes, feeling what they feel.
Paul Bloom
#38. The truth is you don't like the theater except the times when you're in a room by yourself putting the play on paper.
Dashiell Hammett
#39. You don't build yourself up by putting someone else down.
Mitch Mitchell
#40. Death is big," Dare acknowledges. "But there are things bigger than that. If there's not, then this is all for nothing. Life is worth nothing. Putting yourself out there, and taking chances and all that. All of that stuff is bollocks if it can just disappear in the end.
Courtney Cole
#41. The idea of service to humanity, putting yourself in situations where people have much less than you do, puts life in perspective.
Madonna Ciccone
#42. When you put yourself out there, you're putting yourself in the position to make a mistake.
Roland Martin
#43. If you censor yourself, if you cannot articulate your needs, if you cannot articulate your priorities, then whatever you do, putting a little cross in a ballot box, etc, does not represent your view. It is an act of desperation.
Alfred-Maurice De Zayas
#44. Making a fool out of yourself and putting it on the Internet is one of the best bonding experiences you could have.
Genesis Rodriguez
#45. When you give yourself permission to communicate what matters to you in every situation you will have peace despite rejection or disapproval. Putting a voice to your soul helps you to let go of the negative energy of fear and regret.
Shannon L. Alder
#47. When your child is looking up at you, and you are putting them to bed at night, and they are just lying there, you have to remind yourself that's what it's all about.
Shane Filan
#48. I like it,"he said at length. "You're putting a lot of yourself into this place."
"Shall I tell you just what your approval means to me?" Diana asked, not bothering to smother a yawn.
Nora Roberts
#49. The greatest thing about having a child is putting yourself second in your own life. It's a massive gift to be able to say you're not the most important person to yourself.
Louis C.K.
#50. There is something immensely scary about putting yourself out there for people to love or hate you, fan or pan you, review or screw you.
L.V. Lewis
#51. Self-honesty is not putting yourself down or feeling sorry for yourself. Self-honesty is looking at things as they are and then being compelled to make changes.
Frederick Lenz
#52. Always be natural. Putting on airs will make a giggle out of you. Be yourself and if you don't know something say so.
Twiggy
#53. The more you expose yourself as a celebrity, the less interesting you are to watch in your work, because if you're putting yourself out there all the time, you're not holding anything back.
John Cusack
#54. Any character that you come up with or create is a piece of you. You're putting yourself into that character, but there's the guise of the character. So there's a certain amount of safety in the character, where you feel more safe being the character than you do being just you
Johnny Depp
#55. I'm not saying that putting on makeup will change the world or even your life, but it can be a first step in learning things about yourself you may never have discovered otherwise. At worst, you could make a big mess and have a good laugh.
Kevyn Aucoin
#56. I am a coward, basically, but one of the things about acting is that you are always putting yourself through yet another test.
Samuel West
#57. Sometimes the best way to learn a lesson isn't just hearing the words, but putting it into practice by experimenting with it and finding its truth for yourself instead of taking someone else's word for it.
A.J. Darkholme
#58. What is style? It is an effortless confidence in being yourself, it is a way of putting yourself together according to your mood and what you want to project. Personal style appears to come naturally for some, but for others it can take a while to find it!
Diane Von Furstenberg
#59. There is nothing more noble than putting yourself in the line of fire to save a life.
Monica Raymund
#60. What counts is putting the intensity that you yourself have experienced into the picture. Otherwise it is just a document.
Rene Burri
#61. Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centre.
Kevin Powers
#62. Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't second-guess an audience, if you want to be successful, you have to write stuff people like.
Catherine Tate
#63. The terror of failure can make you feel like a failure. So a bunch of people think you're not very good at your thing. How much do you invest in what they say? How much do you care? Failure is not putting yourself on the line.
Dylan Moran
#64. Theres something incredible about putting a helmet on just before a game; its a feeling only a football player knows. Your vision narrows, and the whole world shrinks. You cant hear much of what goes on outside you, but you can hear yourself breathe and you can feel yourself sweat.
Carl Deuker
#65. And he's just plain odd. And what is your problem that you keep putting yourself in my way? (Geary)
She's feisty, Skotos. I can see the appeal. (ZT)
Sherrilyn Kenyon
#66. When you stop putting yourself on the line, and you don't touch your own heart, how do you expect to touch other people?
Tori Amos
#67. Don't fool yourself that you're blogging when you're really just putting stuff up online.
Andrew Sullivan
#68. Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else's shoes and trying not to judge.
Keira Knightley
#69. No man is worth the pain you're putting yourself through. Don't wither away because of someone who is beneath you.
Jennifer Foor
#70. You can't really prepare yourself for being greeted by a dozen Klingons drinking blood wine. So, it can be a bit off-putting coming in from the outside. But it's great fun and there are no fans like Star Trek fans.
Jeri Ryan
#71. Then again, Solomon was human. And that meant he was flawed (Go on, take a look at yourself in the mirror. A good long look, if you can bear it. See? Flawed's putting it mildly, isn't it?)
Jonathan Stroud
#72. The key to success is letting the relationships in your life grow to the highest levels they possibly can ... not putting yourself first in life and remembering that the more you give away, the more you have.
Christopher Reeve
#73. that you should be careful about putting yourself in risky situations, but was
Melissa Gunther
#74. Quit putting yourself in a little box by trying to live consistently with your past and explaining every little action you take. BE YOU. Fully. In this moment. Independent of what others may or may not 'expect' from you.
Brian Johnson
#75. Unless you have a huge ego, I think it requires a tremendous amount of bravery to keep putting yourself out there, knowing that you will get rejected most of the time.
Kit Williamson
#76. In reality, there's a limit to putting a record out yourself. When it comes to working with major record companies in the context of them owning anything, though, that will never happen. Ever. In my life.
Kevin Shields
#77. Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.
D. Love
#78. Celebrities, make it harder for hackers to get nude pics of you from your computer by not putting nude pics of yourself on the computer.
Ricky Gervais
#79. Writing... is like putting a message in a bottle, and casting it into the evening tide... It is a container of yourself, bled through your fingertips, and it travels the world in your place.
Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
#80. Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.
Paddy Ashdown
#81. Whatever it is you're doing, whether it's your career or a particular focus, if you're trying to be the best you can possibly be, then you'll be putting that pressure on yourself.
Grant Achatz
#82. Sin is not just breaking the rules, it is putting yourself in the place of God as Savior, Lord, and Judge ... There are two ways to be your own Savior and Lord. One is by breaking all the moral laws and setting your own course, and one is by keeping all the moral laws and being very, very good.
Timothy Keller
#83. I bought my first camera to photograph my brother's children. I learned a lot from that experience. The value of innocence and of not being focused on yourself, and I have to say that these things have remained with me to this day. I can immediately feel when someone is putting on a camera face.
Peter Lindbergh
#84. Part of being famous is offering up this blank screen upon which people can project everything, and it's a sacred act, putting yourself out there, in a way that lots of celebrities aren't steeled for; they're not prepared for the degree to which people define them.
Alanis Morissette
#85. If you asked people, "Do you like jazz?" they would be like, "not at all." But I think that if you're really putting yourself out there and really communicating, music can put you beyond people's preconceptions, beyond their playlist.
Kamasi Washington
#86. You always have to avoid working for the sake of putting yourself out there.
Haley Joel Osment
#87. Pilot season can be maddening. You're basically putting yourself and your talent out there to be scrutinized several times a day for months by network executives who have probably never acted in anything since their junior high school production of 'The Wiz.'
Reid Scott
#88. You have to develop that peace of mind within yourself by which you can become the witness of yourself first. You should be able to witness yourself and see what are the things, which are putting you down.
Nirmala Srivastava
#89. There's something magical about putting yourself into life. You've got to stand up and take responsibility for your own life and you cannot abandon that.
Bill Kurtis
#90. Putting people in their place shows that you yourself have nowhere to go.
Richard Krause
#91. It's very fun to be single, because you know what happens? You find yourself. You understand what it means to love yourself, instead of putting all this energy into give-and-tug in a relationship.
Keke Palmer
#92. Adopt new habits yourself: consolidate your principles by putting them into practice.
Epictetus
#93. There's nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.
Brene Brown
#94. By putting yourself in that intense form of stress, it makes regular life more peaceful.
Joe Rogan
#95. That was the biggest fear. I'd rather clean up before I went on the road. It's bad enough cleaning up by yourself, but the idea of putting the whole tour on the line because I could'n make it was too much; even for me
Keith Richards
#96. To shoot a conventional film means that you are always covering yourself. You are putting nets and, in a way, letting bad decisions take over.
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
#97. Try to live with whatever you can afford and avoid putting yourself in an awkward position of thinking how you can afford what you have failed to afford, please free your life on earth.
Auliq Ice
#98. You're always putting yourself into your work. There's no separation; it's just how you use yourself and transform.
Jenny Slate
#99. 2 All of Me
Be Gentle My Friend
Be gentle with yourself,
forgive yourself for mistakes,
don't expect to be perfect
just get moving, and
keep putting one
foot in front of
the other
Love
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#100. I like being tested. I get as scared as anyone. But the feeling of putting yourself on the line, betting on your talent and having it work; that's the most exhilarating feeling in the world.
Conan O'Brien
