Introspection Quotes

Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.
Lawrence Durrell

Travel, Rewarding, Forms

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holy of holies of Jewish time. It is that rarest of phenomena, a Jewish festival without food. Instead it is a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgment when, collectively and repeatedly, we confess our sins and pray to be written into God's Book of Life.
Jonathan Sacks

Life, Time, God

I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who was at ease with happiness. Too often I embrace introspection and self-doubt. I wish I could embrace the good things.
Hugh Laurie

Happiness, Good, Someone

The Chautauqua Institution is truly a national treasure. It is a place for contemplation and a place for reflection, a place where platitudes and slogans can be set aside and be replaced by thoughtfulness and introspection.
Eliot Spitzer

Place, Reflection, National

Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For that reason, I'm optimistic that we can eventually arrive at convincing explanations for these broadest patterns of human history.
Jared Diamond

History, Past, Human

When I look in the mirror, I am slightly reminded of self-portraits by Durer and by Rembrandt, because they both show a degree of introspection. I see some element of disappointment; I see a sense of humour, but also something that is faintly ridiculous; and I see somebody who is frightened of being found out and thought lightweight.
Robert Winston

Thought, Sense, Show

The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.
William Godwin

Philosophy, Act, Wisest

When I do comedy, I lose all inhibition and introspection. I no longer care.
Jessica Alba

Care, Lose, Comedy

I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.
Brenda Lee

Feelings, Show, Used

I don't think we spend enough time in reflection and introspection. We don't know who we are as individuals in this culture anymore.
Naomi Judd

Time, Enough, Reflection

Once I found professional happiness, it gave me time to think about other areas in my life in which I wasn't happy. The next obvious candidate for introspection was my marriage.
Megyn Kelly

Life, Marriage, Happiness

I have met guys who work the overnight shift at 7-11, selling Slurpees and Camels to insomniacs who have more introspection than a lot of people in the mainstream media.
Bernard Goldberg

Work, Guys, Media

It is good for society to have this introspection.
Jacques Verges

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