Quote by Anna Freud

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confide

Summary

This quote emphasizes the idea that seeking strength and confidence from external sources is unnecessary because they already exist within individuals. It suggests that rather than relying on external validation or support, individuals should recognize and tap into their inner reservoir of strength and confidence, which is always available to them. Ultimately, the quote encourages self-reliance and self-belief rather than searching for these qualities in others or external circumstances.

Topics

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Sir, I have no objection to a man's drinking wine, if he can

Sir, I have no objection to a man's drinking wine, if he can do it in moderation. I found myself apt to go to excess in it, and therefore, after having been for some time without it, on account of illness, I thought it better not to return to it. Every man is to judge for himself, according to the effects which he experiences.

Samuel Johnson, J. Boswell The L

Alcohol/alcoholism

A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in mag

A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.

Hal Borland, Sundial of the Seas

Excitement in education and student productivity, the abilit

Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want from students, go together and cannot be separated.

Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're al

Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to find a way to live, to solve problems, to fend off madness and chaos.

David Cronenberg

Being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Princess of Wales Diana

In art, all who have done something other than their predece

In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters.

These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has beco

These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes.

Jim Sensenbrenner

I can look back at stuff I wrote in my early days and squirm

I can look back at stuff I wrote in my early days and squirm at some of the mistakes I made. But we're all learning every day we never stop. I just hope people keep on liking what I do. That gives me such a kick.

When you study natural science and the miracles of creation,

When you study natural science and the miracles of creation, if you don't turn into a mystic you are not a natural scientist.

Science Miracles

When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight

When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years of formal classroom education. As a result, I was not comfortable with formal lectures and receiving regular homework assignments.

Philip Emeagwali

If this is your idea of glamour, I'm having second thoughts

If this is your idea of glamour, I'm having second thoughts about letting you make me over.

Cassandra Clare

More men are killed by overwork than the importance of the w

More men are killed by overwork than the importance of the world justifies.

Rudyard Kipling