Sentence examples for know himself as from inspiring English sources

Read in context of the sequence as a whole, Boyhood Island lacks the sheer transformative power of the previous volumes, but delivers a vital piece of Karl Ove's struggle: a struggle to know himself as well as he did as a child.

A full life requires the individual to know himself as unique and special whether as a factory worker, a quarterback or a newspaper columnist.

"Being Jewish is incredibly important to me, but I'm not observant," one such syncretist, a novelist, says in an interview: At the same time, I cared deeply that my son know himself as Jewish — not just culturally, but be steeped in the traditions and rituals.

How striking, then, to see that Eric, who knew himself as well as anyone in previous seasons, has suddenly been denied the very empowerment that's being granted to so many others.

Armed with the power of the truth, shown to him by his teacher, he knows himself as what he is -- a mighty tiger.

There is no reason to expect him to know himself; he comes across as a woeful judge of character.

You might think he's dithering or self-critical but he knows himself very well as a player and where he stands.

He knew this as well as he knew himself.

He knows without any doubt, as well as he knows himself, that he despises Albertine.

He is also greatly concerned about the resources of fakery open even to a human being whom he knows as well as he knows himself.

As director general of the presidency (in the White House he would have been known as chief of staff), he was Mandela's most loyal adviser, a man who knew Mandela as well as Mandela knew himself.