Sentence examples for self held from inspiring English sources

A witty, sometimes brutally observant self, held in check by the need to pass herself off as conventionally and graciously female.

That might be an unconventional way of putting it, but the basic idea behind this claim is now the dominant view of the self held by professionals in Western philosophy and psychology.

Ganz recommends a self held care plan.

The portrait photo he engineered of his adult self holding hands with a life-size cutout photo of himself at age six shows how seriously he took this idea.

Thus, the commandment given us in ancient times by the god at Delphi was contrary to all expectations: 'Look back into your self; get to know your self; hold on to your self.'... Can you not see that this world of ours keeps its gaze bent ever inwards and its eyes ever open to contemplate itself?

If Husserl's transcendental ego[17] returns, here, as the 'I' of conscious intentions, which Levinas differentiated from the self of embodiment, it remains the case that the embodied self holds priority, precisely as the site from which transcendence first arises.

Note to self: Hold off on the Spotify shares until at least the third date.

An ode to my twenty-something-naïve and innocent self, holding my firstborn baby in my arms.

It is investing our efforts at our personal maximum level in pursuit of our best self, holding our own selves to the highest standard.

Sophie then showed me a photo of a giraffe taxidermy, with a black and white image of her younger self holding a toy giraffe.

Despite competing with the local Domino's and Pizza Hut branches, the Pizza Self holds its own, drawing a curious crowd by wafting the scent of bubbling cheese and dough down the street.