72 Inspiring Quotes About Reflection for Work to Success

Self-reflection quotes will make you think further and improve your life. Here is a list of inspiring quotes for self-reflection. I hope these quotes will inspire you to reflect more. In between the quotes, I’ve also added some studies on self-reflection you might find interesting.

• Honest self-reflection opens your mind to reprogramming, change, success, and freedom. – Vikas Runwal
• “The more reflective you are, the more effective you are.” – Hall and Simeral
• “Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success.” – Richard Carlson
• “Self-reflection is necessary to dig beneath our own layers and visit the inner crevices of our heart and mind to develop an understanding of life.” – Unknown
• “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle
• “Reflection… Looking back so the view looking forward is clearer.” – Unknown

Inspiring quotes about reflection for work to success

1. “The reason why everything I do is so different is not because I’m trying to be provocative; it’s simply a reflection of whatever was happening to me at the time I wrote that particular record.” — Devin Townsend

2. “Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a new light if we were to reintroduce the ancient idea of music being a reflection of nature.” — George Crumb

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3. “Our attitudes are fostered by a society built on ideas of dominance, where the solution to crises are force and action, rather than reflection and compromise.” — Frankie Boyle

4. “Music and fashion are a sign of the times and a reflection of what people want and need at this very day and age.” — Lykke Li

5. “I do like things that are not necessarily a reflection of what is considered the right thing by this culture. Somehow, promoting that status quo I find uninteresting.” — Crispin Glover

6. “The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South.” — Omar Bongo

7. “I hope you’ll find that my campaign was a reflection of how I plan to govern – bringing people together, building coalitions, and finding common ground.” — Doug Ducey

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8. “Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.” — David Harsanyi

9. “A moment’s reflection shows that Liberalism is entirely negative. It is not a formative force, but always and only a disintegrating force.” — Francis Parker Yockey

10. “Our work should be a reflection of society, and if you’re not concerned with including all of society, then I don’t really know what you’re doing making art in the first place.” — Sasheer Zamata

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11. “Common sense is judgment without reflection, shared by an entire class, an entire nation, or the entire human race.” — Giambattista Vico

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12. “It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection.” — Edward Sapir

13. “I don’t think of reflection on dark things as necessarily dark.” — C. K. Williams

14. “Ever since I was a teenager, I always had a very strong sense of my own personal style. Kind of for better or for worse – actually I don’t think it’s ever been for worse. The way that I dress has always been a pretty accurate reflection of my personality and my life.” — Busy Philipps

15. “Reflection is only a partial understanding of truth if it does not translate itself in practice into commitments to the common good and justice. Truth is not mere abstraction but something to be done and is only apprehended when this is realized.” — Adolfo Perez Esquivel

16. “Watching sunrise and sunset from space, which is a beautiful sight, has been a personal privilege I have attained while being there. Another reflection from within I felt was that there was nothing which was neither visible and nor with a supportive environment as to how Planet Earth is.” — Rakesh Sharma

17. “Through F1, I bought my own boat. I learned to fly my own plane and helicopter. And my job with my company is a reflection of everything motor racing taught me.” — Nelson Piquet

18. “Football is a sport of paradox. It requires reaction, not reflection. Yet you must use your mind to calculate, to anticipate – to think and not think at the same time.” — Dhani Jones

19. “When I was in ’97, I didn’t know I was in a very major moment. But with the privilege of reflection, I do. And that’s what artists should do – they should help illuminate and reflect the human condition.” — Mara Brock Akil

20. “My films are a personal reflection on the impact that the state – the system and the world – has on me.” — Vetrimaaran

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21. “I’ve used mirrors in a lot of movies. I think the mirror is an extraordinary thing, also the reflective, a reflection in water, etc.” — Nicolas Roeg

22. “Once I’ve taken photographs, I look at them, and I get into them, and I’m there for the moment – and then that’s it. I find little time for reflection.” — Pattie Boyd

23. “Whatever is shown in a TV show is a reflection of society.” — Kratika Sengar

24. “As we continue to become a society of tweets, shorter and shorter messages, there’s great value in the contemplation and reflection that comes from reading a long body of work.” — Elizabeth Berg

25. “If a friend got a big promotion, I would outwardly congratulate them, but inside I would painfully compare myself with them and think that their success was a reflection on my failings.” — Jess Phillips

26. “Comics are just mirrors. People can either laugh at the reflection or be disgusted by it.” — Jermaine Fowler

27. “I’ve had all types of beautiful girls tell me that they ugly when they look in the mirror, as if it’s someone else’s reflection they see.” — Lee Daniels

28. “Every film that is made about the past is always a reflection of the present.” — Kevin Macdonald

29. “I think that Corbyn’s success, just as the success of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, is a reflection of this frustration that people have that whatever they do, in terms of voting for different parties, nothing much seems to change.” — Steve Hilton

30. “I hope that there’s a little black boy somewhere in Montana that never thought that he would see a reflection of himself, and he turns on the television, like, ‘Oh my God, thank you.’” — Brian Tyree Henry

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31. “I’ve learned to not look that deeply into what people say as it’s mostly a reflection of themselves.” — Motsi Mabuse

32. “A little reflection will show us that every belief, even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond experience when regarded as a guide to our actions.” — William Kingdon Clifford

33. “Food is a reflection of who you are as a person.” — Adrienne C. Moore

34. “I know that ‘The Accident’ is not a completely accurate reflection of the reality of the book publishing world, which, like nearly any other business, consists mostly of people sitting in small offices staring at computer screens or reading or trying to stay awake in meetings.” — Chris Pavone

35. “Police departments are always a reflection of the society that they serve. Is there such a thing as ‘police culture?’ Absolutely. Is that culture isolated from the surrounding society? Absolutely not.” — Don Winslow

36. “Baby Got Back’ was already a reflection of what was going on. I didn’t see it as this gigantic political statement.” — Sir Mix-a-Lot

37. “I think people in the U.K. should be concerned about the under-representation of BAME actors in TV and Film because it is an incorrect reflection of our society.” — Georgina Campbell

38. “When we were shooting ‘The Book Thief,’ I was keeping all these journals. And I remember talking to my mom, really trying to verbalize all the experiences I was having. And I remember my mom saying, ‘Ben, reflection is a retroactive process.’ When you’re going through it, that’s the time to just let it wash over you.” — Ben Schnetzer

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39. “As most people know, I am a vampire, so I have no reflection. Every day, I paste a picture of someone else in the mirror.” — Meat Loaf

40. “When I was in the lower school, I graduated from fourth grade, and the principal gave us a summer assignment to take a 30-minute reflection period every day. And, of course, there were no cell phones at the time. She said to just think. And that’s lost. It doesn’t exist anymore. Just imagine being on a couch and just thinking.” — Ansel Elgort

41. “Everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you have made. If you want a different result, make a different choice.” — Anonymous

42. “Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.” — Buddha

Self Reflection Quotes

1. “Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” – Margaret J. Wheatley
2. “My Sundays are mostly spent in self-reflection.” – Prashant Niranjani
3. “No matter how good teaching may be, each student must take the responsibility for his own education.” – John Carolus
4. “What a teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.” – Karl Menninger
5. “Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.” – Pat Riley
6. “Self-reflection is a humbling process. It’s essential to find out why you think, say, and do certain things…. then better yourself.” – Sonya Teclai
7. “Quiet reflection is often the mother of deep understanding. Maintain that peaceful nursery, enabling stillness to speak.” – Tom Althouse
8. “Our self-image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become.” – Maxwell Martz
9. “Growing into the worlds above us, realizing the higher realms of consciousness within us, requires that we outgrow the worlds beneath us.” – Guy Finley
10. “Compare less. Reflect more.” – Unknown
11. “Self awareness doesn’t stop you from making mistakes, it allows you to learn from them.” – Unknown
12. “Great leaders develop through a never-ending process of self-study, self-reflection, education, training, and experience.” – Tony Buon
13. “Never forget to remain a student while you teach others.” – Jerry Cortsen
14. “Self-reflection entails asking yourself questions about your values, assessing your strengths and failures, thinking about your perceptions and interactions with others, and imagining where you want to take your life in the future. – Robert L. Rosen
15. “Your soul needs time for solitude and self-reflection. In order to love lead, heal and create you must nourish yourself first.” – Linda Joy
16. “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” – John Dewey
17. “Dwell not on the faults and shortcomings of others; instead, seek clarity about your own.” – Buddha
18. Time spent in self-reflection is never wasted – it is an intimate date with yourself. – Paul TP Wong
19. “Spiritual growth requires the development of inner knowing and inner authority. It requires the heart, not the intellect.” – Gary Zukav
20. “Don’t become too preoccupied with what is happening around you. Pay more attention to what is going on within you.” – Mary-Frances Winters
21. “Honest self-understanding liberates us from our stuck emotions.” – C Terry Warner
22. “Being on a spiritual path does not prevent you from facing times of darkness. But it teaches you how to use the darkness as a tool to grow.” – Sadhak Anshit
23. “Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people.” – Carl Jung
24. “Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.” – Barbara De Angelis
25. “Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me – when I record the details of what I’m going through, whether it’s a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I’ve come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation”. – Kelly Rowland
26. I never make the same mistake twice. I make it like five or six times, you know, just to be sure. – Unknown
27. “Unless you learn to face your own shadows, you will continue to see them in others, because the world outside you is only a reflection of the world inside you.” – Unknown