To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.

People in music want you to play small so you can make them feel better. That’s why you see so many bands break up no matter how talented they are.

if a man would make his world large, he must be always making himself small.

Friends can make you feel that the world is smaller and less sneaky than it really is, because you know people who have similar experiences.

The people making you feel guilty for going your own way and choosing your own life are simply saying, ‘Look at me. I’m better than you because my chains are bigger.

Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

There is a secret a person with great knowledge discovers along the path to truth. That is, the more doors you open to the mysteries, the smaller you feel. And because you begin to feel smaller and smaller until your ego disappears, the more humble you become. Therefore, any man who behaves arrogantly with what little he knows, or claims to know all, only reveals to all that he really knows nothing. Real greatness does not reside inside those who feel large. The truly wise are meek.

If you think you are big, you become small. If you know you are nothing, you become unlimited. That’s the beauty of being a human being.

Si te rodeas de personas más pequeñas que tú, acabarás siendo un enano. Si te rodeas de personas más grandes que tú, te convertirás en un gigante.

The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want

The bigger you are, the smaller your world becomes.

You're meant to shine, but you're shrinking yourself to make someone more comfortable, you can't be yourself around them without feeling judged.

People always say, "It's good to be a part of a something bigger than yourself," but you already are. You're part of a huge thing. The whole of humanity. That's enormous. But you can't see it, so you pick, what? An organization? A culture? A religion? That's not bigger than you. It's much, much smaller!

Most people think small because they are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning.