self

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“Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war,” the pope said during a prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

What was it like to get back to that mindset of your younger self and your ideas of it then?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It is symbolic of your enterprising younger self, and all of those fancy cars and five-star vacations that you passed up on, perhaps using that money as a down payment on your next property instead.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Lewis admitted some of the witness stories were compelling and "would have an effect" on him as he pondered them before his rational self took over.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Farmer had not only exposed his deepest self to her, but also to some degree changed her life.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French