Quotes About Self-representation

Society needs a good image of itself. That is the job of the architect.

I feel some need to represent where I'm from. But ultimately, I think my only real responsibility is to - as much as possible - interrogate my own truths. This is to say not merely writing what I think is true, but using the writing to turn that alleged truth over and over, to stress-test it, in the aim of producing something readable.

Mr. Trump speaks for Mr. Trump, and his tweets speak for themselves. And he's very clear about what those tweets say.

Only those who haven't got the wit to speak for themselves would ever want their clothes to do it for them.

There's a certain point, when you're writing autobiographical stuff, where you don't want to misrepresent yourself. It would be dishonest.

As a model you do play a certain role and you know as an actor you play another role.

With each post or tweet, we choose what to keep private and what to make public, what face to show the world and what to keep buried. It is a kind of deception, and we have become reality stars, every one of us.

I have a Twitter, but I'm not a tweeter... if that really makes sense.

Twitter, just every once in a while I put something out there basically to promote whatever I'm doing, but I don't see any of that as representing me or who I am or being a brand.

In the UK, everyone's quite conservative. No-one wants to look like a fan.

Writers don't always know what they mean - that's why they write. Their work stands in for them. On the page, the reader meets the authoritative, perfected self; in life, the writer is lumbered with the uncertain, imperfect one.

I think what is important is that my work speaks for itself.

Your avatar can look any way you want it to, up to the limitations of your equipment. If you're ugly, you can make your avatar beautiful. If you've just gotten out of bed, your avatar can still be wearing beautiful clothes and professionally applied makeup. You can look like a gorilla or a dragon or a giant talking penis in the Metaverse. Spend five minutes walking down the Street and you will see all of these.

Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.

The only gift is a portion of thyself.... it is a cold, lifeless business, when you go to the shops to buy me something which does not represent your life and talent, but a goldsmith's.

The more people know about you, the less they can project who you are supposed to be. It's unfortunate that you really only get one shot at that.

I think I'm a sober person. I think the press tries to make you into something a little bit different. In my case, a little bit of a wild man. I'm not. I'm actually not. I'm a very sober person.

People don't need to necessarily see me in the jersey to understand who I am and what message I'm trying to get across with the things that I'm marketing.

I wanted a name on my shirt that represented who I am, and I feel I have no connection with the Alli surname.

He who represents himself has a fool for a client." ~ Abraham Lincoln

As a footballer, you're stuck in a uniform - either in team kit or a team suit. I don't really get to show my personality in my job, so style is a chance to show people part of me they don't often see.

I think that I do separate myself a fair amount. And I don't feel like I am representing women. That's up to however people interpret it once they sort of see it.

In the Finals, you want to set a statement like, 'This is me. This is who I am.' You know everyone's watching.

If you practice law without a license, they arrest you. And then you're allowed to be a lawyer and represent yourself. What is that bullshit?