Quotes About Self-perception

Estoy gordo. Soy feo. Me hago viejo. Me estoy quedando calvo. Soy estúpido, nunca entiendo nada. Nunca seré lo suficientemente bueno. Nunca seré perfecto». ¿Ves de qué modo utilizamos las palabras contra nosotros mismos? Es necesario que empecemos a comprender lo que son las palabras y lo que hacen. Si entiendes el Primer Acuerdo (Sé impecable con tus palabras), verás cuántos cambios ocurren en tu vida.

We know we are not what we believe we are supposed to be and so we feel false, frustrated, and dishonest. We try to hide ourselves, and we pretend to be what we are not. The result is that we feel unauthentic and wear social masks to keep others from noticing this. We are so afraid that somebody else will notice that we are not what we pretend to be. We judge others according to our image of perfection as well, and naturally they fall short of our expectations.

Even the opinions you have about yourself are not necessarily true; therefore, you don't need to take whatever you hear in your own mind personally.

The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone.

The basis of shame is not some mistake of ours, but that this humiliation is seen by everyone.

When he was still living in Bohemia and would run into people who had known him earlier, he was always surprised to find that they considered him a fairly courageous person (he thought himself cowardly), with a caustic wit (he considered himself a bore) and a kind heart (he remembered only his stinginess).

Imagine que você tenha vivido num mundo em que não existissem espelhos. Você teria sonhado com seu rosto, o teria imaginado como uma espécie de reflexo exterior daquilo que se encontra em você. E, depois, suponha que com quarenta anos tenham te estendido um espelho. Imagine seu espanto. Teria visto um rosto totalmente estranho. E compreenderia nitidamente aquilo que se recusa a admitir: seu rosto não é você.

Je finis donc par comprendre que ma révolte était illusoire, que ma dissemblance n'était plus perceptible que pour moi seul, invisible qu'elle était pour les autres.

If Olga had been a little more foolish, she would have found herself quite pretty. But since she was an intelligent girl, she considered herself much uglier than she really was, for she was actually neither ugly nor pretty

Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities superior, either in kind or degree, to those which he sees allotted to the rest of the world.

I am constantly playing younger. I have a baby face. I'm only five-foot-one, so I am used to playing younger. I love it.

We speak the love language, they speak from pain and anguish. Some don't love theyselves, so they perception is tainted.

I look hot and, most of all, skinny. I love the day after throwing up. I felt like a feather.

Everyone thinks you're so strong and self-confident, but inside you're a frightened child, waiting to suffer betrayal again from those who should love you most.

I'm this goofball. I look at myself in the mirror, and the person that I know doesn't match up to what I think people love to perceive me as.

I love the people and I actually think they like me a lot.

I'm never going to be cast as a 'Bond' girl. I mean, I could do it and I would love it. But I don't ooze sexuality.

You would love the way he sees you. He uses you as a weapon against himself and not merely because you did

Do you think I'm pretty?I think you're beautifulBeautiful?You are so beautiful, it hurts sometimes.

she is searching for a rational analysis of who I am, which is, of course, an impossibility: there … is … no … key.

You perform as well as you believe yourself capable of performing. You are as effective as you believe yourself to be in whatever you do. You can never be better or different on the outside than you believe yourself to be on the inside.

You are who you think you are

If you really knew how little others think about you, you would be insulted.

I was like this totally serious kid, and this totally angsty teenager. I probably only smiled and laughed when I was deluded into thinking it would make some jerk like me.