Quotes About Self-perception

You're not a frog; you're a toad

Lastly, remember what W. C. Fields had to say on this point: "It ain't what they call you; it's what you answer to.

Lõppude lõpuks on iga inimene just see, mida ta mõtleb. Sinu tunded on su mõtete orjad ja sa ise oled oma tunnete ori.

I got letters saying, I detest everything about you, and I got letters saying, You have written my bible. Imagine if I'd tried to create a definition of myself based on any of these reactions. I didn't try. And

People think they're interesting. That's their first mistake.

There were many things she disliked more than anything else, and one was when the elderly imagined they felt young and behaved accordingly.

The desire to be seen as superior and singular- and, conversely, but similarly, inferior and individual, is a big topic...They have a term for the syndrome- it is called terminal uniqueness...we all refuse to be part of the crowd, to walk in the middle of the road in the safety of others. We all think were special. But the problem is, as I point out to Dr. Singer all the time, I actually am special.

But we didn't fit, he and I. He thought it was because he was too old. He was older, and compared to the age I was I did think he was ancient. He was in his sixties then. Well, now I know that your sixties feel the same as all the other ages, and your seventies. You never stop being yourself on the inside, whatever age people think you are by looking at you from the outside.

Je houdt nooit op jezelf te zijn vanbinnen, hoe oud mensen ook denken dat je bent als ze vanbuiten naar je kijken.

I was born bad and I never have recovered.

My boyfriend calls me 'princess', but I think of myself more along the lines of 'monkey' and 'retard'.

You can't stop people from morphing the truth. It's human nature. I blow-dry my hair, put on make-up, wear high-heels. I've laughed at jokes told by men who simply weren't that funny. We create an outer identify to hide our innate vulnerability. But even deeper, it springs from the most primal desire we harbour.

All these years I'd thought being a spy was challenging. Turns out, being a girl is the tricky part.

We wear a lot of labels in our lives, and it's so very easy to be defined by them. We have grown somehow accustomed to thinking of ourselves as a size eight or a size fourteen, as a capricorn or a taurus, as single or in love.

For how easy life must be for him. I wish I were bigger, stronger. Male. I wish I could make people stop worrying about me and my so called frailness.

Macey?" Zach asked as if he couldn't believe his eyes, which was maybe the most flattering thing ever, because no one has ever mistaken me for Macey McHenry. Ever.

Don't believe everything you read. It's very difficult to be accepting of our own bodies. This topic deserves it's own book, but since I'm not qualified to write it, I won't. Instead I'll just say this: The pictures staring out at you from the supermarket checkout stands, the images we are all supposed to aspire to? They lie

sabía que no era exactamente así, aquello no era verdad, pero la verdad también desaparecía, y yo seguía pensando lo mismo, y era agradable, me sentía alguien, segura, en momentos como ése, era curioso...

Most of us form estimates of our intelligence, wisdom, and moral fiber that are considerably higher than an objective estimate would warrant; no doubt 90 percent of us think ourselves well above average along these lines.

Appearances are really just manifestations of how we see ourselves. And so, with that in mind, the way you see yourself, well, it has a direct effect on what you become, and how others see you.

Non dire troppo male di te stesso, finiranno per crederci. [Citando Andrè Maurois]

Je n'aurais jamais cru que vous souffriez de votre aspect. - Je n'en souffre pas. La souffrance est pour les autres, pour ceux qui me voient. Moi, je ne me vois pas. Je ne me regarde jamais dans les miroirs. Je souffrirais si j'avais choisi une autre vie; pour la vie que je mène, ce corps me convient.

I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness... their 'disability.' And I'm certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.

I started lying about my age when I was 18 to be older. When I turned 21, I started lying that I was 18. It's a weakness in me.