Quotes About Perception

Observe all men; thy self most.

If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion.

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.

I'm always scared to tell people if they're being self obsessed because then it looks like I'm just thinking about them not caring about me?

People think actors are self-obsessed. I think it's not necessarily an egocentricity...it's just YOU are your business, your product.

He Self Portraits tend to be a reflection of our Heavenly Father and if you look deep into the eyes of these pictures, its as though you can see through their eyes and into the depths of their souls.

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

The way life treats you is a merciless mirror image of your attitude toward life.

I was brought up to believe that how I saw myself was more important than how others saw me.

Every waking moments we talk to ourselves about the things we experience. Our self-talk, the thoughts we communicate to ourselves, in turn control the way we feel and act.

We all have voices in our heads which talks to us on an almost constant basis. Our voices give us messages continually, and what they say to us affects us.

The only way that you can ever know if something is of value to you is by the way it feels as you are receiving it.

When you blame and dwell upon world..or see everything negative around you, please remember to clean your glasses.

Negativity in attitude could mean you develop a negative opinion about yourself. A negative attitude could cause you to withdraw from social contact as you are worried how other people may see you. This can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, which can then cause low self-esteem.

A lot of books in the self-help section of your bookstore really belong in the fiction section.

For business reasons, I must preserve the outward signs of sanity.

I know everything except myself

People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.

We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself.

Only the shallow know themselves.

So many people hate me and love me for the exact same reasons. This is all the proof I need that my opinion about myself is the only opinion I should ever care about.