Quotes About Perception

My self-esteem was affected by my anxiety over what others thought of me. That weakened my natural confidence. And made me angry. Positive self-esteem must be preceded by self-respect. To get self-respect you have to do something good. Causing mischief wasn't good.

The difference between attention and recognition is self-esteem.

But then Vega snapped in a loud, clear voice, "My guess is they clicked 'like' because there's no 'I fucked her' button.

I don't pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you'd imagine. I'm interested in other people's experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can't explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.

Clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.

Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written book and more changeable than the cloud shapes in the air.

Lloyd, she's here,' I call out, unnecessarily, to my husband (he's not deaf, but it gives me the illusion of being in control).

Fives feel so close to their mothers that they sometimes overestimate her ability to read their minds. They are often quick and a little impatient and don't always give all the necessary clues as to what they are talking about. Then they tend to be quite angry if she doesn't pick up on their story at once. It takes a quick wit to be a mother.

How old was I before I realized there were other places besides right here?" Seven

Pasture, stone wall, and steeple, What most perturbs the mind: The heart-rending homely people, Or the horrible beautiful kind?

there are many realities

Most beautiful but dumb girls think they are smart and get away with it, because other people, on the whole, aren't much smarter.

Most beautiful dumb girls think they are smart and get away with it, because other people, on the whole, aren't much smarter.

I'm a good knitter, and I'm proud of it. I see no point in being modest about things you know you do well. It doesn't indicate humility so much as hypocrisy or lack of perception.

The things we fear are almost always things which needn't be feared at all. They are creatures of our imagination.

Every woman occasionally wonders what manner of man she has married. No matter how long she has been living with her husband, once in a while he presents a new face. It's the bunk about women being enigmas and men being just transparent little boys at heart. Or else I'm gullible.

He is proud that his job includes an element of protecting the British public from explosive devices, even though the British public probably thinks he's the one most likely to be planting them.

She talks about men in the same amiable, unsurprised way that people talk about the weather - men are a kind of constant. a background note. They are useful objects for meaningless chatter when there is nothing else more important to talk about.

Relationships are about stories, not truth.

I prefer to have some beliefs that don't make logical sense.

I stood there in the shadowed doorway thinking with my tears. Yes, tears can be thoughts, why not?

The only time I see the truth is when I cross my eyes.

Why argue that it was "only words" except to imply that words are trivial, neither serious nor harmful, an argument that at the least elides the issue of what exactly was said and by whom.10

LIFE IS A GREAT MYSTERY. IS EVERYBODY A DIFFERENT PERSON WHEN THEY ARE WITH SOMEBODY ELSE?