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“I am not in front of my body, I am in it or rather I am it... If we can still speak of interpretation in relation to the perception of one's own body, we shall have to say that it interprets itself.”

Ifs Stills Body Speak Fronts Perception Relation Interpretation Self Perception

Book:Phenomenology of Perception

Source: Phenomenology of Perception

“What amazes me is how far some people will go to justify their behavior to themselves, just to preserve that self-perception.”

People Self Behavior Perception Preserves Justify Self Perception

Author:Christopher Golden

“Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself or rather, your self-perception, and you find the world automatically corresponding to the level of your understanding. You will find that it has always been you who set the pace and depth of your experience by recognizing and honoring your true nature.”

World Trying Firsts Self Understanding Levels Perception Depth Changing The World Pace Recognizing True Nature Corresponding Change Yourself Self Perception Understanding You

Book:White Fire: Spiritual Insights and Teachings of Advaita Zen Master Mooji

Source: White Fire: Spiritual Insights and Teachings of Advaita Zen Master Mooji

“The consistent finding of psychological research is that we are fairly accurate in our perceptions of others. It's our self-perceptions that are distorted because we look at ourselves in a rose-colored mirror.”

Looks Self Findings Perception Research Mirrors Rose Psychological Consistent Accurate Self Perception Perception Of Others Psychological Research

Book:The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

Source: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

“The problem a lot of writers have is that they really, really enjoy people saying, "You're brilliant." They let their self-perception be dictated by reader response. But if you're going to let other people make you feel good, you're going to end up feeling bad when they say the opposite. You've got to be a cultural stoic. Then you won't be devastated by people who respond negatively. Of course, the downside is that it sort of stops you from being able to enjoy people liking your work.”

“I think we start suffering as soon as we come out of the womb. I think that people tend to stereotype. When they think of suffering, they think of abuse - physical abuse, emotional abuse, poverty, that kind of thing. There's different levels of suffering. I don't think that it has to do with how much money you have - if you were raised in the ghetto or the Hamptons. For me it's more about perception: self-perception and how you perceive the world.”

“I believe that gut feelings, the sense of balance, and spatial self-perception are so firmly coupled to our biological body that we will never be able to leave it experientially on a permanent basis.”

Believe Self Feelings Body Able I Believe Balance Perception Bases Permanent Guts Gut Feelings Spatial Self Perception

Author:Thomas Metzinger

“Of course, no state accepts [that it should call] the people it is imprisoning or detaining for political reasons, political prisoners. They don't call them political prisoners in China, they don't call them political prisoners in Azerbaijan and they don't call them political prisoners in the United States, U.K. or Sweden; it is absolutely intolerable to have that kind of self-perception.”

People Should Kind Self States Reason Political Courses United Accepting United States Perception China Prisoner Sweden Self Perception Political Prisoners Azerbaijan Detaining

Author:Julian Assange

“We, especially those of us in depoliticized and pacified societies, need to cast a colder eye at our self-perceptions, now and in the past, as sentinels and embodiments of Enlightenment virtues of reason, dissent, and skepticism.”

Needs Self Reason Eye Past Virtue Perception Enlightenment Casts Skepticism Dissent Embodiment Self Perception Sentinels

Author:Pankaj Mishra

“We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.”

People Life Positive Thinking Perception Being Yourself About Yourself Be You Self Determination Philanthropy Express Yourself Just Be Yourself Define Yourself Self Perception Not Being Yourself Perception Of Others Perceived Self

Author:Virginia Satir

“The surgeons' market is imaginary, since there is nothing wrong with women's faces or bodies that social change won't cure; so the surgeons depend for their income on warping female self-perception and multiplying female self-hatred.”

Self Body Faces Social Self Esteem Depends Perception Female Hatred Income Cures Imaginary Social Change Surgeons Self Hatred Self Perception Multiplying

Book:The Beauty Myth

Source: The Beauty Myth

“I suddenly became strangely inebriated. The external world became changed as in a dream. Objects appeared to gain in relief; they assumed unusual dimensions; and colors became more glowing. Even self-perception and the sense of time were changed. When the eyes were closed, colored pictures flashed past in a quickly changing kaleidoscope. After a few hours, the not unpleasant inebriation, which had been experienced whilst I was fully conscious, disappeared. What had caused this condition?”

Source: Pharmacotheon: Entheogenic Drugs, Their Plant Sources and History

“Our self-perception determines our behavior. If we think we’re small, limited, inadequate creatures, then we tend to behave that way, and the energy we radiate reflects those thoughts no matter what we do. If we think we’re magnificent creatures with an infinite abundance of love and power to give, then we tend to behave that way. Once again, the energy around us reflects our state of awareness.”

“Character: The ability to carry out a worthy decision after the emotion of making that decision has passed. Character simply stated is doing what you said you were going to do. If you develop a reputation for that, do you have any idea the effect that has on self-perception? Its immense, just immense. The Savior was a man of character. He did everything he said he was going to do.”

Ifs Men Said Ideas Self Character Wisdom Success Peace Ability Decision Emotion Effects Perception Worthy Reputation Savior Immense Self Perception

Author:Hyrum W. Smith

“When the environment makes gender salient, there is a ripple effect on the mind. We start to think of ourselves in terms of our gender, and stereotypes and social expectations become more prominent in the mind. This can change self-perception, alter interests, debilitate or enhance ability, and trigger unintentional discrimination. In other words, the social context influences who you are, how you think and what you do.”

Source: Delusions of Gender: The Real Science Behind Sex Differences