Quotes about Self-image

We are what we imagine ourselves to be.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

Not only have people stopped trying to be attractive when they are out among other people, but they are no longer even trying not to look ugly!

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

I can encourage my daughter to love her body, but what really matters are the observations she makes about my relationship with my own body.

As you begin to see yourself and think about yourself as more competent and confident, your behavior becomes more focused and effective.

Visualize yourself as the person you in—tend to be in the future. Your self-image, the way you see yourself on the inside, largely determines your performance on the outside. All improvements in your outer life begin with improvements on the inside, in your mental pictures.

As a culture, we place great stock in external appearance. Our attachment to physical beauty is something that we need to let go of, yet it seems that the majority of people are racing toward it.

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

Don't program yourself to break down as you age with thoughts that decline is inevitable. Time may be passing for our bodies, but because they house our ageless souls, we never need to see ourselves as old and infirm.

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.

You become what you believe - not what you wish or want but what you truly believe. Wherever you are in life, look at your beliefs. They put you there.