It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. – Henry David Thoreau
Your intentions don’t matter. Perception is reality. If people perceive you the wrong way, it doesn’t matter what your intentions are.
The eyes only see what the mind is prepared to comprehend. – Henri Bergson
Your opinion is your opinion, your perception is your perception-do not confuse them with facts or truth. Wars have been fought and millions have been killed because of the inability of men to understand the idea that EVERYBODY has a different viewpoint. – John Moore
Though we see the same world, we see it through different eyes. – Virginia Woolf
We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us. – Virginia Satir
Perception is reality. If you are perceived to be something, you might as well be it because that’s the truth in people’s minds. – Steve Young
Truth is universal. Perception of truth is not.
People see what they want to see and what people want to see never has anything to do with the truth. – Roberto Bolano
We don’t see things as they are. We see them as we are. – Anais Nin
Perceptions about people can be powerful. They can also be powerfully wrong. – Craig Dresang
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. – William Shakespeare
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. – W.B. Yeats
Perception is not always a reflection of the truth, but more about the context of the moment in a small window of time
Don’t call the world dirty because you forgot to clean your glasses. – Aaron Hill
We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them. – Epictetus
If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern. – William Blake
If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I’m not frightened by anyone’s perception of me. – Angelina Jolie
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit. – Ansel Adams
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