Quotes about Perception

It's always easier to see a lack of wisdom in others than it is to see it in ourselves. That's why we must pray daily for wisdom.

God sees us—someone worth dying for. God loves us, but we too often see ourselves as unloved. God sees us as chosen and accepted, but we may see ourselves as rejected. God sees us from the perspective of who He created us to be, but we too often see ourselves from our limitations instead of our possibilities.

The first to speak in court sounds right—until the cross-examination begins" (Proverbs 18:17).

The world takes us to a silver screen on which flickering images of passion and romance play, and as we watch, the world says, "This is love." God takes us to the foot of a tree on which a naked and bloodied man hangs and says, "This is love.

I've always been attracted to negative influences - I thought that meant you were smart.

When you're young you believe it when people tell you how good you are. And that's the danger, you inhale. Everyone will tell you you're a genius, which you are not, and if you understand that, you win.

We all have insecurities, but some of us are better at covering them up.

I don't believe in the word 'influencer', I don't believe I'll inspire people, because what might be right for me might not be from another perspective.

I'm really freaked out by time. How, for instance, what I did last week is not real in the sense that it's happened. It's just a memory that's filed away in my brain.

I look, absolutely, like I'm going to sell you insurance.

I don't interact with people much. So some people find me arrogant but some find me very sweet.

Sometimes we feel like we're only interacting with what's already happening; we don't actually affect anything - sometimes I feel like that, anyway.