Joseph P. Kennedy Quotes

The way people see you is the way you really are.

A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.

To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.

I don't want people to think I'm a wrestler.

It’s not what you are that counts, it’s what they think you are.

I wanted people to see me, to change their minds about me.

I was worried that in London I would be judged for who I know rather than what I do. In New York, I am known for fashion.

You are what you're portrayed as.

No one's reputation is quite what he himself perceives it ought to be.

I don't know that any of us can control our own image. We are what other people see.

I don't want a 'good' image.

Everyone has a mirror face that's so different from their natural face. And I think it's interesting, seeing the way people want to be viewed when they're putting themselves together.

We are more solicitous that men speak of us, than how they speak.

It isn't what we are, but what folks think we are, that counts in this world.

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.

Our names are an integral part of the faces we show to the world. If we're judged first on outward appearances, we're assessed next on our names.

Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.

I don't think I have a black-hat image.

I noticed that I got a better space in the line in Starbucks when I had my tattoo. People associate tattoos with a certain edge. Then I open my mouth, and something completely different comes out.

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be.

How you choose to present yourself to the world shows what's meaningful to you - and what you want others to think is meaningful to you.

Your grammar is a reflection of your image. Good or bad, you have made an impression. And like all impressions, you are in total control.

It's kinda all about image.

I'm not a big fan of just cultivating an image.

When I was very young, my brother and I, we used to go into charity shops to buy suits. The thing about clothes is that people judge you by what you wear, unfortunately. So when we wore suits, people gave us respect - we were very young, and it made them think we were older.