William Mapother Quotes

So many people dislike themselves so thoroughly that they never see any reproduction of themselves that suits. None of us is born with the right face. It’s a tough job being a portrait photographer.

It's very tiring having other people tell you how much they dig you if you yourself don't dig you.

You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look.

I don't like having my picture taken and I don't like looking at myself because I don't particularly like what I see.

I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself.

I never like the way I look. I don't. I never look at myself.

I just don't like my face.

If I don't like seeing myself on the screen, I think when I start seeing that, that's when I think I'll stop.

I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness... their 'disability.' And I'm certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.

When I look in the mirror, I never see a handsome chap or the person people think I am.

I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad.

I'm not too secure about my looks. They can always change.

The only opinion that really affects me is my own opinion of myself because I determine the way I am, not anyone else.

I don't think I'm that boring.

What you look like has nothing to do with what you think about yourself.

Most people settle because they don't like themselves enough.

If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, you can find out first hand what it's like to be me.

Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself.

Don't be too concerned about what others think of you. It's what you think about yourself that matters!

If your desire is a 10 but your self-esteem is a 5, you'll never perform at the level of a 10. You'll perform as a 5 or lower. People are ever able to outperform their self-image.

If you can learn to like how you look, and not the way you think you look, it can set you free.

I divorce myself from listeners who aren't tolerant of humor. I did notice universally that, especially when it comes to weight, people look in the mirror and get the angle just right, tell themselves it's all right, and then they go out.

Remember this: No one is looking at your imperfections; they're all too busy worrying about their own.

People have been so busy relating to how I look, it's a miracle I didn't become a self-conscious blob of protoplasm.

They're just opinions, what people say about you. None of that stuff's true. The only thing that matters is what you think of yourself.