We all wear some disguise, make some professions, use some artifice, to set ourselves off as being better than we are; and yet it is not denied that we have some good intentions and praiseworthy qualities at bottom.
A man who does not endeavour to seem more than he is will generally be thought nothing of. We habitually make such large deductions for pretence and imposture that no real merit will stand against them. It is necessary to set off our good qualities with a certain air of plausibility and self-importance, as some attention to fashion is necessary.
Fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect.
The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's soul shine through. If there are places on your body where this is a possibility, you are not attractive - you are leaking.
I became a chameleon. My color didn't change. But I could change your perception of my color.
It really doesn't matter who I fight. It's about me putting on a good performance and just looking good overall that night.
Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.
I take an active role in my imaging and how I look.
An erudite is someone who displays less than he knows; a journalist or consultant the opposite.
If I'm meeting somebody for the first time, I don't look them up on Wikipedia, or I try not to, because I would not want somebody to be thinking they knew me based on that. It's like even private citizens have to deal with this persona phenomenon.
You can't believe everything you read in a newspaper or everything that's coming out of the president's mouth. And you can't believe when someone posts a picture from their personal life, because most of the time, it's staged - we're showing each other these idealized versions of ourselves so that we seem better and other people will feel worse.
If you don't look good, we don't look good.
When somebody wants to interview me, I've always got something to say.
If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.
When I create a song, I immediately think about what I'm going to wear when I perform that song. I think about the music video treatment and about how I'm going to look on stage when I perform the record. The connection is so obvious that it's a single package. An outfit, to me, is almost a tool to express the music.
After having your first child, it's a massive shock to the system. I work in an industry where people judge you and the way you look, and you always want to put your best foot forward when you can.
My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that.
I feel like I've got a pretty good presence online through Instagram and Facebook. I just keep it simple.
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
I'm not that involved in personal grooming. But I try not to be offensive to people.
You don't always have to get too sexy to get to know a girl.
Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.
Conservatism is all about surfaces and labels and presentation, and drag says no, we refuse to follow any rules about that.
In selfie pictures, there is no human touch; it's all about the pose. But selfie videos have sound, actions, and emotions.
Looking back on my early romantic life, I was more worried about what impression I made on my dates than what I thought of them. I would approach them as though they were job interviews, trying to wow the man so that he would ask me out again and I got the 'job.'
