What Others Think Quotes

What you think about yourself is more important than what others think about you. ~ Debasish Mridha

If you ever reach that stage in life where you really couldn't give a toss about what others think of you, then you have achieved freedom. ~ Daniel Kemp

Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are. ~ John Wooden

You can always care [about what others think]. You probably always will care. But don't let it dictate your choices and what you want and what you want to accomplish and who you want to be. Don't let anyone get in the way of that. That's being yourself. ~ Jenna Marbles

To be free means to be independent, not to be influenced by what others think and say. ~ Albert Einstein

You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

This is why those with greater social sensitivity have stronger friendships, better marriages, and are happier with their lives in general. At work, leaders do better when they have some sense of whether or not their instructions are being understood. Managers motivate their employees when they have some sense of what their employees want and need. Salesmen close more deals when they have some ability to know what their customers want and can modify their pitch accordingly. Most of us avoid getting into fistfights or looking like complete idiots because we have a reasonable sense of what others think and feel, and thus can manage our relationships reasonably well. Being able to understand others ~ Nicholas Epley

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have. ~ Marva Collins

Ironically, you'll find that as you care less about what others think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves and their worlds, including their relationship with you. You'll no longer build your emotional life on other people's weaknesses. In addition, you'll find it easier and more desirable to change because there is something - some core deep within - that is essentially changeless. ~ Stephen R. Covey

I won't claim I've never in my life done anything I'm ashamed of, but I haven't done anything for a good while. If not everyone would agree with the decisions I've made, that's fine. What other people think has never made a situation right or wrong. ~ Curtis Sittenfeld

You make all your mistakes with your own children so by the time your grandchildren arrive, you know how to get it right. Plus, once you turn fifty, you kind of stop giving a shit what others think. ~ Liz Fenton

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. ~ John Wooden

When you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self acceptance opened. ~ Shannon L. Alder

You don't care what others think - which might be understandable. But you don't care even to make them think as you do?"
"No."
"But that's ... that's monstrous."
"Is it? Probably. I couldn't say. ~ Ayn Rand

Worry more about your conscience than your reputation. Because your conscience is what you are, your reputation is what others think of you. And what others think of you is their problem. ~ Charlie Chaplin

Its never what others think of you that determines whether or not you succeed. Its all about what you think of yourself. All the work in the world cannot overcome self-doubt. ~ A.M. Sawyer

I want us all to grow so comfortable in our own feelings, our own knowing, our own imagination that we become more committed to our own joy, freedom, and integrity than we are to manipulating what others think of us. I want us to refuse to betray ourselves. Because what the world needs now in order to evolve is to watch one woman at a time live her truest, most beautiful life without asking for permission or offering explanation. ~ Glennon Doyle

Author Neale Donald Walsch says, So long as you're still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself. ~ Oprah Winfrey

Besides keeping our eyes and ears open to what others think about our actions, we should keep reminding ourselves about staying awake at all times so that we can draw inferences from others' expectations and, of course, our own actions. ~ Prem Jagyasi

It's the essence of a degenerating mind periodically, to lose all sense of continuous self, and therefore any regard for what others think of your lack of continuity. ~ Ian McEwan

It's time to stop focusing on what others think of you. They think they know you, but don't. They're stuck in the figment of their imagination. ~ Amaka Imani Nkosazana

Society sucks. It should not matter what others think, if we are fine with it. Still we both have to concern ourselves with what others might see and think. ~ Jayson James

Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do and not worry about what others think. You don't have to take ownership of other people's Drama. ~ Denise Mansfield

Once a piece of writing gets to a moment where it's not going to get much better than it already is, marinate it. If you still like the piece, send it out and see what others think. If not, it's time to put it away and forget about it for a while. ~ David Starkey

We can't control what others think
We might as well go ahead and live ~ Sanhita Baruah

Fools are more healthy then the so-called wise. Thy live in the moment and they know that thy are fools, so thy are not worried about what others think about them. ~ Rajneesh

How many more of us are faking the facade? How many more of us are pretending to be something we're not? Even better, how many of us will have the courage to be ourselves regardless of what others think? ~ Katie McGarry

Be careful! If the opinion of others is your gauge, then it is also your goal. If you concern yourself with what others think, then you can only go as far as others think. You're better than that! ~ Steve Maraboli

No matter how good you are, chances are that others can hate you the most but you don't always have to care about what other's think of you.
Just do good, be good and spread smiles. ~ Jyoti Patel

Even when we are quite alone, how often do we think with pleasure or pain of what others think of us - of their imagined approbation or disapprobation. ~ Charles Darwin

An enlightened thinker does not waste his precious time thinking about what others think of what he thinks. ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

there are some broad strokes that can be fairly applied to most of us: We seek connection with others; We are saddened by loss, and try to avoid it; We dislike rejection; We like recognition and attention; We will do more to avoid pain than we will do to seek pleasure; We dislike ridicule and embarrassment; We care what others think of us; We seek a degree of control over our lives; ~ Gavin De Becker

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

It does not matter what others think of how I lived my life. It does not matter if we go down in Temuge's histories as tyrants or even cowards. All that matters is what we do now. We are our only judges, Kachiun. Remember that. Those who come after will have other trials, other battles to worry about. ~ Conn Iggulden

Why should you care so much about what others think of you, than what you think about yourself? ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

right" will have little to do with being found out. Ironically, you'll find that as you care less about what others think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves and their worlds, including their ~ Stephen R. Covey

But the fact is that we care a lot about what others think of us. The only people known to have no sociometer are psychopaths. ~ Jonathan Haidt

Making choices for the feelings they bring us & not what others think means we can find fulfilment and achievement from fulfilling our goals.
From the writers of Carolann's Pathway and Carolann's Progression, The Gateway to Understanding your Life's Ultimate Journey ~ Roland Bush-Cavell And Carolann Frankie

I've found that a substantial fraction of many people's days is spent
worrying about what others think of them. If nobody ever worried
about what was in other people's heads, we'd all be 33 percent more
effective in our lives and on our jobs. ~ Randy Pausch

What is your favorite book?" "Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen," I said. Her expression was of a pleasant surprise. She asked me why. "Elizabeth Bennett is a resilient woman. She is unapologetic about who she is, and is a strong character who does not care what others think of her. My mother is that way too. ~ Gramash Paul

Stop worrying about what others think. At the end of the day, you have to live with you. Trust yourself. No one has to tell you when it's right. Do what you need to do. ~ Cheryl Richardson

the silent witness is that level where you know yourself, without regard for what others think they know. ~ Deepak Chopra

If you're trying to make the point that I'm childish, thank you very much. The only reason that most adults don't do things like this is because they're too concerned about what others think. Or they're so worried about their problems they can't think about anything but themselves. Or they no longer see the wonder and joy in sliding across a floor or down a banister. I think that's sad, not immature. ~ Helen Harper

If the eye is constantly greeted by harmonious objects, having elegance of form and color, a standard of taste naturally grows up. The effect of a tawdry, unarranged, and over-decorated environment works for the deterioration of taste, just as meager and barren surroundings starve out the desire for beauty. Against such odds, conscious teaching can hardly do more than convey second-hand information as to what others think. Such taste never becomes spontaneous and personally engrained, but remains a labored reminder of what those think to whom one has been taught to look up. ~ John Dewey

Perhaps partly because of the troubling business of being struggled over, I have come to value highly the privilege of getting away, of being alone. It has seemed to me that my most fruitful periods of work are the times when I have been able to get completely away from what others think, from professional expectations and daily demands, and gain perspective on what I am doing. ~ Carl R. Rogers

Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible. ~ Rodolfo Costa

With growing disbelief, Jess yet again felt herself slipping into the gap - that gap of perception between what is really happening to a person and what others think is happening. ~ Helen Oyeyemi

We fear the past, present and future. We fear the unknown, we fear not having enough, losing what we have, not having what we want. We fear what will become of us and those that we care for. We fear what others think of us and what they don't think of us. We fear, fear, fear and therefore we are controllable through the manipulation of all that we fear. The present War on Terror is the War of Fear. No Fear, no control. ~ David Icke

Be who you are and what you are; for if you think of what others think of you, you will become what others think of you. Rather, be what you want to be!-RVM ~ R.v.m.

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!
Theodore Roosevelt ~ Douglas L. Smith

Belief in yourself is more important than endless worries of what others think of you. Value yourself and others will value you. Validation is best that comes from within. ~ Ngugi Wa Thiongo

There are no absolute rules when it comes to success. It is not a case of you either are one or you are not. Success is something everyone must measure for themselves. Success is making the most of what you have, and who you are. To the best of your abilities regardless of what others think or say. ~ J.W. Lord

As we are concerned with what others think of us, so we are anxious to know all about them; and from this arise the crude and subtle forms of snobbishness and the worship of authority. Thus we become more and more externalized and inwardly empty. The more externalized we are, the more sensations and distractions there must be, and this gives rise to a mind that is never quiet, that is not capable of deep search and discovery. ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

The "18/40/60" rule to happiness:
At age 18, people care very much about what others think of them.
By age 40, they learn not to worry what others think.
By age 60, they figure out that no one was thinking about them in the first place. ~ Daniel Amen

I am not defined by my body or what has happened to it. I am not defined by beatings or an arching whip or a dangerous man, or by the wreckage of prostitution. I am not defined by my age. I am not defined by what others think of me. I am defined by myself. I will define myself to me. I will live, I will laugh, I will love. I will not be silenced. I will not be invisible. I will be me until the very end. And I will look beautiful. ~ Cathy Lamb

Reputation is what others think you are; character is what God knows you are. ~ Anonymous

There was a time when no one gave shit about what others think about them. Now all they do is try to apologize for who they are. ~ Isha Sharma

What others think of you is not as important as what you think of yourself. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I've noticed that, while I can't help but respect and sort of envy the moral nerve of people who truly do not care what others think of them, people like this also make me nervous, and I tend to do my admiring from a safe distance. ~ David Foster

It is of no consequence what others think of you. What matters is what you think of them. That is how you live your life. ~ Gore Vidal

When Does Social Anxiety Appear?

Social anxiety can develop at any age. Many people remember feeling afraid during social situations as early as kindergarten. Others don't develop symptoms until they are adults. However, social anxiety most commonly appears in adolescence, between the ages of 15 and 20. When you think about the changes that are taking place in your life at this time, this fact makes a lot of sense.
As a teenager, you are expected to act more like an adult than a child. You are beginning to take on adult responsibilities and see yourself as a part of society. Meeting the expectations of others and making a good impression are very important. As a result, you may worry about what others think of you and be afraid of acting incorrectly. ~ Heather Moehn

Do what is best for you--no matter what others think. ~ Debasish Mridha

To bar communication between intellectuals, who are always our best hope of peace, is particularly self-defeating and inane. It declares, inter alia, that we have a) made up our minds about what we think, b) closed our minds to what others think, and c) chosen to go on hearing nothing with which we happen to disagree. ~ Howard Jacobson

People have trained you to care about how they think, because it's important to most people who are living conditionally for you to create conditions that they can live with. ~ Abraham Hicks

Be who you want to be and not care about what others think. ~ Andy Biersack

We are not what we do, we are not what we have, we are not what others think of us. Coming home is claiming the truth. I am the beloved child of a loving creator. ~ Henri J.M. Nouwen

But I started to realize that it doesn't begin like this, that anybody can be the target for prejudice, all you have to be is "too" something . Too short, too fat, too clever, too big, too small, too slow, too new, "too different" from what others think of as normal. ~ Bryce Courtenay

Never neglect the little things. Never skimp on that extra effort, that additional few minutes, that soft word of praise or thanks, that delivery of the very best that you can do. It does not matter what others think, it is of prime importance, however, what you think about you. You can never do your best, which should always be your trademark, if you are cutting corners and shirking responsibilities. You are special. Act it. Never neglect the little things. ~ Og Mandino

I'd rather live my life honestly, than spend it adapting to what others think I should be. ~ Laurel Dewey

What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you. ~ Seneca The Elder

a man's power is not only what he knows it to be, but also what others think it to be. ~ Sue Harrison

I daresay with age comes the inclination not to care much what others think. ~ Lorraine Heath

You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are. ~ Shannon L. Alder

Caring about what others think is the biggest jail one can put oneself in. ~ Durjoy Datta

Conduct yourself in a manner that is worthy of respect and don't worry about what others think. ~ Bohdi Sanders

This may be the fundamental problem with caring a lot about what others think: It can put you on the established path--the my-isn't that-impressive path--and keep you there for a long time. ~ Michelle Obama

She met his gaze over the plums. The point is, we all care, to some degree, what others think of us. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

Realistic thinking is based on what others think is possible-but they are not you and have no way of knowing your potential and purposes ~ Grant Cardone

People who claim they don't care what others think about them get restless when they know what others are thinking about them. ~ Amit Kalantri

Know and believe in yourself and what others think won't disturb you. ~ William Feather

Understanding that we are forgiven and cleansed, and knowing who we are in Christ sets us free from the need to impress others. As long as we know who we are, we don't have to be overly concerned about what others think of us. Once we know who we are and accept ourselves, we no longer have anything to prove. When we have nothing to prove we can relax and be at ease in every situation. ~ Joyce Meyer

I learned how much power over a situation you gain when you decide that you don't care what others think of you. ~ Brandon Sanderson

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts. ~ William Hazlitt

What God knows about me is more important than what others think about me. ~ Surgeo Bell

Be who you want to be and not care what others think. ~ Andy Beirsack

I've become more confident as I have got older. I care less what others think. ~ Helen McCrory

If you care about what others think of you, then you will always be their slave. ~ James Frey

What is an opinion of a man but a mere thought he thinks of someone or something based on a feeble speculation or half-hearted truth?
My fellow man, do not be swayed by what others think but concern your business with what God thinks & then ye shall succeed. Fret not because the possession of a perfect knowledge of your business is an absolute necessity in order to ensure success. ~ Jose R. Coronado

I try not to live my life worrying about what others think. A core spiritual quality is nonjudgment, which is not just about not judging others, but also not living your life worried about others judging you. ~ Deepak Chopra

There are certain bridges that are not worth crossing, no matter what others think. Loyalty and relationships are important. ~ Tony Dungy

So what? who cares what others think? It's your life, not their's. So get up, get out, and live your life the way you want to. We only live once. ~ Kalista Miller

At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don't care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all. ~ Ann Landers

You can't control what others think. The only thing you can control is yourself. Some people will look down on you for your choices in life, no matter what they are. You can't do anything about that. The only thing you can do is decide how to live your own life. And to hell with everybody else ~ Marie Sexton

I don't know if I've ever cared much what others think. ~ Alice Walker

Instead of blaming yourself for what others think, you should focus on what truly matters to you and how minding your own business helps you create your best self. ~ Prem Jagyasi

When you care more about what others think of you than what God knows about you, you've lost perspective on what really matters. ~ Christine Caine

One of the first things I think young people, especially nowadays, should learn is how to see for yourself and listen for yourself and think for yourself. Then you can come to an intelligent decision for yourself. If you form the habit of going by what you hear others say about someone, or going by what others think about someone, instead of searching that thing out for yourself and seeing for yourself, you will be walking west when you think you're going east, and you will be walking east when you think you're going west. ~ Malcolm X

Don't worry about what others think about you; worry about what they think of themselves when they're with you. ~ Hilary Weeks

One fine day I stopped caring about what others think, and oh boy, I've loved every moment of life since then. ~ Kiran Bisht

She said some people were horizontally oriented, while others were vertical. Horizontally oriented people were concerned exclusively with what others think, with fitting in or impressing their peers. Vertically oriented people were obsessed only with some higher "truth," which they believed in wholeheartedly and wanted to trumpet no matter who was interested. People who are horizontally oriented are phonies and sycophants, while those who are entirely vertically oriented lack all social skill - they're the ones on the street shouting about the apocalypse. Normal people are in the middle, but veer one way or the other. ~ Adelle Waldman