We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

Pretend to be something you’re not until you are — fake it until you’re successful, until everybody sees you the way you want them.

If you’re not, pretend you are.’ Take

Watch people, because you can fake for a long time, but one day you're gonna show yourself to be a phony.

Vulnerability comes in pretending to be someone you are not.

If you win the adoration of others by pretending to be someone you’re not, you may gain celebrity or high office — but you will lose out on the fulfillment of a life best-suited to your attributes and abilities.

1. Pretend to be something you’re not until you are — fake it until you’re successful, until everybody sees you the way you want them to; or 2. Pretend to be making something until you actually make something. I love both readings — you have to dress for the job you want, not the job you have, and you have to start doing the work you want to be doing.

You can pretend to be something other than who you are but eventually you will run out of energy to continue because that’s not authentically you.

Take the pains required to become what you want to become, or you might end up becoming something you’d rather not be.

Trying To Be Like Someone Else Betrays Who You Are

The moment you choose to become like someone else however great or holy, you have prostituted your being.

To pretend is to know oneself.

It is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time.

In the end, it is impossible not to become what others believe you are