"He perceives himself to be a sage, giving advice to the world, and that is not his role".
And it matters, too, that he never perceives himself to be slumming, even when singing a song called "Redneck Paradise".
But if anything can undermine him it is incidents such Saturday's, when he is the victim – or perceives himself to be the victim – of a cruel injustice.
"One character confronts another character, but he's scared of her, and he perceives himself to be in jeopardy.
He perceived himself to be the best athlete in the world, and ran accordingly.
Who has not perceived himself to be wittier and more attractive than normal when under the influence of alcohol or, indeed, seen wit and attractiveness in others in the same circumstances?Another argument is that drugs for the brain are simply one more step down a road taken by orthodontics, face lifts, Viagra and other medical extras.
In practice, however, Louis perceived himself to have gained a temporary advantage, and immediately after the conference he began to encourage tensions between Henry's sons.
Thus our belief of whether the shooting was justified rests on whether we believe the officer perceived himself to be in immediate deadly danger.
The individual characteristics (X j ) are gender, race/ethnicity, education, disability type, age, marital status, self-rated health, years since onset, birth onset, and executive function (that is, whether the person perceives himself or herself to be a reliable worker, able to persevere until a task is completed, and not easily distracted).
It's an imperfect comparison, certainly (Matthews is Irish Catholic, for starters, and Russert is not charismatic by any classic Kennedyesque definition), but it does offer a glimpse into how Matthews perceives himself, especially in relation to Russert.
However, if you have ever met Mitchell, as he prefers to be called, you would never get that he perceives himself as a victim.
