I would say that I am an academic in politics. I have…

“We do not observe reality, we observe our REACTIONS to it. In other words: Reality is, in essence, neutral. YOU give it meaning.”

— Gordana Biernat

I say I'm an academic: a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins. And I write.

— Kay Redfield Jamison

To describe this world is not to describe reality 'in itself', as it is independently of how we regard and describe it.

— David E. Cooper

The Universe is not a collection of objects, but is an inseparable web of vibrating energy patterns in which no one component has reality…

— Paul Davies

We must remember that we do not observe nature as it actually exists, but nature exposed to our methods of perception. The theories determine…

— Albert Einstein

Academics act like they are important, but when something is academic it is meaningless. People say, 'It's academic, now let's get work done.

— Evan Sayet

“No legitimate field of study should be suppressed because of academic politics.”

— J.C. Ryan

“To be a successful academic, it is not enough merely to have mastered the craft of writing intelligibly. You must also be creative enough…

— Helen Sword

I grew up in the '60s and '70s, where it was still acceptable to say, 'Well, you're not academic, so that's fine, you'll do…

— Shaun Ryder

Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low.

— Wallace Sayre

Observe the reality as it is. As it is, not as you wish it to be. Perhaps your breath is deep. Perhaps your breath…

— S. N. Goenka

I feel as if my mission is to write, to see, to observe, and I feel lazy if I'm not reaching conclusions. I feel…

— Paul Theroux

“Take the time to observe the simple and ponder upon the seemingly insignificant. You’ll find a wealth of depth and beauty.”

— Melanie Charlene

“There is a time and place for electromagnetic shielding and I regard it as a last resort due to the long term biological problems…

— Steven Magee

“I notice when you’re gone. Or do I? How can I observe something that isn’t there?”

— Jarod Kintz