--- title: "3 Berkeley Quotes By David Berman" description: "3 Berkeley quotes by David Berman. Plus more from David Berman and more Berkeley sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/david-berman-3689_aliens_for-berkeley-normal-vision-is-a-language_135698.png" --- > [For Berkeley (normal) vision is a language whereby God tells us about the tangible world. But prior to having experience of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/for-berkeley-normal-vision-is-a-language-whereby-god-tells-us-about/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/david-berman-3689_aliens_for-berkeley-normal-vision-is-a-language_135698.png) > [It would be wrong of me to suppose that just because I can form private mental images, that everyone can. As Francis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/it-would-be-wrong-of-me-to-suppose-that-just-because-i-can-form/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/david-berman-3689_adults_it-would-be-wrong-of-me-to-suppose-that_300267.jpg) > [Language is virtually always pathological; hence the solution is to move as fast and far as possible from language to experience, from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/language-is-virtually-always-pathological-hence-the-solution-is-to/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/david-berman-3689_berkeley_language-is-virtually-always-pathologica_1660493.jpg) ## More by David Berman > [I don't know if I actually respect other artists as people as much as I should. I look at their work as excellent data…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/i-don-t-know-if-i-actually-respect-other-artists-as-people-as-much-as/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [Some nights I'm funny with the between-song commentary, some nights I'm not. I have no control over this. I pace the stage a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/some-nights-i-m-funny-with-the-between-song-commentary-some-nights-i/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [...and my signature is drawn in magic markeron the lower right hand corner of the windowso when something passes in the darkit's captured for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/and-my-signature-is-drawn-in-magic-markeron-the-lower-right-hand/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [“Nude descending a staircase headless, not knowing where she is going but brave because all dreams lack conclusions and she is not enlisted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/nude-descending-a-staircase-headless-not-knowing-where-she-is-going/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [I trust myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/i-trust-myself/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [For Berkeley (normal) vision is a language whereby God tells us about the tangible world. But prior to having experience of the tangible world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/for-berkeley-normal-vision-is-a-language-whereby-god-tells-us-about/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [I am about to learn what it's like to live here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/i-am-about-to-learn-what-it-s-like-to-live-here/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [I try every day and every night to find a movie or a TV show that I can watch, but I just can't make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/i-try-every-day-and-every-night-to-find-a-movie-or-a-tv-show-that-i/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [Fan reaction is so out-sized and hyperbolic in rock music compared to other arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/fan-reaction-is-so-out-sized-and-hyperbolic-in-rock-music-compared-to/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [I mean, I wasn't fortunate enough to have ever experienced starting out with a band and sticking with them, so that would be interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/i-mean-i-wasn-t-fortunate-enough-to-have-ever-experienced-starting/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [Spend regularly and constantly two or three hours of the morning in study and retirement. I do not take upon me to prescribe what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/spend-regularly-and-constantly-two-or-three-hours-of-the-morning-in/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [Mostly i write on an unplugged Mustang or a Baby Taylor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/mostly-i-write-on-an-unplugged-mustang-or-a-baby-taylor/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [I've never done much to try to build an audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/i-ve-never-done-much-to-try-to-build-an-audience/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [It would be wrong of me to suppose that just because I can form private mental images, that everyone can. As Francis Galton and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/it-would-be-wrong-of-me-to-suppose-that-just-because-i-can-form/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) > [I have always had a blank spot where my regret is supposed to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/i-have-always-had-a-blank-spot-where-my-regret-is-supposed-to-be/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/berkeley/david-berman/#itemlist", "name": "3 Berkeley Quotes By David Berman", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For Berkeley (normal) vision is a language whereby God tells us about the tangible world. But prior to having experience of the tangible world, the visual language would be as meaningless as an utterly alien language. 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