--- title: "2 Eyes Powerful Quotes By Joan Bauer" description: "2 Eyes Powerful quotes by Joan Bauer. Plus more from Joan Bauer and more Eyes Powerful sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/joan-bauer-3032_life_we-ve-got-so-much-in-this-life-that-all_372679.jpg" --- > [“We've got so much in this life that all we know how to do is want more. So we concentrate on the wrong things--things we can see--as being the measure of a person. We think if we win something big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/we-ve-got-so-much-in-this-life-that-all-we-know-how-to-do-is-want/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/joan-bauer-3032_life_we-ve-got-so-much-in-this-life-that-all_372679.jpg) > [We've got so much in this life that all we know how to do is want more. So we concentrate on the wrong things-things we can see-as being the measure of a person. We think if we win something big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/we-ve-got-so-much-in-this-life-that-all-we-know-how-to-do-is-want-2/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/joan-bauer-3032_bigs_we-ve-got-so-much-in-this-life-that-all_2945477.png) ## More by Joan Bauer > [“You need a negative charge and a positive one to get something moving. We've got the negative; we're going to find the positive if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/you-need-a-negative-charge-and-a-positive-one-to-get-something-moving/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [“I watched that plant in the office every day. Watered it; misted it. I loved thinking about it like G.T. said, but part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/i-watched-that-plant-in-the-office-every-day-watered-it-misted-it-i/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [I'll tell you something about tough times. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/i-ll-tell-you-something-about-tough-times-they-just-about-kill-you/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [“Why do you think, A.J.," they say in unison, "that you find these boys so attractive?" I didn't say that this fiery chemical explosion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/why-do-you-think-a-j-they-say-in-unison-that-you-find-these-boys-so/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [“Millstone sputtered, "I don't know where you're getting your information, G.T., but that's as bogus as a barking cat!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/millstone-sputtered-i-don-t-know-where-you-re-getting-your/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [“How could a man with so much heart die from a heart attack?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/how-could-a-man-with-so-much-heart-die-from-a-heart-attack/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [“Mother, this is a confidential business discussion. I hardly think that your driver can add anything noteworthy." I could kick you in the stomach,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/mother-this-is-a-confidential-business-discussion-i-hardly-think-that/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [“Perchance, I would listen. Have you said anything?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/perchance-i-would-listen-have-you-said-anything/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [My father always told me that in this world we are going to make a truckload of mistakes, but the best mistake we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/my-father-always-told-me-that-in-this-world-we-are-going-to-make-a/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [“COOK’S TIP: Bake every day. If you have to leave town fast, you’ll always have something good to eat in the car.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/cook-s-tip-bake-every-day-if-you-have-to-leave-town-fast-you-ll/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [Mom put dense cheddar bread into a bag for a man who said this was his wife's favorite - he'd driven all the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/mom-put-dense-cheddar-bread-into-a-bag-for-a-man-who-said-this-was/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [“you’ve got to love yourself with all your shortcomings, and you’ve got to love the world, no matter how bad it gets.” Boy,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/you-ve-got-to-love-yourself-with-all-your-shortcomings-and-you-ve-got/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [“I don’t want you to leap into another relationship without thinking. Looking for perfect is a big, fat myth because perfect isn’t out there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/i-don-t-want-you-to-leap-into-another-relationship-without-thinking/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [Sometimes the best thing that can happen to a person is to have a puppy lick your face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/sometimes-the-best-thing-that-can-happen-to-a-person-is-to-have-a/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) > [“We've got so much in this life that all we know how to do is want more. So we concentrate on the wrong things--things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/we-ve-got-so-much-in-this-life-that-all-we-know-how-to-do-is-want/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eyes-powerful/joan-bauer/#itemlist", "name": "2 Eyes Powerful Quotes By Joan Bauer", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We've got so much in this life that all we know how to do is want more. So we concentrate on the wrong things--things we can see--as being the measure of a person. We think if we win something big or buy something snazzy it'll make us more than we are. Our hearts know that's not true, but the eyes are powerful. 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