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title: "10 Understand Perspective Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [Seeing clients as people with goals and desires helps you to understand their perspective, animating their existence beyond a line item in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rana-el-kaliouby/seeing-clients-as-people-with-goals-and-desires-helps-you-to/)

[Rana el Kaliouby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rana-el-kaliouby/)

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> [I understand how it is to be away from your family for so long, to leave your comfort zone, it's not easy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessie-vargas/i-understand-how-it-is-to-be-away-from-your-family-for-so-long-to/)

[Jessie Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessie-vargas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/039/jessie-vargas-27718_comfort-zone_i-understand-how-it-is-to-be-away-from-y_2108760.jpg)

> [“The distance between one historical period and another is a very small step in comparison to the huge metaphysical gap we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-distance-between-one-historical-period-and-another-is-a-very/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/anonymous-1_time_the-distance-between-one-historical-peri_1503851.jpg)

> [As far as types preferring other types, people of the same type can understand each others' perspective very well, but also drive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-yoffe/as-far-as-types-preferring-other-types-people-of-the-same-type-can/)

[Emily Yoffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-yoffe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/emily-yoffe-10396_crazy_as-far-as-types-preferring-other-types-p_59695.jpg)

> [The more time passes in your life, I think the greater you understand perspective. So I'm happy that I've had experiences that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-flay/the-more-time-passes-in-your-life-i-think-the-greater-you-understand/)

[K. Flay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-flay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/k-flay-11894_exciting-things_the-more-time-passes-in-your-life-i-thin_130244.jpg)

> [People are starting to understand the other side's perspective and that's where empathy can sort of begin - once you quit judging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-k-brown/people-are-starting-to-understand-the-other-side-s-perspective-and/)

[Sterling K. Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-k-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/sterling-k-brown-3532_empathy_people-are-starting-to-understand-the-ot_1129301.jpg)

> [Virtually all of life's ills boil down to mindlessness. If you can understand someone else's perspective, then there's no reason to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-langer/virtually-all-of-life-s-ills-boil-down-to-mindlessness-if-you-can/)

[Ellen Langer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-langer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/ellen-langer-23571_angry_virtually-all-of-life-s-ills-boil-down-t_1012471.png)

> [I recognize that virtually every company that comes in here has a perspective. It's often not difficult to understand why they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-james/i-recognize-that-virtually-every-company-that-comes-in-here-has-a/)

[Charles James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/charles-james-27263_business_i-recognize-that-virtually-every-company_2294715.jpg)

> [I'm very curious about people, and one of the most difficult truths for me to accept as a person is that I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-m-very-curious-about-people-and-one-of-the-most-difficult-truths/)

[Willis Earl Beal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willis-earl-beal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/willis-earl-beal-16819_accepting_i-m-very-curious-about-people-and-one-of_2811834.jpg)

> [We make progress only when people are willing to speak about what their lives are like and what they care about. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-hassan/we-make-progress-only-when-people-are-willing-to-speak-about-what/)

[Maggie Hassan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-hassan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/maggie-hassan-49979_care_we-make-progress-only-when-people-are-wi_2411959.jpg)

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