Impression Quotes

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The first impression of a work of art is its otherness from reality. — Susanne Katherina Langer
Jesus conveyed the impression of complete love, compassion, kindness, and infinite patience. — Mary C. Neal
If you start picking up other people's impressions while you are meditating, then instead of clearing yourself, you are just going to completely glom yourself… — Frederick Lenz
Only when there are no impressions of others clouding our mind, can we sit and practice the glorious practice of meditation. — Frederick Lenz
Two erroneous impressions ... seem to be current among certain groups of uninformed persons. The first is that religion today stands for mediaeval theology; the… — Robert Andrews Millikan
I can be seen as not being very communicative, or rather mysterious, or distant, or rather cold - all those things. Yeah, I know I… — Charlotte Rampling
Perhaps it is not without reason that we attribute facility in belief and conviction to simplicity and ignorance; for it seems to me I once… — Michel de Montaigne
The sense impressions of one-celled animals are not edited for the brain. This is philosophically interesting in a rather mournful way, since it means that… — Annie Dillard
Personality in man is what is "not his own" . . . what come from outside, what he has learned, or reflects, all traces of… — G I Gurdjieff
Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed of it in our adolescence and maturity. That is why… — Cesare Pavese
When the weak want to give an impression of strength they hint menacingly at their capacity for evil. It is by its promise of a… — Eric Hoffer
The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering and humbling of… — Eric Hoffer
Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know. One often obtains a clue to… — Eric Hoffer
The word is a sign or symbol of the impressions or affections of the soul. — Aristotle
Be eager to lend a patient ear to the opinions of others and think long and hard whether whoever finds fault has reason or not… — Leonardo da Vinci
When I got to the hospice I was under the impression it would be a two- or three-week stay. But here I still am, six… — Art Buchwald
It is not only old and early impressions that deceive us; the charms of novelty have the same power. — Blaise Pascal
Phases of the creative process: Preparation-gathering impressions Incubation-letting go of certainties Immersion/Illumination-creative intervention/risk Revision-conscious structuring and editing of creative material. — Gail Sheehy
One must learn an inner solitude, where or with whomsoever he may be. He must learn to penetrate things and find God there, to get… — Meister Eckhart
Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and without… — Jerome K. Jerome

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