Insight Quotes

906 Insight quotes by 705 unique authors

We're all just a bundle of habits shaped by our memories. And to the extent that we control our lives, we do so by gradually… — Joshua Foer
The secret of man's success resides in his insight into the moods of people, and his tact in dealing with them. — J. G. Holland
History thus becomes largely a study of character. Insight into temperament is hardly less important than the probing of "original materials." — Unknown Author
Reflective thinking turns experience into insight. — John C. Maxwell
Insight, I believe, refers to the depth of understanding that comes by setting experiences, yours and mine, familiar and exotic, new and old, side by… — Mary Catherine Bateson
There is a wealth of information built into us ... tucked away in the genetic material in every one of our cells ... without some… — Alexander Shulgin
The authentic insight and experience of any human soul, were it but insight and experience in hewing of wood and drawing of water, is real… — Thomas Carlyle
I have been reading the Old Testament, a most bloodthirsty and perilous book for the young. Jehovah is beyond doubt the worst character in fiction. — Edwin Arlington Robinson
I am not sure how many "sins" I would recognize in the world. Some would surely be defused by changed circumstances. But I can imagine… — Elizabeth Janeway
Family . . . the home of all social evil, a charitable institution for comfortable women, an anchorage for house-fathers, and a hell for children. — August Strindberg
For two thousand years Christianity has been telling us: life is death, death is life; it is high time to consult the dictionary. — Remy de Gourmont
Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. — George Santayana
We cannot will to have insights. We cannot will to have creativity, but we can will to give ourselves to the creative experience with intensity… — Rollo May
For the spiritual being, intuition is far more than a hunch. It is viewed as guidance or as God talking, and this inner insight is… — Wayne Dyer
When I was fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have him around. When I got to be twenty-one, I was… — Mark Twain
It may seem hard to extend our gratefulness and appreciation to the time in which we live and the challenges it presents... It would be… — David Spangler
Multi-sensory perception is also the ability to see meaning in everyday experiences...You have non-physical guides and teachers. You access them through your intuition. You hear… — Gary Zukav
Watch your own body and mind, and the people and things surrounding you, from the deep, calm place inside of you. When you do that… — Ken Keyes Jr.
Stillness, insight, and wisdom arise only when we can settle into being complete in this moment, without having to seek or hold on to or… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
I've always been inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, who articulated his Dream of an America where people are judged not by skin color but… — Steven Chu
The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no in… — Carl Sagan
I look upon the pleasure which we take in a garden as one of the most innocent delights in human life. . . It gives… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Insight into the two selves within a man clears up many confusions and contradictions. It was our understanding that preceded our victory. — Vernon Howard
Surrender is not something that you can do. If you do it, it is not surrender, because the doer is there. Surrender is a great… — Rajneesh
Enlightenment is always through surrender, but surrender is achieved through intelligence. Only idiots cannot surrender. To surrender you need great intelligence. To see the point… — Rajneesh

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