Insight Quotes

906 Insight quotes by 705 unique authors

History class was a forty-minute squirm from which I would emerge unscathed by insight. Down the hall in English Lit, though, there were stories to… — Nancy Horan
Creativity and insight almost always involve an experience of acute pattern recognition: the eureka moment in which we perceive the interconnection between disparate concepts or… — Jason Silva
China has many successful entrepreneurs and business people. I hope that more people of insight will put their talents to work to improve the lives… — Bill Gates
I desire a greatness of soul, an irradiance of mind, a deeper insight, a broader hope. — Richard Jefferies
Philanthropists today want input into how their monies are being deployed. The big question is, can governments use this insight to sell the rich the… — Noreena Hertz
History gives you insight of the same quality of truth as poetry or philosophy or a novel. — Simon Schama
Insight into character comes from listening intently to the spoken word. The physical person, their charisma, charm and dramatic flair is more often used to… — Maximillian Degenerez
Anytime new insight replaces an old assumption or a fossilized perception is the spring. New understandings sprout, new tolerances appear, and new curiosity draws you… — Gary Zukav
Developing compassion for Congress and politicians is a good way to begin practicing the new social activism if you want to make effective changes in… — Gary Zukav
Modernism in Vienna brought together science and culture in a new way to create an Age of Insight that emphasized a more complex view of… — Eric Kandel
At Al Jazeera, we are getting our local Somalis, Yemenis and Sudanese, local correspondents from within the society, who understand much better than the people… — Wadah Khanfar
The irrationality of disgust suggests it is unreliable as a source of moral insight. There may be good arguments against gay marriage, partial-birth abortions and… — Paul Bloom
Many in the world are searching, often intensely, for a source of refreshment that will quench their yearning for meaning and direction in their lives.… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Our commitment to coaches will be realized via TeamCarew, a grassroots marketing program that will provide them with insight and tools to teach the art… — Rod Carew
In science, one should use all available resources to solve difficult problems. One of our most powerful resources is the insight of our colleagues. — Peter Agre
I explain at the parties that I believe knitting is a transformative and intriguing act that can change the life and brain of the person… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
My hope is for a literature that raises the language above the ordinary, makes words both functional and emotional, and to resonate at the frequency… — Theresa Breslin
Before I was reading science fiction, I read Hemingway. Farewell to Arms was my first adult novel that said not everything ends well. It was… — Robert Reed
If the arts are held up solely as a means of social insight, fantasy is denied the chance to be commonplace and reality the chance… — Richard Eyre
I recognized that information was, in many respects, like a public good, and it was this insight that made it clear to me that it… — Joseph Stiglitz
Insight is the first condition of Art. — George Henry Lewes
The experiment of the poem is mostly intuitive. I write the first draft, pulling in the various elements that interest me, in the hope that… — John Barton
What I intended to accomplish was to rouse the student body, not by means of an organization, but solely by my simple words; to urge… — Kurt Huber
The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing. — Herodotus
I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against… — Barbara Kingsolver

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