Observation Quotes
952 quotes by 675 authors
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The leading idea which is present in all our [geological] researches, and which accompanies every fresh observation, the sound of which to the ear of…
— George Julius Poulett Scrope
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The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the…
— Nhat Hanh
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Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our…
— Benjamin Franklin
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The entire annals of Observation probably do not elsewhere exhibit so extraordinary a verification of any theoretical conjecture adventured on by the human spirit!
— Unknown Author
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None of the miracles with which ancient histories are filled, occurred under scientific conditions. Observation never once contradicted, teaches us that miracles occur only in…
— Ernest Renan
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A love of flowers would beget early rising, industry, habits of close observation, and of reading. It would incline the mind to notice natural phenomena,…
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Life in the country teaches one that the really stimulating things are the quiet, natural things, and the really wearisome things are the noisy, unnatural…
— Beverley Nichols
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Those officers and men who were immediately under my observation, evinced the greatest gallantry, and I have no doubt that all others conducted themselves as…
— Oliver Hazard Perry
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In the end, color combinations come down to our personal preferences, which we must discover through observation and experiment.
— Monty Don
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The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.
— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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In matters of observation chance favors only the prepared mind. (not literal translation) - Dan's les champs de observation le hasard ne favorise que les…
— Louis Pasteur
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Natural history is a matter of observation; it is a harvest which you gather when and where you find it growing. Birds and squirrels and…
— John Burroughs
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When people endure a traumatic event, they are either defeated or made stronger. On Sept. 11, I told New Yorkers, 'I want you to emerge…
— Rudy Giuliani
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The truth is, I do indulge myself a little the more in pleasure, knowing that this is the proper age of my life to do…
— Samuel Pepys
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Either we have hope within us or we don't It is a dimension of the soul, and is not essentially dependent on some particular observation…
— Vaclav Havel
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If a man really knew himself he would utterly despise the ignorant notions others might form on a subject in which he had such matchless…
— George Santayana
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Why should men leave great fortunes to their children? If this is done from affection, is it not misguided affection? Observation teaches that, generally speaking,…
— Andrew Carnegie
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By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent…
— Yukio Mishima
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These observations tie in directly with the whole question of organizing. Why do we have leaders? We put some people out in the fields and…
— Cesar Chavez
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An artist is an explorer. He has to begin by self-discovery and by observation of his own procedure. After that he must not feel under…
— Henri Matisse
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