Observation Quotes

952 Observation quotes by 675 unique authors

How then can we change being? By applying the knowledge of the Work through self-observation to ourselves. And remember that you do not change by… — Maurice Nicoll
It is expected that there will be discrepancies between models and observations. However, why these arise and what one should conclude from them are interesting… — Gavin Schmidt
It is only with distance that we are able to turn our powers of observation on ourselves, thus fashioning stories in which we are characters. — Dani Shapiro
Much of my work in this period was concerned with exploring the logic of economic models, but also with attempting to reconcile the models with… — Joseph Stiglitz
In some small field each child should attain, within the limited range of its experience and observation, the power to draw a justly limited inference… — Charles William Eliot
It is my observation that all human hearts are the same and that their ultimate desire is also the same. This soul wants happiness, perfect… — Rajneesh
The inquiries of the jurist are in truth prosecuted much as inquiry in physic and physiology was prosecuted before observation had taken the place of… — Henry James Sumner Maine
I am proud to find, from two astronomical observations, that Chapel Hill lies right in the orbit of Jupiter and his satellites, and that the… — Unknown Author
Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions. — Vera Rubin
The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and] knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula,… — Henry Moore
First, it is necessary to study the facts, to multiply the number of observations, and then later to search for formulas that connect them so… — Augustin-Louis Cauchy
Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Always make a note of what you are doing and where it leads. By and by, you will become aware of that which is ego… — Rajneesh
It's likely that only vibrations of love and gratitude appear in nature, and observations of nature shows this to be true. — Masaru Emoto
The all-round liberally educated man, from Palaeolithic times to the time when the earth shall become a cold cinder, will always be the same, namely,… — Unknown Author
All genius is simple. It involves close observation and a momentous act of self trust. — Howell Raines
...he who has seen the intimate beauty of nature cannot tear himself away from it again. He must become either a poet or a naturalist… — Konrad Lorenz
The life of the wood, meadow, and lake go on without us. Flowers bloom, set seed and die back; squirrels hide nuts in the fall… — Ann Zwinger
Well, there's just some universal truths in a way that I've just observed to be true. You read Voltaire. You read modern literature. Anywhere you… — Feist
Observation of my life to date shows that the larger the number for whom I work, the more positively effective I become. Thus, it is… — R. Buckminster Fuller
Dance has been transformed from an involuntary motor discharge, a ceremonial rite, into a work of art, conscious of, intended for, observation. — Jamake Highwater
All ideas come about through some sort of observation. It sparks an attitude; some object or emotion causes a reaction in the other person. — Graham Chapman
It is a common observation, that the more solicitous any people are about dress, the more effeminate they are. — Karl Philipp Moritz
Until the 1990s, there were few reliable observations about movement at the scale of the entire universe, which is the only scale dark energy effects.… — Adam Riess
Natural phenomena undisturbed by man point the way to the realization of a new technique. One needs a keen sense of observation. We must understand… — Viktor Schauberger

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