Observation Quotes

952 Observation quotes by 675 unique authors

But the origin of the American Republic is distinguished by peculiar circumstances. Other nations have been driven together by fear and necessity-the governments have generally… — Noah Webster
If the new Universal History were also read, it would give a connected idea of human affairs, so far as it goes, which should be… — Benjamin Franklin
Correct observation followed by meticulous deduction and the precise visualization of goals is vital to the success of any enterprise. — Terry Pratchett
Laws and customs may be creative of vice; and should be therefore perpetually under process of observation and correction: but laws and customs cannot be… — Harriet Martineau
It is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science, and in every pursuit of… — Samuel Smiles
DAYS THAT I'LL REMEMBER is a lovingly assembled and beautifully written collection of conversations, observations, and memories of music, friendship, and days gone by. It's… — Martin Scorsese
There's more to life than making shallow, fairly obvious observations. — Jerry Seinfeld
No amount of observations of white swans can allow the inference that all swans are white, but the observation of a single black swan is… — David Hume
Cultivate an ever continuous power of observation. Wherever you are, be always ready to make slight notes of postures, groups and incidents. Store up in… — John Singer Sargent
We fail in even the simplest of all scientific observations-nobody looks up anymore. — Neil deGrasse Tyson
The materials of the novelist must be real; they must be gathered from the field of humanity by his actual observation. — Goldwin Smith
Let me run over the principal steps. We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind, which is always an advantage. We had… — Arthur Conan Doyle
We read Charlotte Bronte not for exquisite observation of character, not for comedy, not for a philosophic view of life, but for her poetry. Probably… — Virginia Woolf
Observation over many years has taught us that the chief losses to investors come from the purchase of low-quality securities at times of good business… — Benjamin Graham
The seventeenth century witnessed the birth of modern science as we know it today. This science was something new, based on a direct confrontation of… — I. Bernard Cohen
I will say only that all a writer has to work with is the material he has gathered as the result of his own endeavor… — Truman Capote
[from the television show,"Evade the Question Time"]At the end of the first round, I will award three points to Mr. Kaine for an excellent nonspecific… — Jasper Fforde
Science is very vibrant. There are always new observations to be found. And it's all in the interest in challenging the authority that came before… — Greg Graffin
We cannot empty the mind by thinking. Only by observation. — Robert Adams
I believe in having a few pupils at one time as it requires a constant alert observation of each individual in order to establish a… — Bruce Lee
Creativity has much to do with experience, observation and imagination, and if any one of those key elements is missing, it doesn't work. — Bob Dylan
I'm always saying something that's just the edge of something more. — Robert Frost
As soon as I observed myself from outside myself, I recognized and understood that I had a long-standing habit of keeping an eye on myself.… — Orhan Pamuk
If a writer stops observing, he is finished. — Ernest Hemingway
Observation is the most enduring of the pleasures of life. — George Meredith

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