Observation Quotes

952 Observation quotes by 675 unique authors

Bad writing is bad not just because the language is humdrum, but the quality of the observation is so poor. — Christopher Isherwood
I don't like honors. ... I've already got the prize: the prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick in the discovery,… — Richard P. Feynman
Is there an observation which is not the instrument of thought? — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Thus with most careful devotion Thus with precise attention To detail, interfering preparation Of that which is already prepared Men lighten the knot of confusion… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
For liberals, the observation that 'the peasants are revolting' is a pun. For conservatives, it is cause for uncharacteristic optimism. No matter how far the… — Charles Krauthammer
Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience. — Paul Getty
I am turned into a sort of machine for observing facts and grinding out conclusions. — Charles Darwin
I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life,… — Mos Def
You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. — Mos Def
Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around. — Catherine Deneuve
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of… — Denis Diderot
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason,… — Denis Diderot
A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation,… — Frederick Douglass
Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents. — Arne Duncan
To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with… — Elliott Erwitt
I'm almost violent about that stuff - electronic manipulation of pictures. I think it's an abomination. I reject it all. I mean, it's OK for… — Elliott Erwitt
The philosophy behind much advertising is based on the old observation that every man is really two men - the man he is and the… — William Feather
I think I have a very detailed sense of observation. I am interested in the details of people's lives and what information these details give. — Julian Fellowes
It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste. — Henry Ford
Observations indicate that the universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate. It will expand forever, getting emptier and darker. — Stephen Hawking
We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts. — William Hazlitt
Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic. — Thomas Huxley
The ultimate court of appeal is observation and experiment... not authority. — Thomas Huxley
Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Association with human beings lures one into self-observation. — Franz Kafka

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