Observation Quotes

952 Observation quotes by 675 unique authors

There are two men in each one of us: the scientist, he who starts with a clear field and desires to rise to the knowledge… — Louis Pasteur
It is a good principle in science not to believe any 'fact'---however well attested---until it fits into some accepted frame of reference. Occasionally, of course,… — Arthur C. Clarke
It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom. Each, in its utmost development,… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs. — Carl Sagan
If there's one observation that rings true in today's changing world, it is that freedom and peace go hand in hand. — Ronald Reagan
She wrote to him fairly regularly, from a paradise of triple exclamation points and inaccurate observations. — J D Salinger
There is a legitimate argument over whether the death penalty effectively deters violent crime, although my personal observation is that not one of the criminals… — Dinesh D'Souza
It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others — Jacqueline Carey
We took the elevator back down from the first observation level of the Eiffel Tower and started walking in he direction of the Taj Mahal — D. J. MacHale
Allow me to congratulate you on your very astute powers of observation. — Kate DiCamillo
The notion that faith in Christ is to be rewarded by an eternity of bliss, while a dependence upon reason, observation, and experience merits everlasting… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Sir,"she said,"you are no gentleman!" An apt observation,"he answered airily."And, you, Miss, are no lady. — Margaret Mitchell
Without memories to cloud it, the mind perceives with absolute clarity. Each observation stands out in stark relief. In the beginning, when there's not yet… — Nicole Krauss
The only freedom that is of enduring importance is the freedom of intelligence, that is to say, freedom of observation and of judgment, exercised in… — John Dewey
It is worth repeating at this point the theories that Ford had come up with, on his first encounter with human beings, to account for… — Douglas Adams
The impulse to paint comes neither from observation nor from the soul (which is probably blind) but from an encounter: the encounter between painter and… — John Berger
All interpretation or observation of reality is necessarily fiction. In this case, the problem is that man is a moral animal abandoned in an amoral… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The kind of hope that I often think about…I understand above all as a state of mind, not a state of the world. Either we… — Vaclav Havel
Observing and understanding are two different things. — Mary E. Pearson
I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if… — Isaac Asimov
His skin was a pretty colour, it made me jealous. Jacob noticed my scrutiny. What?" he asked, suddenly self-conscious. "Nothing. I just hadn't realised before.… — Stephenie Meyer
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. — Mario Puzo
Hope clouds observation. — Frank Herbert
One’s lover is one’s partner in observing and understanding the world. Marriage is a place where joint narratives are composed. If the lover is a… — Philippa Gregory
It seemed an advantage to be traveling alone. Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our… — Alain de Botton

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