Observe Quotes

781 Observe quotes by 579 unique authors

As I say so often, “Observe and wait.” Sometimes you may even find out that what you believed the infant wanted was only your assumption.… — Magda Gerber
There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his… — Mark Twain
If you can observe your own experience with a minimum of interference, and if you don't try to control what you experience, if you simply… — Ron Kurtz
I merely observe that all living things are manipulated. As long as there is a will, it is bent and twisted constantly. Only the dead… — Orson Scott Card
When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and… — B.K.S. Iyengar
Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one's around to observe them. — Seneca the Younger
If the most significant characteristic of man is the complex of biological needs he shares with all members of his species, then the best lives… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything until we can be impartial… — Alfred Richard Orage
Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe… — Margot Asquith
Observe any meetings of people, and you will always find their eagerness and impetuosity rise or fall in proportion to their numbers. — Lord Chesterfield
Those who see and observe kings, heroes, and statesmen, discover that they have headaches, indigestion, humors and passions, just like other people; every one of… — Lord Chesterfield
Language leads a double life - and so does the novelist. You chat with family and friends, you attend to your correspondence, you consult menus… — Martin Amis
What is madness To those who only observe, is often wisdom To those to whom it happens. — Christopher Fry
If I'm in a social situation sometimes I'll hang back and observe people but I feel very much a part of things most of the… — Tobey Maguire
Whenever a total eclipse of the sun was visible in an accessible region parties were sent out to observe it. — Simon Newcomb
My dad's method in his madness was to try every sport and then observe what I liked. I played football, tennis, golf, cricket but I… — Ronnie O'Sullivan
This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have to observe myself too; if none observe me, I have… — Franz Kafka
Nothing can teach you what it's like to work on a film set, and the best education there can be for an actor is to… — Rosamund Pike
Be conscious of the way people take your energy and learn how to stop it. Accept that this goes on. Observe how you feel around… — Frederick Lenz
Though he avoided outright endorsement of the view, fifth-century Church Father Saint Augustine was clearly familiar with the theory of the spherical earth: "They [those… — Saint Augustine
The greenhouse effect is something you can observe experimentally - and most people have observed the greenhouse effect themselves, in greenhouses. Yes? — Nicholas Stern
I think the very best thing you can do is observe what makes you stronger and what makes you weaker. — Frederick Lenz
Observe your actions but be so busy that you never contemplate their possible effects. It is only this consciousness that leads to liberation. Everything else… — Frederick Lenz
Self-realization is a very quiet thing. It's not flashy. No one might see you light up a room. No one might observe anything — Frederick Lenz
The nobility of our calling will always be rooted in two commitments difficult to observe: refusal to lie about what we know, and resistance to… — Albert Camus

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