Observed Quotes

606 Observed quotes by 476 unique authors

They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed. — John Tillotson
As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of these pretty little gardens as… — Robert Fortune
We may have much that worries us, and we may find many reasons to be concerned. Yet, as President Spencer W. Kimball observed, peace and… — Cecil O. Samuelson
I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing interest in the classical and… — George Crumb
Have you ever noticed?--people, no matter how beautiful or desirable, invariably will, if observed closely while going about their daily business of keeping alive, begin… — Donald Antrim
I wonder if, in fact, we have been observed by aliens and upon close examination of human conduct and human behavior they have concluded that… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Ask yourself whether you are happy', observed the philosopher John Stuart Mill, 'and you cease to be so.' At best, it would appear, happiness can… — Oliver Burkeman
The routines of almost all famous writers, from Charles Darwin to John Grisham, similarly emphasise specific starting times, or number of hours worked, or words… — Oliver Burkeman
The Heisenberg principle - If something is closely observed, the odds are it is going to be altered in the process. The more a price… — Bruce Kovner
Since we are assured that the all-wise Creator has observed the most exact proportions of number, weight and measure in the make of all things,… — Unknown Author
A priority is observed, not manufactured or assigned. Otherwise, it's necessarily not a priority. — Merlin Mann
The key is to put your outrage in a place where you can get it when you need to, but not have it bubble up… — Ron Suskind
I think midwifery was developed by people with common sense, people who were close to nature, and people who observed other species of mammals and… — Ina May Gaskin
People frequently believe the creative life is grounded in fantasy. The more difficult truth is that creativity is grounded in reality, in the particular, the… — Julia Cameron
Evolution has been observed. It's just that it hasn't been observed while it's happening. — Richard Dawkins
I have observed several hundred salespeople who were taught to use deceptive practices like 'bait and switch' and encouraged to play negotiation games with customers.… — Ron Willingham
Now, after years of observation and enough courage to admit what I have observed, I try to plant peace if I do not want discord;… — Maya Angelou
The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. It is commonly observed, that among soldiers and seamen, though there is much kindness, there is… — Samuel Johnson
We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon our Thoughts, without being influenced in the course of our… — William Whewell
But what exceeds all wonders, I have discovered four new planets and observed their proper and particular motions, different among themselves and from the motions… — Galileo Galilei
She obeys me, but only because she wants to. It's the only justification for obedience, Ged observed. — Ursula K. Le Guin
I have never observed even the slightest laceration in a woman who used clitoral stimulation as a relaxation method during birth. Clitoral stimulation seems to… — Ina May Gaskin
That no free government, nor the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality,… — George Mason
Religion, as distinguished from modern paganism, implies a life in conformity with nature. It may be observed that the natural life and the supernatural life… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
She looks like a china doll, observed Grandfather as we departed. I will break just as easily, I muttered. — Laurie Halse Anderson

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