Observed Quotes

606 Observed quotes by 476 unique authors

Plagiarists are always suspicious of being stolen from, as pickpockets are observed commonly to walk with their hands in their breeches' pockets. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
It has been observed before that images, however beautiful, though faithfully copied from nature, and as accurately represented in words, do not of themselves characterize… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
We have observed that, in society and the world in which we live, selfishness has increased more than love for others, and that men of… — Pope Francis
In my youth, I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they… — Benjamin Franklin
We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose, of forcing the patient out of real life, of alienating… — Sigmund Freud
A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed. — Rene Descartes
Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Here's how much I know about hockey. Mike Royko and I were in a tiny bar one winter night, and the radio kept reporting goals… — Roger Ebert
I grew up in a secular suburban Jewish household where we only observed the religion on very specific times like a funeral or a Bar… — Jesse Eisenberg
I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often… — Queen Elizabeth II
It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
What I observed about my fellow actors was that most gave up very easily. — Harrison Ford
It is time that scientists and other public intellectuals observed that the contest between faith and reason is zero-sum. — Sam Harris
What I've observed and what I've imagined - and definitely what I'm hoping - happens as you get older is that there's a mellowing, an… — Anne Hathaway
It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed more rapidly in every other respect than in morality. — Lafcadio Hearn
Northern Sweden holds a special kind of magic. It's cold, lonely, and the people are tough and silent, or so the stereotype says. This is… — Camilla Lackberg
I don't need my sexuality celebrated, and I certainly don't need it to be criticized. I didn't necessarily want it to be observed, but here… — Ezra Miller
If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere. — Marilyn Monroe
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. — Baron de Montesquieu
Disney is thrilling and informative and important and beautiful and suspect. Butts was a detail I observed later and definitely ties in. I suppose I… — Mark Morris
When we see the shadow on our images, are we seeing the time 11 minutes ago on Mars? Or are we seeing the time on… — Bill Nye
It seems that half the point of being in Miami Beach - particularly the northern end of South Beach - is to be observed by… — Susan Orlean
Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe, or to lay out for observation. — Samuel Richardson
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The Jewish festival of freedom is the oldest continuously observed religious ritual in the world. Across the centuries, Passover has never lost its power to… — Jonathan Sacks

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