Observer Quotes

253 quotes by 219 authors

All emanates from Source! ...You're not this body and its accomplishments. You are the observer. Notice it all; and be grateful for the abilities you've… — Wayne Dyer
I met a keen observer who gave me a tip: 'If you run across a restaurant where you often see priests eating with priests, or… — A J Liebling
It is quite evident that a barrier must be cleared in order to escape the psychologists and enter into a realm which is not "auto-observant",… — Gaston Bachelard
With my portable recording system, I didn't feel like I was listening as a distant observer; rather, I had been sucked into a new space… — Bernie Krause
We find that at present the human race is divided politically into one wise man, nine knaves, and ninety fools out of every hundred. That… — T.H. White
I was a close observer of the developments in molecular biology. — John Pople
The close and thoughtful observer more and more learns to recognize his limitations. He realizes that with the steady growth of knowledge more and more… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ancient wisdom and quantum physicists make unlikely bedfellows: In quantum mechanics the observer determines (or even brings into being) what is observed, and so, too,… — Huston Smith
Jealousy is a keen observer, but looks for all the wrong signs. — H. L. Mencken
The most intelligent inspection of any number of fine paintings will not make the observer a painter, nor will listening to a number of operas… — Emanuel Lasker
He is a dull observer whose experience has not taught him the reality and force of magic, as well as of chemistry. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The â€˜Iâ€™ character in journalism is almost pure invention. Unlike the â€˜Iâ€™ of autobiography, who is meant to be seen as a representation of the… — Janet Malcolm
No, I don't think you're ever an objective observer. By making a frame you're being selective, then you edit the pictures you want published and… — Mary Ellen Mark
When you are in hard labor, remember that the length of labor is usually proportional to the number of people around. Avoid the presence of… — Michel Odent
An Actor is an interpreter of other men's words, often a soul which wishes to reveal itself to the world but dare not, a craftsman,… — Alec Guinness
Twelve years ago me and Allanah became really sick of writing pop songs, ... Eventually we dug a grave for the Thompson Twins, pushed them… — Tom Bailey
In modern physics, the universe is experienced as a dynamic inseparable whole which always includes the observer in an essential way. — Fritjof Capra
Experience has proved that there is no difference between a so-called realist painting - of a landscape, for example - and an abstract painting. They… — Gerhard Richter
I went as an observer, not a participant, for I do not think that I ever spoke. I wanted to understand the issues under discussion,… — Nelson Mandela
PESSIMISM- philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. — Ambrose Bierce

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