Perceived Quotes

493 quotes by 436 authors

Write for yourself, not for a perceived audience. If you do, you'll mostly fall flat on your face, because it's impossible to judge what people… — Wilbur Smith
I'm perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth. — Sylvester Stallone
The idea of the state is, or should be, a very limited, prescribed idea. The state looks after the defense of the realm, and other… — Tom Stoppard
Fitness needs to be perceived as fun and games or we subconsciously avoid it. — Alan Thicke
Unfortunately, the reality was that, for political reasons or whatever, there was a need to enforce antidiscrimination laws, or at least there was a perceived… — Clarence Thomas
The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of… — Hunter S. Thompson
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation. — Mark Twain
I perceived how that it was impossible to establish the lay people in any truth except the Scripture were plainly laid before their eyes in… — William Tyndale
If you are a card-carrying human being, chances are that you share the same fear as all other humans: the fear of losing love, respect… — Iyanla Vanzant
After a time," said old Mathers disregarding me, "I mercifully perceived the errors of my ways and the unhappy destination I would reach unless I… — Flann O'Brien
It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true. — Henry A. Kissinger
That mercy towards one set of creatures was cruelty towards another sickened his sense of harmony. As you got older, and felt yourself to be… — Thomas Hardy
Your reputation is what you're perceived to be, Your character is what you really are — John Wooden
Those who tell you that man is unable to perceive a reality undistorted by his senses, mean that they are unwilling to perceive a reality… — Ayn Rand
I travel in gardens and bedrooms, basements and attics, around corners, through doorways and windows, along sidewalks, over carpets, down drainpipes, in the sky, with… — Tom Robbins
All rivers run full to the sea; those who are apart are brought together; the lost ones are redeemed; the dead come back to life;… — Mark Helprin
Great beauty is often perceived by human senses as pain. — Susan Kay
To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong," and urge on the little war. Have you… — Mark Twain
Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as hard duty. Never regard study as duty but… — Albert Einstein
Only a crisis - actual or perceived - produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that… — Milton Friedman

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