Perception Quotes

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The painter who strives to represent reality must transcend his own perception. He must ignore or override the very mechanismsin his mInd that create objects… — Colin Blakemore
In the studios days, the public's perception of movie stars was much different, because the stars were so much less exposed. This made them seem… — Richard D. Zanuck
The perception of the beautiful is gradual, and not a lightning revelation; it requires not only time, but some study. — Giovanni Ruffini
Hindsight is not only clearer than perception-in-the-moment but also unfair to those who actually lived through the moment. — Edwin S. Shneidman
Sometimes, very quietly and graciously, you can inspire other people by showing them that there's a different way and many perceptions of beauty. You may… — Erin O'Connor
The individuals inside are frequently fighting that their individual voices be heard, while the walls of the place, which are the mask, and the perception,… — Anna Deavere Smith
Janet Mock's honest and sometimes searing journey is a rare and important look into la vida liminal, one that she manages to negotiate remarkably well,… — Raquel Cepeda
The most dire of all of life's grueling deceptions wedge themselves in in our minds between truth and perceptions. — Wes Fesler
If you facilitate your subordinates' steady progress in meaningful work, make that progress salient to them, and treat them well, they will experience the emotions,… — Teresa Amabile
I like doing a challenging class because it makes me more brave in life. My perception of hardships is now completely different. I'm not whining… — Ione Skye
The perception is that baseball's players' union is protecting players to use steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs. — Jim Bunning
The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something not mental. — Samuel Alexander
The perceptive act is a reaction of the mind upon the object of which it is the perception. — Samuel Alexander
Thus the same object may supply a practical perception to one person and a speculative one to another, or the same person may perceive it… — Samuel Alexander
In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving, from the thing experienced, or perceived. — Samuel Alexander
The moral of the story: perceptions are everything. During each moment you are in contact with a customer, you are the organization. — Jan Carlzon
All travelers to wild places will have felt some version of this, a brief blazing perception of the world's disinterest. In small measures it exhilarates.… — Robert Macfarlane
If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods where… — George Harrison
I think and hope I have changed the way we look at hats. They are no longer symbols of conformity but highly individual acts of… — Philip Treacy
Art is a tool by which society extends its perception. — Arne Glimcher

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