Perception Quotes

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I give you joy of your free and brave thought. I have great joy in it. I find incomparable things said incomparably well, as they… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I may venture to affirm the rest of mankind, that they are nothing but a bundle or collection of different perceptions, which succeed each other… — David Hume
A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity. It creates in the mind of the prospect the perception that there is no… — Al Ries
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only… — Anais Nin
Equally, we require a collective past - hence the endless reinterpretations of history, frequently to suit the perceptions of the present. — Penelope Lively
A gloss is a total system of perception and language. — Talcott Parsons
In my perception, the world wasn't a graph or formula or an equation. It was a story. — Cheryl Strayed
Human perception is literally incarnation. — Marshall McLuhan
Current cant equates fantasy with escapism, and current fashion would have it that fantasy is both easy to read and to write. It isn't. When… — Ellen Kushner
The fun of being in the pop world is you can really play with people's perceptions of what the word pop means. — Kimbra
Within each experience of pain or negativity is the opportunity to challenge the perception that lies behind it and to choose to learn with wisdom. — Gary Zukav
It is untrue that fiction is nonutilitarian. The uses of fiction are synonymous with the uses of literature. They include refreshment, clarification of life, self-awareness,… — Leland Ryken
We must be willing to take an honest look at ourselves and step out beyond our judgmental mind. It is here that we will have… — Debbie Ford
Miracles surround us at every turn if we but sharpen our perceptions of them. — Willa Cather
Personal perception of perfection is like that. You see what you want to see. After awhile you just see what you need to. — Matthew Good
Perception is a powerful tool. — Shannon Lee
Freed from the boundaries of time and space, I co-ordinate any and all points of the universe, wherever I want them to be. My way… — Dziga Vertov
Every kind of ignorance in the world all results from not realizing that our perceptions are gambles. We believe what we see and then we… — Robert Anton Wilson
Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived… — Victor Davis Hanson
A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love-from a belief in what is not real, to faith in that which is. That… — Marianne Williamson

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