Perception Quotes

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The artistic experience, at its highest, was actually a natural analogue of mystical experience. It produced a kind of intuitive of perception. — Thomas Merton
Familiarity so dulls the edge of perception as to make us least acquainted with things forming part of our daily life. — Julia Ward Howe
It is essential that we understand people for who they are as individuals and not the public perception of them or their family and past. — Clement Freud
I actually did trouble to read Marx first hand. I found it illuminating in so many ways; in particular, my perception of the relationship between… — Tony Blair
Books are certainly old fashioned, but only people with a very limited perception are silly enough to condemn ideas because of their age. It is,… — Prince Philip
This perception of division between the seer and the object that is seen, is situated in the mind. For those remaining in the heart, the… — Ramana Maharshi
Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his faculties: perception, invention, improvisation. — Robert Green Ingersoll
All one can do is to achieve nakedness, to be what one is with all one's faculties and perceptions, strengthened by all the skill which… — Stephen Spender
Sometimes images may emerge from some chord in my subconscious, the way a dream might. Even in those paintings where an image unconsciously develops, a… — Robert Motherwell
Literature expresses itself by abstractions, whereas painting, by means of drawing and colour, gives concrete shape to sensations and perceptions. — Paul Cezanne
I've got a different perception now and it's really enjoyable to be at this point in your life and be able to watch this. — Nolan Ryan
It is working with clients and changing that perception. I don't mind if market commentators have that view. It's the view that clients have that… — David Livingstone
I use visual perception as a way of bringing people into my space. — Richard Artschwager
Is your perception of 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine' so shallow that it's violated by dancing raisins? — Pete Townshend
My road is towards the creation of a fresh perception of the world. Thus I decipher in a new way the world unknown to you. — Dziga Vertov
The common perception is it only happens to people who aren't paying attention. — Thomas Jones
Someone called my character the Meg Ryan of the Broken Hearts bunch. Now maybe the perception is that I'm a Meg Ryan type. — Dean Cain
It is perhaps wrong to say that the enemy of enlightenment is logic; rather, it is dualistic, verbal thinking. In fact, it is even more… — Douglas Hofstadter
Downey Savings & Loan receives high ratings from its customers in California in areas related to personal service and for being customer focused. Downey customers… — Jeffery Taylor
We think the Puritans always dressed in black and white, which they didn't. They loved very bright colors. And there were other differences in perceptions… — Carlisle Floyd

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