Perspective Quotes

1797 quotes by 1421 authors

... I was reminded of a remark of Willa Cather's, that you can't paint sunlight, you can only paint what it does with shadows on… — Wallace Stegner
We must not always try to plumb the depths of the human heart; the truths it contains are among those that are best seen in… — FranÃ§ois-RenÃ© de Chateaubriand
From a Hindu perspective, you are born as what you need to deal with, and if you just try and push it away, whatever it… — Ram Dass
The idea of taking what people call the 'entertainment culture' as a focus of study, including historical perspective, is not a bad idea. — Neil Postman
Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation rather… — Jean M. Auel
It is very much easier to divide your outlook on the world into two halves, to say that you know this belongs to the daily… — Jacob Bronowski
The manager administers; the leader innovates. The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. The manager asks how and when; the… — Warren G. Bennis
To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, 'Oh well, that's for women'. — Holly Near
May I repeat what I told you here: treat nature by means of the cylinder, the sphere, the cone, everything brought into proper perspective so… — Paul Cezanne
A human feast is an indifferent morsel to a god. — Wole Soyinka
What you discover when you look at creativity from the perspective of the brain is that it is universal. We're all creative all of the… — Jonah Lehrer
By choosing better feeling thoughts and by speaking more of what you do want and less of what you don't want, you will gently tune… — Esther Hicks
...Bolshevism in its proper perspective, namely, as the most recent development in the age-long struggle waged by the Jewish Nation against...Christ... — Denis Fahey
When my father passed away and then when later on I gave birth, those are sort of ground-breaking experiences that put everything else into perspective. — Christine Lagarde
If your potential mate does not have the same perspective that you do then you're going to be lost. — Eva LaRue
I've always loved doing covers. Some artists don't like covers. Some listeners don't like covers. But I love them. It gives you a new perspective… — Greg Laswell
In fact, I think that Governor Clinton, when he was running, and President Clinton, when he was serving, actually governed with a wide range of… — John Podesta
I think I'm fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long… — Tom Perrotta
It was extremely useful to grow up in front of the camera. It gives the camera no significance. I think it helped me have perspective… — Giovanni Ribisi
It was probably right after I made my comeback - after retiring post-2008 Olympics - when I finally felt more at ease with my body.… — Alicia Sacramone

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