Perspective Quotes

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[talking about the Holocaust] 'But to put something in context is a step towards saying it can be understood and that it can be explained.… — Alan Bennett
Our sadness wonâ€™t be of the searing kind but more like a blend of joy and melancholy: joy at the perfection we see before us,… — Alain de Botton
This then, I thought, as I looked round about me, is the representation of history. It requires a falsification of perspective. We, the survivors, see… — W G Sebald
I am a rational man, but haven't you heard? i'm also insane. It gives me a unique perspective on things. — Derek Landy
Science adjusts its views based on what's observed Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved. — Tim Minchin
In bullfighting there is an interesting parallel to the pause as a place of refuge and renewal. It is believed that in the midst of… — Tara Brach
Try to maintain the perspective that, in time, everything disintegrates and returns to its initial form. — Richard Carlson
This is an apology letter to the both of us for how long it took me to let things go. It was not my intention… — Buddy Wakefield
The honest ratepayer and his healthy family have no doubt often mocked at the dome-like forehead of the philosopher, and laughed over the strange perspective… — Oscar Wilde
There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world. — Douglas Adams
Real love is always chaotic. You lose control; you lose perspective. You lose the ability to protect yourself. The greater the love, the greater the… — Jonathan Carroll
I was thinking about framing, and how so much of what we think about our lives and our personal histories revolves around how we frame… — Kiersten White
Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. — James M. Barrie
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. — Albert Einstein
Play not only keeps us young but also maintains our perspective about the relative seriousness of things. Running is play, for even if we try… — Jim Fixx
Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls. — Maya Angelou
There remains an experience of incomparable value . . . to see the great events of world history from below; from the perspective of the… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
History has a long-range perspective. It ultimately passes stern judgment on tyrants and vindicates those who fought, suffered, were imprisoned, and died for human freedom,… — Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Never hire or promote in your own image. It is foolish to replicate your strength and idiotic to replicate your weakness. It is essential to… — Dee Hock
My times of silence before God are very important to me now. I put everything else down, every word away, and I am with the… — Sheila Walsh

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