We Interpret Quotes

25 quotes by 22 authors

What I "discovered" was that happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
We interpret the world through stories... everybody makes in their own way sense of things, but if you have stories it helps. — Paula Rego
Conscience is the light by which we interpret the will of God in our own lives. — Thomas Merton
The five-year mean global temperature has been flat for the last decade, which we interpret as a combination of natural variability and a slow down… — James Hansen
In no case may we interpret an action [of an animal] as the outcome of the exercise of a higher psychical faculty, if it can… — C. Lloyd Morgan
[When anything happens, we interpret it as good or bad, but...] We do not know what is really good or bad fortune. [Only the future… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The notion that any one person can describe 'what really happened' is an absurdity. If ten - or a hundred - people witness an event,… — David Eddings
In that inevitable, excruciatingly human moment, we are offered a powerful choice. This choice is perhaps one of the most vitally important choices we will… — Wayne Muller
Seeing is never believing: we interpret what we see in the light of what we believe. Faith is confidence in God before you see God… — Oswald Chambers
Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a… — Yann Martel
All pain in life comes from wishing things were different than they are. Conversely, peace and happiness must come from accepting life as it is… — Kristine Carlson
Singers, like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs that we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words… — Harry Connick, Jr.
History is what we bring to it, not just the events themselves, but how we interpret those events. — Robert Harris
You see, it's never the environment; it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret… — Tony Robbins
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but… — Tony Robbins
The common behavior of mankind is the system of reference by means of which we interpret an unknown language. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
We tell ourselves stories in order to live...We look for the sermon in the suicide, for the social or moral lesson in the murder of… — Joan Didion
Should we be mindful of dreams?" Joseph asked. "Can we interpret them?" The Master looked into his eyes and said tersely: "We should be mindful… — Hermann Hesse
Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them. What we're talking about here… — Twyla Tharp
we interpret life at moments of the deepest desperation. — Roberto Bolano

Who Wrote These We Interpret Quotes

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