Quotes About Perspectives

I would hope your beliefs would be your beliefs.

everybody is resting on a set of interpretations, and we need to be honest about it.

The Bible is such a gargantuan collection of conflicting values that anyone can prove anything from it.

We are all walled cities shouting at each other over the armaments of our preconceptions.

The story of sacred texts has always been the story of their readers: of shifting and often clashing interpretations.

Since science and religion provide two different perspectives on the human situation, they must ultimately be able to be reconciled.

Hardly a man in the world has an opinion upon morals, political, or religion which he got otherwise than through his associations and sympathies.

Culture, religion, and education, are conspiracies to standardize worldviews.

One speaks with great respect of economists, if only because they represent such a variety of opinions.

If you have a right to respect, that means other people don't have a right to their own opinions.

I blame Hollywood for skewing perspectives. Life is just a big romantic comedy to them, and if you meet cute, happily ever-after is a forgone conclusion.

the purpose of the biblical editors, in gathering together such diverse and often sharply conflicting texts, was not to construct a unitary work with an unequivocal message. It was rather to assemble a work capable of capturing and reflecting a given tradition of inquiry so readers could strive to understand the various perspectives embraced by this tradition, and in so doing build up an understanding of their own.

In 1938 humans were offered three global stories to choose from, in 1968 just two, in 1998 a single story seemed to prevail; in 2018 we are down to zero.

A timeless leader practices the art of voluntary elimination. He knows what activities - physical or mental - must be given up so that an organization becomes more productive. A new organization is born in the womb of the old organization. A new generation of new recruits is forever striving to replace an old generation of employees. It is a war of sorts: a clash of perspectives and worldviews. This kind of war is inevitable. We cannot shy away from it.

These are my recollections. If you remember things differently, send me your version—but only if it's funnier.

Men are like horoscopes," Trixie cut Skye off. "They always tell you what to do and are usually wrong.

Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know.

We owe almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.

In a simpler world, perhaps unilateral power held by a single, smart, capable leader could rule the day. In a complex world, as we'll explore together, it takes a collective sharing of power, creativity, and perspectives to become agile and nuanced enough to lead into the uncertain future.

In India even the most mundane inquiries have a habit of ending this way. There may be two answers, there may be five, a dozen or a hundred; the only thing that is certain is that all will be different.

What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.

Libraries should provide materials and information presenting to all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

Proficient teaming often requires integrating perspectives from a range of disciplines, communicating despite the different mental models that accompany different areas of expertise, and being able to manage the inevitable conflicts that arise when people work together.