Quotes About Viewpoint

Good—bad—indifferent.

Bless the bright eyes of your sex! They never see, whether for good or bad, more than one side of any question; and that is always, the one which first presents itself to them.

Whether the glass is half empty or half full depends on if you're drinking from it or filling it." Milt Carp in Dollarapalooza

Today, religious fanatics and scientific rejectionists flourish under the protective wing of postmodernism, claiming that theirs is just one more valid viewpoint—a form of mental aikido (using the opponent's strength against him).

Even when you're making a movie about life, death is a presence, and I guess it's part of my dramatic viewpoint. I'm not sure why exactly. Maybe I'm drawn to it as a story element.

Looked at from the vantage points offered by fictional stories, slavery, like the glass viewed from above, at first glance, can appear to be merely trivial, two-dimensional, erotic behavior that is not deserving of any serious attention.

Showing appreciation for another's unique viewpoint demonstrates respect for them and their ideas. Being sensitive to what others are going through creates bonds that make it easier to accept one another's guidance and advice.

Everybody's a critic these days.

Isn't it funny how just changing your location changes your perspective?

As the director of an opera, it is my responsibility to unify the style of the particular performance, but one can certainly approach the piece from different points of view. That's what makes it interesting and keeps it alive.

It's the angle. You can't see me from where you're standing.

The way the world is includes appearances, and there is no single point of view from which they can all be fully grasped!. An

You know, I'm really not interested in someone telling me that something's good or bad.

I've written a lot of books which are written from the moon - the view from nowhere.

I realized I couldn't be a journalist because I like to take a side, to have an opinion and a point a view; I liked to step across the imaginary boundary of the objective view that the journalist is supposed to have and be involved.

As the governor of this state, I obviously see the issue quite differently.

Sorprendido por el nuevo instrumento e irritado por sus poderes de reproducción inmediata, el poeta olvidaba que detrás de la lente fotográfica hay un hombre: una sensibilidad y una fantasía. Un punto de vista.

I was a disembodied, wandering view-point.

I can see by your face that I'll never persuade you. And that's surprising, because usually you at least try to see my side. I can see your side, said Cecily. I've got a much clearer view of it than you do, from over here on my side.

My point of view is fallacious!

Well, that is the seductive charm of history; she convinces one that a partial view is the total view and drives the passionate to act. Here lies, precisely, the liberatory potential of history. One who waits for the total view will never act nor even take a plunge into history.

Quizás todo se trata de la forma en que lo miras. Tal vez hubo cosas que yo veía como feas y otras personas encontraban hermosas.

I stood and pulled her up on two feet. "That depends." "On what?" "Whether you're looking at this through my eyes or yours.

life is a tragedy up close, but a comedy in long-shot.