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Quotes About Discerning

passion for discerning what is subjectively real in every moment.
~ Sam Harris
Once, I was easy. Now, I was choosy. See? Big difference.
~ Sarah Dessen
Paul emphasizes the importance of the doctrine of the Real Presence and sees dire consequences in unbelief: "Any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself" (1 Cor 11:29).
~ Scott Hahn
The ability of discerning high quality unavoidably implies the ability of identifying shortcomings.
~ Edsger Dijkstra
I'm not quiet, nor am I the class clown. I pick my moments.
~ Thomas Gibson
I am not comfortable walking the ramp for just any designer. I am particular about who I associate with.
~ Kangana Ranaut
I am quite fussy about clothes.
~ Jay Kay
I am a fussy eater. I may eat one dish but it has to be the best.
~ Tinnu Anand
I am a bit fussy when it comes to films.
~ Poonam Dhillon
I'm only focusing on good work. I'm known to be a little choosy, and I'm proud of it.
~ Huma Qureshi
O my friends! Thus speaketh the discerning one: shame, shame, shame—that is the history of man!
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
'The Observer's Very Short List' is another example of how the Observer Media Group offers its readers the most cutting-edge information, available in a variety of platforms and written by an editorial staff known for its distinctive and discerning style and wit.
~ Jared Kushner
A discerning eye needs only a hint, and understatement leaves the imagination free to build its own elaborations.
~ Russell Page
Food is important to me, but I wouldn't say that I'm a gourmet. I don't like tricksy food.
~ Jonathan Dimbleby
When I graduated from cooking school, I went to work at Stars, which was one of my favorite restaurants in the country at the time, and that's where I really learned to cook and to taste food in a discerning way.
~ Steve Ells
I think grown-ups don't go to movies because they're much more discerning.
~ Joseph Bologna
he's not stupid, he's just not observant.
~ Gary Paulsen
Since Londoners started taking their burgers as seriously as the Americans do, discerning burger lovers have come out of the woodwork to judge every component from buns to pickles, patties to cheeses.
~ Rachel Khoo
I'm very particular but very thrifty at the same time.
~ Andra Day
He was afraid a lot, but it had become a discerning fear.
~ Mark Bowden
The best of my essence is shown to those who value my energy and appreciate my love, some would call it selfish, I call it selective.
~ Nikki Rowe
But surely such a thing cannot happen in the Church?' you may argue. 'Surely the magisterium would not make such a colossal mistake?!' If this is what you believe, it will be instructive to study how the magisterium failed in discerning the true Christian teaching regarding slavery. It is the topic of the next chapter.
~ John Wijngaards
Much Madness is divinest Sense—To a discerning Eye—Much Sense—the starkest Madness—'Tis the MajorityIn this, as All, prevail—Assent—and you are sane—Demur—you're straightway dangerous—And handled with a Chain.
~ Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Gradually I remembered what I had known all along, which is that church is not a stopping place but a starting place for discerning God's presence in this world. By offering people a place where they may engage the steady practice of listening to divine words and celebrating divine sacraments, church can help people gain a feel for how God shows up—not only in Holy Bibles and Holy Communion but also in near neighbors, mysterious strangers, sliced bread, and grocery store wine.
~ Barbara Brown Taylor