Quotes About Suggestion

When common objects in this way be come charged with the suggestion of horror, they stimulate the imagination far more than things of unusual appearance;

When common objects in this way be come charged with the suggestion of horror, they stimulate the imagination far more than things of unusual appearance; and these bushes, crowding huddled about us, assumed for me in the darkness a bizarre grotesquerie of appearance that lent to them somehow the aspect of purposeful and living creatures. Their very ordinariness, I felt, masked what was malignant and hostile to us.

the utilitarian test for whether the suggestion made proves to be "good in the way of belief." Granted that hearing what such a being has to say may change your wants, nevertheless you test those new wants and that purported truth in the same way: by living them, trying them out in everyday life, seeing whether they make you and yours happier. Suppose that a source which you believe to

Was that romantic?" he asked. "I was just making the suggestion, since the coat's so heavy and warm. I figured you'd think of me since it was such a nice gesture. And yet, once again, you're the one who finds romantic subtext in everything I say.

Really?" I asked. "Misty Steele?" Marcus shrugged. "It was Adrian's suggestion." "It's badass," insisted Adrian.

She might even be your lovely school-teacher who is reading these words to you at this very moment. Look carefully at that teacher. Perhaps she is smiling at the absurdity of such a suggestion. Don't let that put you off. It could be part of cleverness. I am not, of course, telling you for one second that your teacher actually is a witch. All I am saying is that she might be one. It is most unlikely. But—here comes the big but—not impossible.

If the Thinker thinks "holy water" from Lourdes will cure its lumbago, the Prover will skillfully orchestrate all signals from the glands, muscles, organs etc. until they have organized themselves into good health again

Thus, under hypnosis, a person who has been given salt and told that it is sugar will taste it as sweet – thereby illustrating the brain-plus-tongue phenomenon. Similarly, a hypnotized subject shown a green circle and told that it is red will see it as red. That is because we see with brain-plus-eye.* ~•~

Never criticize people overtly—that will make them insecure, and resistant to change. Plant ideas, insinuate suggestions. Charmed by your diplomatic skills, people will not notice your growing power.

Why don't you two take a little walk?" Eleni suggested. "The moon is beautiful tonight." "That's a great idea." Robby stood, releasing Olivia's hand. "Will ye walk with me, lass?" "Yes." She grabbed her sweater, pulled it over her head, then fixed the clip that held her hair in place on the back of her head. "No funny stuff," Eleni warned. "I'll be watching with the telescope.

It's been mentioned or suggested that Paradise will not be well studied, because it's about this unimportant intellectual topic, which is religion.

He was standing in the middle of the room, an arrogant look on his face. "What a night," Wendy sighed. Without even turning his head to look at her Raphael said, "Sleep." Wendy fell backward, her head landing on the pillow. "Don't do that to her!" Susan exclaimed. "You'd prefer to have this conversation with her listening?" Raphael asked, lifting one eyebrow.

A too explicit elucidation in education destroys much of the pleasure of learning. There should be room for sly hinters, masters of suggestion.

The President promised me to reflect upon this proposition, and to confer with his Cabinet upon the propriety of adopting it. All Cabinet consultations are secret; which is equivalent to saying that I never knew what occurred in that meeting to which my proposition was submitted. The result was not communicated to me, but the events which followed proved that the suggestion was not accepted.

Suggesting that you do yoga was my subtle way of telling you to go to hell.

knock knock! I just happened to have my ear pressed to this door. I might have overheard some things, and I have a suggestion!

Perhaps," Aunt Olivia suggested diplomatically, "you should put on some clothes." Apparently, the tailor had finished getting the measurements she needed. Apparently, that wasn't a particularly recent development. Apparently, I'd been standing there in my undergarments for a while. Only about a third as embarrassed as I should have been, I ducked back into the dressing room.

I thought about the news coverage of the fire. The suggestion that there had been a wild party that had spun out of control. The way that the tragedy had been blamed, again and again, on Kaylie Rooney, when the three upstanding young men had been partying straight out of rehab.

Knock, knock!" Xander stuck his head out the door to the roof. "I just happened to have my ear pressed to this door. I might have overheard some things, and I have a suggestion!

Probeer je te suggereren dat ik wel eens buiten mijn boekje ga?' vroeg Holly, die van het idee alleen blijkbaar al gruwelde. Foaly gniffelde. 'Ik probeer te suggereren dat je misschien niet zelf een exemplaar van het boekje hebt en dat je het, mocht je er wel een hebben, in elk geval nog nooit hebt opengedaan.

In the ardor of his enthusiasm, a youth set forth in quest of a man of whom he might take counsel as to his future, but after long search and many disappointments, he came near relinquishing the pursuit as hopeless, when suddenly it occurred to him that one must first be a man to find a man, and profiting by this suggestion, he set himself to the work of becoming himself the man he had been seeking so long and fruitlessly.

If you're a Cabernet Sauvignon loyalist, you might want to consider ordering your steaks rare or medium-rare.

There are a bunch of places to stay in Des Moines, but I'd suggest finding a place on the west side of town. It's a great urban area that has a lot to offer tourists.

Seth Rogen told me to read 'Preacher,' and 'Preacher' was amazing.