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Quotes About Vision

He began to wonder whether even an all-mighty and all-good God would be able to contrive such a world as no somebody in it would ever complain of. What if he had plans too large for the vision of men to take in, and they were uncomfortable to their own blame, because, not seeing them, they would trust him for nothing?
~ George MacDonald
We all, with clear vision of the Lord, mirroring in our hearts his glory, even as a mirror would take into itself his face, are thereby changed into his likeness, his glory working our glory, by the present power, in our inmost being, of the Lord, the spirit.' Our mirroring of Christ, then, is one with the presence of his spirit in us.
~ George MacDonald
The man whose vision is weak, but who, as far as he sees, and desirous to see farther, does the thing he sees, is a true man. If a man knows what is, and says it is not, his knowing does not make him less than a liar.
~ George MacDonald
You will see me, where there is no darkness.
~ George Orwell
Nearly all creators of utopia have resembled the man who has toothache, and therefore thinks happiness consists in not having toothache... whoever tries to imagine perfection simply reveals his own emptiness.
~ George Orwell
It is bound to be a failure, every book is a failure, but I do know with some clarity what kind of book I want to write.
~ George Orwell
Nearly all creators of Utopia have resembled the man who has toothache, and therefore thinks happiness consists in not having toothache.
~ George Orwell
He visto cosas increíbles y por fin creo de verdad en el socialismo.
~ George Orwell
beyond that, only his own secret imaginings, founded on a dream. He
~ George Orwell
They were like the ant, which can see small objects but not large ones.
~ George Orwell
In that world, those with seeing eyes could only blunder about, but the blind man would be at home, and now instead of being the one who was guided by others, he might be one the one to whom the others clung for guidance.
~ George R. Stewart
Child of the Blessing, who sees not what is, but sees what is not, and seeing thus what is not, imagines also what may be.
~ George R. Stewart
And when youth comes to age for advise he receives the vision of years. But too often does youth think that age knows only the wisdom of the days that are gone, and therefore profits not. But remember this, the sun that shines today is the sun that shone when thy father was born, and will still be shining when thy last grandchild shall pass into the darkness.
~ George S. Clason
With a new vision, I saw the things I must do. First, I
~ George S. Clason
should give thought to those future days.
~ George S. Clason
I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.
~ George W. Bush
We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you.
~ George W. Bush
Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country. - March 15, 1783
~ George Washington
Woman is the window through which we see the world.
~ Georges Rodenbach
I have never met the man who had vision large enough to appreciate my genius, he said simply. Perhaps it was not to be expected.
~ Georgette Heyer
You think I've got brains?' he said, awed. 'Not confusing me with Charlie?' 'Charlie?' uttered Miss Charing contemptuously. 'I daresay he has book-learning, but you have—you have address, Freddy!' 'Well, by Jove!' said Mr Standen, dazzled by this new vision of himself.
~ Georgette Heyer
nothing changes from one generation to another except the things seen and the things seen make that generation, that is to say nothing changes in people from one generation to another except the way of seeing and being seen.
~ Gertrude Stein
What being a socialist means is... that you hold out... a vision of society where poverty is absolutely unnecessary, where international relations are not based on greed... but on cooperation... where human beings can own the means of production and work together rather than having to work as semi-slaves to other people who can hire and fire.
~ Bernie Sanders
Good managers ensure good outcomes, but great leaders can deliver a vision by getting people to work together.
~ Karren Brady