Quotes About Perspective

One of the great privileges of my life was growing up in a house without books.

I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.

Prize lists are out, and you're not on them? Nature of the world - means nothing. Prizes are a lottery.

Prizes are like butterflies, colorful butterflies that fly away. I don't believe in prizes much.

I am not in England; I live in the Caribbean. So I am not hungover by prizes and awards because it does not happen very often.

I'm not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.

Apparently I'm not a pro cyclist.

I don't think I'm a gay icon. I have no axe to grind. I mean, I'm clearly not homophobic! I'm not pro or con.

It's important to know, whether you're pro or anti the current president and what he's doing, that he's doing what he thinks is for the betterment of the country because his interest is to make this country a better place.

There's this incredibly young, dynamic, educated population in Iran that is essentially pretty pro-American.

Maybe the best way to get people to be pro-life is to start 'em off in amateur-life.

My father was in law enforcement growing up. He was a probation officer. And I've always understood the point of view of the peace officer, you know, because of my dad.

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

If you're offended, it's your problem.

We need a new and positive narrative that defies the negativity and transforms our ageing populations from a problem into an asset.

Accepting death is a massive problem for everybody.

In Afghanistan, this is the problem, because everybody holds a piece of that mirror, and they all look at it and claim that they hold the entire truth.

I don't care if the heroes are short. That's their problem.

A woman's mind focuses on feelings, while a man's mind focuses on problem-solving.

Going around not fully believing that you're going to die is really problematic because it affects how you think about the future of the planet, about the future of your own life, about the decisions you're making.

A fresh pair of eyes can often find problems.

Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have.

Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have.

Like sheep that get lost nibbling away at the grass because they never look up, we often focus so much on ourselves and our problems that we get lost.