Quotes About Perspective

The most self-destructive thought that any person can have is thinking that he or she is not in total control of his or her life. That's when, 'Why me?' becomes a theme song.

Whatever God wants is fine by me. . . . I've had the very best life. I have tasted beauty

There are more things to alarm us than to harm us, and we suffer more often in apprehension than reality.

If you're a bird, be an early bird. But if you're a worm, sleep late.

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.

Wisdom is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of how the various parts and principles apply and relate to each other.

You can't really conduct your life by one or two phrases.

Life is generally pretty damn amazing if you let it be.

To the seeing eye life is mostly Sparrows.

I have a great family, great kids. I have practically everything, you know? Sometimes I have to pinch myself. It's really true: Life starts at 50.

Change your thinking, and you will change your life.

Failure is relative. Life is adventure. Everything has beauty.

Live your life, experience something, and then you're going to have a lot of things to say. But if you hang around in Hollywood, then you're going to say the same thing as everyone else - nothing.

Life can only be understood backwards.

A man's life is what his thoughts make of it.

I don't think enjoying life is an exclusive prerogative of young people.

Life is not a tragedy, it is a comedy. To be alive means to have a sense of humor.

It's not how long life is but the quality of our life that is important.

Life should not be estimated exclusively by the standard of dollars and cents.

I don't need to be wildly famous for my life to make sense. I guess I'm kind of happy where I'm at, and I take whatever comes, and it's a good thing.

Awareness takes over from thinking. Instead of being in charge of your life, thinking becomes the servant of awareness.

The world of the heterosexual is a sick and boring life.

All of us have been dying, hour by hour, since the moment we were born. Realizing this, let all things be placed in their proper perspective. . . . Remember, it is always later than you think.

I really believe life is simple. It's all the other people that make things complicated.