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Quotes About Perspective

The most rational cure after all for the inordinate fear of death is to set a just value on life.
~ William Hazlitt
You know, I hate to give advice because my life has been so odd that almost nothing that's happened to me can apply.
~ William Joyce
I knew all along that the prize I had set my life on was not worth the winning.
~ William Makepeace Thackeray
Religious experiences which are as real as life to some may be incomprehensible to others.
~ William O. Douglas
I see life as one life at one time, so many millions simultaneously, all over the earth.
~ William Saroyan
Be still prepared for death: and death or life shall thereby be the sweeter.
~ William Shakespeare
Reason thus with life: If I do lose thee, I do lose a thing That none but fools would keep.
~ William Shakespeare
You may not believe in life, but I don't believe in death. Move on!
~ Yann Martel
You need to laugh more. Life is filled with too many problems, to not laugh every day... We need to have a sense of humor going into this because it's too tough without it.
~ Ysabella Brave
Mainly, life experiences with my family or travelling as a young kid, I feel like I had a different lifestyle than a lot of people leaving on tour when I was fourteen and stuff, so I pull from that.
~ Zac Farro
Beautiful things happen in your life when you distance yourself from the negative things.
~ Zig Ziglar
Your gratitude attitude determines your life altitude.
~ Zig Ziglar
Nothing seems so tragic to one who is old as the death of one who is young, and this alone proves that life is a good thing.
~ Zoë Akins
TV is part of your life - it makes you feel connected to the rest of the world - as opposed to someone else's perspective crushed into a few hours.
~ Zoe Kravitz
It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz
~ A. J. Jacobs
Books that change you, even later in life, give you a kind of electrical shock as the world takes a different shape.
~ A. S. Byatt
I didn't think about anything past tomorrow because anything past tomorrow was just like cloud busting - it depended soley on the person looking at the clouds and it could rain any minute
~ A.S. King
When I was sectioned for six months, that was one of the worst experiences of my life, not being able to go out and have freedom. Having experienced it, it's almost inexplicably awful.
~ Adam Ant
My life isn't necessarily more important than anyone else's: I'm just better in talking about it.
~ Adam Duritz
I've learned one important lesson in my life, and I'm going to share it with you. Don't worry about bad things that haven't happened yet. It will save you a lot of anxiety.
~ Adriana Trigiani
My situation gives me certain ideas about beauty or the excitement of life, but that doesn't mean other people can necessarily appreciate it.
~ Ai Weiwei
Really, most of us just focus on what's in front of us. We're too busy putting out the fires of everyday life.
~ Aidan Quinn
We are too quick to live this life and forget that there is another world to come...this is not the end.
~ Aiden Wilson Tozer
Certainly the details of our life are unique. Spending time thinking of how I am different from someone else, however, does not tend to be very productive.
~ Akhil Sharma