Quotes About Perspective

Finally, the Gospel of Thomas lacks what we might call an "incarnational perspective.

Jesusanity is about a changed view of the world and others.

One contributing factor is the plethora of books about Jesus from this perspective since the 1980s. Jesus studies is a growth industry today.

A fourth factor is a larger sea change in the way we view history.With

decided that good scholarship demanded taking the losers' point of view, and that made the revision of claims about historic fact inevitable.

Don't say yes until I finish talking.

Visual information trumps the dialogue every time.

She may be a monster, Jeddie, but remember she's our monster," Mom explained to me early on.

The problem with putting two and two together is that sometimes you get four, and sometimes you get twenty-two.

What would it take to interpret the present time? A discerning heart and the ability to see the bigger picture outside of ourselves.

What happened at the end of our last story is something called misdirection. It's what happens when you are led to believe that something is true, but in reality it's not true at all. Misdirection happens a lot in real life- especially in politics, history, education, medicine, marketing, science, religion, and the Oprah Winfrey Network.

It's YOUR story, kid. You can color it any way you want.

I dream of a world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned.

In fact, when you get right down to it, almost every explanation Man came up with for anything until about 1926 was stupid.

There's nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface of the ocean itself, except that when you finally see what goes on underwater,you realize that you've been missing the whole point of the ocean. Staying on the surface all the time is like going to the circus and staring at the outside of the tent.

No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.

You should not confuse your career with your life.

People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

Men are physically stronger than women, but they are rarely more ruthless or as effective at gathering information.

Ce monde reste primitif, Shonsu. Ne t'attends pas à des déductions salariales, à des assurances maladie et à des plans de retraite…

Jja s'inquiétait pour lui. Il n'avait pas essayé de lui expliquer tous ses ennuis, car elle n'aurait jamais pu les comprendre. Elle ne lui en voulait pas, il en était persuadé. Elle faisait de son mieux : elle offrait sa compassion silencieuse pour atténuer une douleur secrète, comme maintenant. Il savoura cette attention paisible pendant un moment. —

pessimists live longer! Good news is much easier to believe than bad.

La vérité est comme un joyau taillé, monsieur Smith. Elle a des millions de facettes. Si je t'en montre une, tu seras satisfait, mais n'oublie pas qu'il en existe bien d'autres. —

People believe what they want to believe, lad. It's very hard to believe in anything that will make you unhappy.