Quotes About Perspective

Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication.

A timid mind is apt to mistake every scratch for a mortal wound.

There is a commonplace book argument, Which glibly glides from every vulgar tongue When any dare a new light to present: 'If you are right, then everybody's wrong.' Suppose the converse of this precedent So often urged, so loudly and so long: 'If you are wrong, then everybody's right.' Was ever everybody yet so quite?

I feel it is just within the bounds of possibility that the wheels of your life don't travel so quickly round as those of the humble writer of these lines.

I feel it is just within the bounds of possibility that the wheels of your life don't travel so quickly round as those of the humble writer of these lines

Peace was declared, but not all of us were drunk with joy or stricken blind.

When you come to the realization that the totality of yourself, what you have treasured, what your friends have admired, is totally useless, you will suffer, but we say, that it is only from this point that there is any hope for your becoming. We are so incredibly small, mere specks in our whole solar system.

Sometimes directly asking for what you want is not the best way to achieve a desired result." As this story shows, good negotiation is a continual exploration of the realm of possibilities.

Once you have established trust and rapport (although often this happens simultaneously), the next step in a negotiation is to begin searching out the other side's wish list and identifying their strengths and weaknesses.

The world is mad, but let's not get angry about it.

You can lead a man to wisdom, but you cannot make him think.

People who were raised on The Bible can never tell the difference between a warning and an advertisement.

People who believe that justice is a pendulum are willing to swing it wildly.

Idealists should always strive to underestimate others, as that will bring them closer to reality.

We are all quite unhappy at times with the way others treat us. But we are all not nearly as unhappy with the way we treat others.

There is a flip side to every concept which has ever been coined.

Think more interestingly more clearly more often, because life is more interesting than you think.

If you really want to change Reality, the first thing to do is figure out what Reality really is.

Don't fight reality. Influence it.

There are no inherent mysteries, only intricate misunderstandings.

It's all in the mind.

Life goes on within you and without you

If everyone who had a gun just shot themselves, there wouldn't be a problem.

The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one.