Quotes About Perspective

But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I'm upset. I get home and my son is smiling or he comes running to me. It has just made me grow as an individual and grow as a man.

My illness has taught me something about the nature of humanity, love, brotherhood and relationships that I never understood, and probably never would have. So, from that standpoint, there is some truth and good in everything.

History never repeats itself, historians do.

Everybody has to think for himself. A right way for a big man may not be a right way for a small man. A right way for someone who is slow may not be a right way for someone who is quick. Each person must understand his weaknesses and his strengths.

Conditioning obstructs our view of reality. We do not see IT in its suchness because of our indoctrination, crooked and twisted.

I like food, like any other guy, but it is not the main thing in my life. I can do without it.

Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!

Maybe we should come to our opinions by using wisdom, logic, evidence, so much of those things that we know we are right and can't be swayed. Then we should hope for an argument against us that makes us think, "I could be wrong", and be willing to listen

This is a crazy world, Margo. Maybe you need t o be a little crazy to see it.

I'm not sure whether I'm losing my grip on reality," he said. "Or if reality is losing its grip on us.

No offense, but there have been enough cop shows about white, middle-aged, male homicide detectives. But we're going to stay honest to your reality." Simone glanced at Eve. "Especially yours.

said he had a "unique artistic vision," which wasn't exactly a lie. His vision just happened to be shit.

There was something about driving, about putting his troubles in the rearview mirror and looking at a ribbon of asphalt stretching out into infinity in front of him, that cleared his head, bringing him peace and perspective.

I'm too busy for a thing." "A thing is something you should always make time for," Lisa said. "Things can be very relaxing. You could get a battery-operated thing." Eve laughed. "I think the thing we're talking about just changed into a different thing." "It's kind of the same thing.

They have sex so loud it scares our dog. I wanted to call you about it, but my wife says it's not a crime. Is it?

I've been married to one Marxist and one Fascist, and neither one would take the garbage out.

He brought over a gold box and opened it. Inside were chocolates wrapped in foil. Billy sat down close to me. "Life," he said, "is like a box of bonbons. Some dark with chocolate filling; some with cherries. But you never know till you open the silver wrapper what life holds for you." He held my hand and squeezed it. I squeezed back.

By virtue of the fact that they expect so much less than poor Americans—they don't care about movies, clothes, and cars—they are more content than the poor people in America.

Our first task therefore is to try to grasp what the concept of the enemy really means. The enemy is someone who is willing to die in order to kill you. And while it is true that the enemy always hates us for a reason, it is his reason and not ours. He does not hate us for our faults any more than for our virtues. He sees a different world from ours, and in the world he sees, we are his enemy. This is hard for us to comprehend, but we must if we are to grasp what the concept of the enemy means.

The future ain't what it used to be - and what's more, it never was.

It's a good thing God doesn't let you look a year or two into the future, or you might be sorely tempted to shoot yourself. But He's a charitable Lord: He only lets you see one day at a time.

If you do not know history, you think short term. If you know history, you think medium and long term

It's the writers' job to make it positive. It's my job to make it real.

Social psychology stands at the intersection between our eyes and the world in front of us, and helps us understand the difference between what we think we see and what is actually out there.