Quotes About Perspective

Lord, help me to remember that there are many ways to rejoice in any kind of day you make for us.

Lord, help me to see what comes my way as an opportunity instead of an inconvenience.

I had always turned it down-to me, smoking pot was absolutely the worst thing in the world. I thought of it as an addiction, and all my friends who smoked it, I felt they really needed help.

When I go in to see people - and I sell an occasional ad now - I never say, 'Help me because I am black' or 'Help me because I am a minority.' I always talk about what we can do for them.

You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a rich person who is unhappy. Because the poor person has hope. He thinks money would help.

People struggle most with seeing new ways of doing things and often need help in breaking through their tradition-bound mindsets.

However, when we are depressed, being reminded of other people's suffering only serves to increase our self-hatred.

We are what we are, because of the vibrations of thought which we pick up and register, through the stimuli of our daily environment.

I thought LeBron James was just going to be another addition to help me score

The best way to help the poor is to make them uncomfortable in their own poverty.

Lord help me to see M. L. King as M. L. King in his true perspective.

Clothing is always a tool that helps me take a picture. But it's never about the clothing.

Images also help me find and realise ideas. I look at hundreds of very different, contrasting images and I pinch details from them, rather like people who eat from other people's plates.

A change of scenery can help everything.

If we let the drama of others' lives become our own, then we are no longer ourselves.

The good thing about being old is not being young.

There is humor in the darkest of moments - People who I have loved and passed away, and very high stake situations where you can't help but laugh. I think that's very human.

Ordinary life is fascinating when viewed with extraordinary perspective.

I'd say people do need some help with poetry because I think poetry just helps takes us to places that Americans aren't always accustomed to going.

Looking at your day from a "golden day" perspective helps you prioritize.

The old myth is true. We see our environment as a mirror to our self-image. If we think we are weak, everybody will appear like a threat. If we think we are strong, we will try to help everyone.

You don't have to be a professional to express an experienced opinion. Often times, the professionals are silent...or biased...

Don't wound someone's eye trying to remove the twig from it.

There is nothing more blinding than having seen the light, and nothing more tiresome than sharing it.