Quotes About Perspective

He knows you have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance... He knows there's a painful side, but he won't let the pain blot out the humor no more'n he'll let the humor blot out the pain.

There is generally one person in every situation you must never underestimate the power of.

Elveszni talán nem is olyan rossz.

My friend, that, as anyone can see, is not a hotel; it's a depot.

Because he knows you have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance, just to keep the world from running you plumb crazy. He knows there's a painful side;

Besides, there are some things that can't be the truth even if they did happen.

I noticed vaguely that I was getting so's I could see some good in the life around me.

It means this is the only way we ever see ourselves; looking out, at others, reflected through cobwebs from an attic window . . .

But if they don't exist, how can a man see them?

Senki se egy nagy csoda, és mégis az van, hogy mindenki a másik rágásával-szapulásával tölti a java életét.

There's long spells — three days, years — when you can't see a thing, know where you are only by the speaker sounding overhead like a bell buoy clanging in the fog. When I can see, the guys are usually moving around as unconcerned as though they didn't notice so much as a mist in the air. I believe the fog affects their memory some way it doesn't affect mine.

If they don't exist, how can a man see them?

It's still hard for me to have a clear mind thinking on it. But it's the truth even if it didn't happen

You have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance, just to the world from running you plumb crazy

Besides there are somethings that can't be the truth even if they did happen.

Es posible que no comprendiera por qué seguíamos sin poder reír, pero sabía que es imposible ser fuerte si se es incapaz de ver el lado cómico de las cosas. De hecho, se esforzaba tanto por encontrarle ese lado cómico a la vida que empezaba a preguntarme si estaría ciego a su otro aspecto, si tal vez era incapaz de comprender por qué la risa se nos atravesaba en el estómago.

Porque sabe que es preciso reírse de las cosas para mantener el equilibrio, para impedir que el mundo acabe enloqueciéndote. Sabe que las cosas tienen su lado triste [...], pero no quiere que el dolor empañe el humor, lo mismo que no permitiría que el humor empañase el dolor.

Rany, nawet chinscy komunisci niejednego by sie mogli od siostry nauczyc!

Den Der Marcherer Ude Af Takt Hører En Anden Tromme.

I understand perfectly; it's like the madman who goes over Niagara Falls in a coffee can because that's as good a way as any to get dead." "That's right," I tell him, knowing he don't understand it at all—that it's more because it's as good a way as any to stay alive. . . .

Sa infatti che si deve ridere delle cose delle quali si è feriti soltanto per mantenere l'equilibrio, impedire che il mondo ti renda pazzo furioso. Sa che esiste un aspetto doloroso; sa che il pollice mi duole, che la sua amichetta ha un seno illividito e che il dottore sta perdendo gli occhiali, ma non vuole consentire alla sofferenza di cancellare l'umorismo, non più di quanto consenta all'umorismo di cancellare la sofferenza.

žmogus turi juoktis iš to, kas j? skaudina-antraip praras pusiausvyr?, ir pasaulis pavers j? bepro?iu.

There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.

Before you judge someone, imagine what the world looks like through their eyes.