Quotes About Insight

Nothing surprises me anymore in the NFL.

I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me.

Modern technology gives us surprising glimpses into human development. It helps us plan for and celebrate new life.

To be No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, well, that's alarming. Having been a stand-up comedian, I think it's surprising to a lot of people that I had the insight I had.

You can learn more about anything, and the truth about almost anything is surprising.

So it's possible that someday, by understanding a little bit more about how the world works, it will come back to help us in some other way that will be surprising.

I only surround myself with people who are intellectually stimulating.

I'm always learning something. Learning never ends.

When I look back on it, all of our important decisions have been figured out when we were drinking.

My wife finally took her eyes off the blind man and looked at me. I had the feeling she didn't like what she saw. I shrugged.

All men who read escape from something else into what lies behind the printed page...

A half smart guy, she said with a tired sniff. That's all I ever draw. Never once a guy that's smart all the way around the course. Never once.

I didn't say anything. I lit my pipe again. It makes you look thoughtful when you're not thinking.

Knowing what things are not is often as important as knowing what they are.

We saw what we saw. Whether it was a place or a vision in our mind, it doesn't matter. We must act upon what we experienced, so to that end, yes, it was real.' 'Now?

People most often don't see what is right before them.

Remember this: of all the commodities men trade in, information is the most valuable by far.

It's often said we take offense most in what we see of ourselves in others.

Most of us move through life with little chance to learn much about ourselves. We know some things we like and some things we dislike, we have a few ideas about what makes us happy, and we die in ignorance regarding anything profound within ourselves.

You learn something new every day, if you just stop to pay attention.

Trying to guess the enemy's next move is useful; trying to guess what they are thinking is pointless.

Znati svoje želje, i spoznati tren njihovog ostvarenja, znaci su velike mudrosti.

The wise man strives for awareness. What will happen will happen, and worry will not serve, but anticipation might provide survival.

When you're young,' Harry said, 'you just see things. There's nothing much to say about them. You don't realize then all the life that's gone into it.