Quotes About Insight

I think every artist subconsciously wants to evolve themselves. Sometimes they get stuck in ruts because of pop culture, peer pressure, stuff like that. But what excites me most is exploring my own musical insights and expanding upon them.

For 'Rosa Luxemburg,' I read everything by and about her, but the first time I was stuck in that corset, I got an understanding of her that I'd never had before.

General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character.

My university teacher and mentor Kenneth Arrow remembers me as a student who asked good questions. Although I had not previously thought of myself in that way, on reflection I think that Arrow was right.

Most important, I have learned from my colleagues and students.

I use my intuition. I tell my students: use your brains, but also use another part of yourself.

Students often say things that they will one day change their minds about, but also things that change our minds when we think about them.

I feel that I learned far more from my students than I could possibly have taught them.

I always tell my students that, in fiction, the opening is a clue to the work's DNA: not only what it is, but what it will become, where it will lead you.

When students ask me today, 'What do you think we should learn from this book?' I tell them, 'Whatever you got out of it.'

I encourage students to pursue an idea far enough so they can see what the cliches and stereotypes are. Only then do they begin to hit pay dirt.

I've learned a lot about writing from listening to my students talk.

Somehow, talking to young students brings you back to reality - it should, anyway.

Sometimes, when things are going really well, I feel like I've already seen things - it's the flashback feeling in a good way. Like I'm watching a rerun, because I've studied this defense and know what comes next. Now, that is a good feeling, when your mind is working fast because you've studied, and you realize, 'I've seen this before.'

I have generally found that persons who had studied painting least were the best judges of it.

I have studied at the school of the world.

I studied psychology for a couple of years as a personal hobby, so you start learning about people and listening to your intuition, like when you you're feeling that people are not being entirely straight with you.

I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really studied it.

I have studied many politicians closely.

I've never studied psychology.

I have studied Freud and that kind of thing. I just never thought I would need it.

Having studied politics doesn't necessarily give you political nous.

I've studied the way the Internet kids play. I want to know what they're thinking when they play pots against me.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.