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Quotes About Insight

Those who don't know the mistakes of the past won't be able to enjoy it when they make them again in the future.
~ Diane Duane
Be happy. It's one way of being wise
~ Colette
Smartass Disciple: Master, what is the secret recipe of your happiness?Master of Stupidity: If I tell you, there is nobody left to be made fun of.
~ Toba Beta
Much that for us is fraught with with happiness or misery, remains almost unnoticed by the rest of the world.
~ Marcel Proust, Jean Santeuil
Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
~ Virgil, The Georgics
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.
~ Leonardo da Vinci
Healthy people have a natural skill of avoiding feverish eyes.
~ Albert Camus, A Happy Death
The health of the eye demands a horizon.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is a source within us that always works to bring things into the light.
~ John A. Sanford
Pathos activates the eyes and ears to see and hear. At times of pathos, illness opens doors to a reality which is closed to a healthy point of view.
~ Jean Houston
Allow the inherent emptiness within what you are about to do direct you.
~ Frederick Lenz
Healthy people are invalids who don't know it.
~ Jules Romains
The most underutilized resource in all of health care is the patient.
~ Dave deBronkart
If you let someone talk for an hour, you're gonna have a pretty good idea of who they are, and I think that's more rewarding than me sitting there going, "That's complete bullshit about health care."
~ Marc Maron
I explored because I was feeling really crappy, and I wanted to know why
~ Steven Magee
I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back.
~ Richard Lewis
I use photography as a way to help me understand why I am here. The camera helps me to see.
~ Trent Parke
Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.
~ Bodhidharma
At my age, I know myself. If I make a project, it's a way to help me. I don't do it for therapeutic reasons, but I know that the therapy can be a side profit.
~ Sophie Calle
Being dyslexic can actually help in the outside world. I see some things clearer than other people do because I have to simplify things to help me and that has helped others.
~ Richard Branson
What is the virtue and service of a book? Only to help me live less gingerly and shabbily.
~ Christopher Morley
I think I'm always drawn to projects that help me understand something about myself.
~ Sofia Coppola
I'm always looking for directors who are very strong, they have great ideas, but on the other hand, that need help. It means they rely mostly on my eyes.
~ Vilmos Zsigmond
I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.
~ Troy Polamalu