Quotes About Insight

I do not know everything; still many things I understand.

The reality comes first, and the symbol comes after. I see these things, and suddenly they become symbolic of life.

If you are a good student of life, wisdom becomes your rain, falling heavily on your mind!

Visit the graveyards sometimes and read the headstone epitaphs! There is much to learn from the dark face of the life!

I see things beyond what other people see. I am always looking for hidden corners and closets of a life that I feel aren't explored either by the person who lived it or the people writing about it.

Wisdom is not to be obtained from textbooks, but must be coined out of human experience in the flame of life.

Life has been very hard on me, but, at the same time, it has taught me a great deal.

All life battles teach us something, even those we lose

In reality things reveal nothing to us. It is people who, by looking into at things, discover a way of penetrating the Soul of the World.

Prereading is a game changer. It changed my life. Everyone is smarter when they have seen the material before. You will be too.

I have always tried...to lay before the colored race a cross section of it's own life, to view the colored heart from close range.

Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going through the experiences first hand.

It is important early in life to acquire the power of reading sense wherever you happen to be.

I was 30 when I did 'The Matrix.' When you turn 30, your life and your world view change. I remember feeling relieved - it was like I was seeing things in a deeper way.

Life will teach you, but you have to live long enough to get those lessons.

If you want to enjoy life more fully, the trick is to teach yourself to live in the insightful mode more often.

No one can see your life the way you see it.

Live life as a series of revelations

Life is the movie you see through your own eyes.

You write about what you have access to, and I have been fortunate enough to have a front-row seat on the rich and powerful my entire life.

I think that if writers don't speak about real life, it's because they don't know it.

In life, we all learn from everyone.

Possibly the most interesting first impression of my life came from the world of dreams.

The psych up comes from knowing what I can both give and get from each role. I get a lot personally from each character I play that I am able to carry over into my everyday life.