Quotes About Insight

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding flash of glorious intuition, but by the shoddy, untidy process halfway between the two by which one usually gets to know things.

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

I like to be at a party and be a quiet observer, be in conversation. I wouldn't say I was a class clown growing up, but I would definitely sit back in class and take snipes at the teacher.

Things come in a quieter way to me. It's not laziness, and it's not diffidence. I just know how far you have to bend for work. That's important for me.

I observe people around me, interact with them and try to understand what's on their minds. I also try and include their little quirky mannerisms in my films.

I went to a shrink once, but I caught him going to a fortune-teller so I quit.

I guess I'm just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me.

I've been blessed with a good head on my shoulders and quite a good ability of discernment. I can see through people.

I grew up around the business quite a bit; I saw a little bit of the underbelly of it.

You learn quite a bit about your film from test screening audiences.

An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.

Journalists immediately think of me as a resource for a quote or comment because they know that I will be available to offer fresh insight and meet their deadlines.

Absolutely, 'Rabbit Hole' gave me a nice first introduction into film acting.

I always learn something from every race.

There's truth in comedy, and that resonates with people of all races.

He who does not see things in their depth should not call himself a radical.

If you do not raise your eyes you will think you are the highest point.

I think I had an advantage in the sense that I wasn't raised religiously.

When I write songs, it's very random. I get influenced by the most random things! Sometimes it just comes to me in my sleep or just hanging out in a restaurant or something. Music just comes to me, and I'll start writing from there.

When I'm writing, I'll just say random stuff that doesn't make sense, and then a certain word that I keep saying will stick out, and I'll write from there.

All of them had so much to offer us as far as, you know, knowledge in the music industry, and especially Randy and Paula because, you know, they've been artists.

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.

In a small company, you often see a lot more of what goes on in a broader range of things. And that's good.