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Quotes About Observation

The camera gave me an incredible freedom. It gave me the ability to parade through the world and look at people and things very, very closely.
~ Carrie Mae Weems
A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.
~ H. L. Mencken
Like the herd animals we are, we sniff warily at the strange one among us.
~ Loren Eiseley
Animals see the unobstructed world with their whole eyes. But our eyes, turned back upon themselves, encircle and seek to snare the world, setting traps for freedom.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
True observation begins when devoid of set patterns; freedom of expression occurs when one is beyond system.
~ Bruce Lee
I like people-watching and getting inspiration from the unique people who dont follow any fashion tides. From 12-year-olds who have full freedom, to 86-year-old ladies with a ton of class.
~ Rila Fukushima
We keep passing unseen through little moments of other people's lives.
~ Robert M. Pirsig
I have a dog and sometimes I'll be the littlest kid with my dog and marvel at his ears and his nose and how he looks at me. If he died, I'd bawl like a baby.
~ Aaron Eckhart
When my friends lack an eye, I look at them in profile.
~ Joseph Joubert
My friend Winnie is a procrastinator. He didn't get his birth mark til he was eight years old.
~ Steven Wright
Treat your friend as a spectacle.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Your pot belly, I'd give that a 10 for size.
~ Bobby Bare
I bet dying vultures have lots of awkward moments with their friends. - Guy Endore
~ Unknown
I see through your brain like I see through the water that runs down the drain.
~ Bob Dylan
A wise man may look ridiculous in the company of fools.
~ Thomas Fuller
I've been to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It's a tower, and it's leaning. You look at it, but nothing happens, so then you look for someplace to get a sandwich.
~ Danny DeVito
You can observe a lot by just watching.
~ Yogi Berra
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
~ Will Rogers
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
~ Isaac Asimov
My favorite kind of humor is basically, if it was happening to you, it wouldn't be funny, but to observe it, it's hilarious.
~ Bill Burr
Analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog. Nobody laughs and the frog dies.
~ Barry Cryer
Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you.
~ Elias Canetti
Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer.
~ Unknown
The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.
~ Adam Savage