Quotes About Observation

Renée said it was easier to spot a moose in New Hampshire than a black person. She said she was used to being stared at as if her head were on fire, people had been staring that way for years. The

Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.

For instance, when people press their lips together in a manner that seems to make them disappear, it is a clear and common sign that they are troubled and something is wrong.

Research tells us liars tend to gesture less, touch less, and move their arms and legs less than honest people (Vrij, 2003, 65).

Dr. Watson, "You see, but you do not observe.

there is no single behavior that is indicative of deception—not one (Ekman, 1991, 162–189).

If you are a parent, teacher, camp counselor, or school resource officer and you see children severely change or restrain their arm behavior around their parents or other adults, at a minimum it should arouse your interest and promote further observation. Cessation of arm movement is part of the limbic system's freeze response. To the abused child, this adaptive behavior can mean survival.

ticket agents can often identify passengers who will become problematic by how wide they position their arms when they are at the counter.

Just as careful listening is critical to understanding our verbal pronouncements, so careful observation is vital to comprehending our body language.

Commandment 2: Observing in context is key to understanding nonverbal behavior.

Commandment 5: When you interact with others, try to establish their baseline behaviors

With madness, as with vomit, it's the passerby who receives the inconvenience.

Books are a way of saying: This room seems to have more than its fair share of bozos in it.

Noi non giudichiamo. Le cose strane sono il nostro mestiere.

It's painful for me to watch someone who isn't funny. It's horrifying to sit in the back and watch some guy who just totally sucks.

If you knew it was there, why didn't you just take it before now?" "You would have noticed. You are a smart boy." A lie, and we both knew it.

Every page, top to bottom, right to left, like an automatic scanner.

Hit look lak sparrer-grass, hit feel lak sparrer-grass, hit tas'e lak sparrer-grass, en I bless ef 'taint sparrer-grass.

He looked around the room and felt heartburn coming on like the drunk mother of a friend.

The One that matters has His eyes on you. The One that controls the universe, the One that turns people's hearts, He's watching over you. He's working out His plan for your life.

When a man wants to know who lives in the apartment opposite, it's always a pretty girl," I said. "When a pretty girl wants to know, it's generally a man with field glasses. One of the most popular of New York sports.

There's something not quite Christian about it," Tony said. He sat back in his chair and looked up to where his Bible sat on the shelf. "I can't put my finger on why exactly, but it doesn't seem right for a couple of young ladies to be out there in the middle of the night, obsessing over their telescopes.

Sometimes in a crowded mall I realise that everyone has a whole life of their own and it's like suddenly seeing infinity ignoring itself.

Did you think the lion was sleeping because he didn't roar?