Quotes About Observation

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corroborar la lógica de que a cada observado le corresponde un observador que, siendo a su vez observado por aquel observado, se convierte él mismo en observado [...]

Evil resides in the very gaze which perceives Evil all around itself.

The patient. The pine tree seems to listen, the fir tree to wait: and both without impatience: - they give no thought to the little people beneath them devoured by their impatience and their curiosity.

A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows us that faith proves nothing.

Man is more ape than many of the apes.

The most instructive experiences are those of everyday life.

Any process can be improved. Defects that are invisible to the knowledgeable may be obvious to newcomers. The

If he's like any other man I've ever met, it's not my smile he's going to be looking at.

If a tree falls in the forest and it hits a mime, would he make a noise?

Papa?' she'd say. 'Yes.' And sometimes they would say no more than that, as if that were enough, or all there was, a generic reply to her all-but-unspoken query into his condition. She sat and looked at his lean, hard profile, now bearing the wire-rimmed spectacles, and wondered what he was seeing as he stared straight ahead into the yard beyond the porch, seeming deep in thought but saying nothing.

If you can't be inconspicuous, be so damned conspicuous that nobody can miss you. And that in itself is a fair concealment. How many people can accurately describe a street riot?

Understand patterns and people become easier.

A writer is simply a photographer of thoughts.

To observe and to live are very different modes of experience.

I was on an airplane last year when a talk show began playing on the TVs. I decided to start narrating for the people, which is a really great game if you're ever bored enough. I realized a time will probably come when television will watch us if we're watching it, if that hasn't already happened, figuratively or literally. It sounded like some sort of pseudo-Big Brother nightmare, so I wrote it down.

You're so much more endearing with the sound turned off.

Wise people learn from their mistakes, but wiser people learn from others.

brighter shades of blue and red than he had ever seen. The

Meilin passed stared at her. Some covertly

Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.

What ? Is that boy crazy?" "Most young men his age are somewhat crazy, I think," Sazed said with a smile. "However, this is hardly unexpected. Haven't you noticed how he stares at you when you enter a room?" "I thought he was just creepy.

I can see what you're up to." "Five foot six inches," Shallan said. "I suspect that's all I will ever be up to, unfortunately.

Humans don't make sense." "If you're only now learning that," Kaladin said, "then you haven't been paying attention.