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Quotes About Observation

Better to see widely than to see too closely and allow some feature of place or situation to catch you unawares. Do you understand?
~ Christopher Paolini
The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough.
~ Christopher Paolini
Elva just stared, a wise conversational technique that I recommend in a great many situations.
~ Christopher Paolini
You must learn Ã¢â'¬Â¦ to see what you are looking at.
~ Christopher Paolini
Do not stalk your prey until you are sure it is prey
~ Christopher Paolini
Debes aprender... a ver lo que estás mirando.
~ Christopher Paolini
He scrambled to his feet, noticing that her own were bare.
~ Christopher Paolini
We are the mind of the universe itself. We and the Jellies and all self-aware beings. We are the universe watching itself, watching and learning.
~ Christopher Paolini
Eragon knelt in a bed of trampled reed grass and scanned the tracks
~ Christopher Paolini
Don't you see, Prisoner?" said Jorrus. "We are the mind of the universe itself. We and the Jellies and all self-aware beings. We are the universe watching itself, watching and learning.
~ Christopher Paolini
You must learn to see what you are looking at. And also: The way of the warrior is the way of knowing.
~ Christopher Paolini
When she finished, there was a long, long silence, and she could see the eyes of both Akawe and Koyich darting back and forth as they messaged each other.
~ Christopher Paolini
The floor went completely black when Mr. Amos pulled the door shut. I couldn't see it now, but I'd rememorized the exact shape the stain was in. The padlock snapped shut with the loudest click I'd ever heard.
~ Christopher Paul Curtis
Jimmie says our socks and clothes are very religious because they are so holey
~ Christopher Paul Curtis
Are you asking if I ever spied on you while you were taking a shower?
~ Christopher Pike
My Dear Friend, You do not know me, but I know you. Since you first breathed in this world, I have watched you. The hopes you have wished, the worries you have feared, the sins you have committed–I know them all. I am The Observer, The Recorder. I am also The Punisher. The time has come for your punishment. Listen closely, the hourglass runs low.
~ Christopher Pike
It takes patience and a calm environment. It takes strength and stamina. It takes respect and kindness. It takes responsibility and discipline. It takes attention and keen observation. It takes time and practice—a lot of doing it wrong before you get it right. And it takes listening to your own intuition. Notice how often
~ Tracy Hogg
It seemed as though Margaret hovered near Alice, aware of Alice when Alice didn't seem to be aware of Margaret.
~ Tracy Kidder
People trust what they see over what they hear.
~ Travis Bradberry
It takes practice to really watch people as you interact with them and get a good sense of what they are thinking and feeling.
~ Travis Bradberry
Maybe I'll buy a camera and videotape myself 'a la Paranormal Activity style. Then I'll be able to watch myself sleepwalking and getting up to make pancakes and then standing over Midnight dangling a peice of bacon.
~ Travis Thrasher
Spyglasses, as Lipperhey called telescopes, whether they're in the form of spotting scopes, spyplanes, or reconnaissance satellites, are more than simple instruments or tools. They beget infrastructures and geographies.
~ Trevor Paglen
When you're always focused on the big cosmic pictures, you can miss the earthly details -Clem
~ Tricia Springstubb
Cody loved all animals, big and small. But she had a special, tender place in her heart for ants. They were so serious! They worked so hard! She watched them bubble up out of their tiny ant volcano. They picked up toast crumbs and dragged them inside. A few crawled over her big toe. This was ant for 'Thank you.
~ Tricia Springstubb