Quotes About Perception

Just because it's imaginary, doesn't mean it's not real.

The reality I submerse myself in when writing, is far greater than the physical reality surrounding me at work!

It is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception and compassion and hope.

I admit that twice two makes four is an excellent thing but if we are to give everything its due twice two makes five is sometimes a very charming thing too.

Let us leave pretty women to men without imagination.

May be it is good that we can't quickly and easily turn the things we imagine into reality because had we had such a talent we would have so exaggerated it!

There are no simple solutions to imaginary problems.

Why seek a doctrine? As soon as you have a doctrine, you fall into dualistic thought.

What you perceive as "liberal" is my independence to choose what i do, with whom, and when. Moreover, it also means that i may choose not to do it, with anyone, ever.

Any fool can do something cool and look cool, but it takes skill to make something uncool cool again.

Sanity is not truth. Sanity is conformity to what is socially expected. Truth is sometimes in conformity, sometimes not.

Anything that's popular is a rear-view image.

Pin your faith to no ones sleeves, haven't you two eyes of your own.

If the light's not in you, you're in the dark.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

Thinking is difficult, that's why most people judge.

If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don't see ourselves sleeping.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.

God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.