Viewpoint Quotes

“People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.”
― James Hilton, Lost Horizon

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”
― John le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy

“If you want to discover the true character of a person, you have only to observe what they are passionate about.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“I ask you right here please to agree with me that a scar is never ugly. That is what the scar makers want us to think. But you and I, we must make an agreement to defy them. We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.”
― Chris Cleave, Little Bee

“I was asking if unwinding kills you, or if it leaves you alive somehow. C'mon—it's not like we haven't thought about it." (...)
What do you think, Connor?" asks Hayden. "What hap­pens to your soul when you get unwound?"
Who says I even got one?"
For the sake of argument, let's say you do."
Who says I want an argument?”
― Neal Shusterman, Unwind

“Fine," Connor tells him. "Think about stuff until your head explodes. But the only thing I want to think about is surviving to eighteen."

I find your shallowness both refreshing and disappointing at the same time. Do you think that means I need therapy?”
― Neal Shusterman, Unwind

“It’s not a bad lesson to learn in the bleaker months: how you view a storm is a question of perspective; provided you find the right rock to watch it from, it could be the most incredible thing you’ll ever witness.”
― Dan Stevens

“If all we had were roses, would the thorns then be beautiful?”
― Kamand Kojouri

“One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Perhaps we only leave
So we may once again arrive,
To get a bird's eye view
Of what it means to be alive.
For there is beauty in returning,
Oh how wonderful, how strange,
To see that everything is different
But know it's only you who's changed.”
― Erin Hanson

“Oneness is not sameness.”
― Lois Farfel Stark, The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing Times

“I understood then that it takes a powerful imagination to see a thing for what it really is.”
― Norm Macdonald, Based on a True Story: A Memoir

“The work is at such a high level and is so well executed, it really is a matter of taste... [Source: Project Runway — but consider, applied to the theme of book reviews, it seems apropos!]”
― Tim Gunn

“Shall I tell you the difference between our Holy Father and ourselves? We see things from a single view-point. He sees things from several. We decide that the thing is as we see it. But He has seen it otherwise, and He presents it as a more or less complete coaction of its qualities. See this sapphire. Well, you see the face of it: underneath, if I take it off my finger, there are a number of facets to be seen and a number more which are hidden by the gold of the setting. Now my meaning is that our Holy Father has seen all the facets as well as the table of the sapphire, or the thing. Consequently He knows a great deal more about the sapphire, or the thing, than we do. You must have noted that in Him. You must have noted how that every now and then, when He deigns to explain, He makes mysteries appear most wonderfully lucid.”
― Frederick Rolfe, Hadrian the Seventh

“Unsure how to answer, I took another grape. Time was no problem for me, but I wasn't eager to hear the long life story of a dwarf. And besides, this was a dream. It could evaporate any moment.”
― Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes

“The difference between a flower and a weed is perspective.”
― Christian Baloga

“To this day God is the name by which I designate all things which cross my willful path violently and recklessly, all things which upset my subjective views, plans and intentions and change the course of my life for better or worse.”
― Carl Jung

“The same battle in the clouds will be known to the deaf only as lightning and to the blind only as thunder.”
― George Santayana

“Know-It-Alls like Dr. Leavitt are knowledgeable and extremely competent people, highly assertive and outspoken in their viewpoints.”
― Rick Brinkman, Dealing With People You Can't Stand and How to Simplify Your Life

“everyone lives in a world of his own. The world in which a man lives shapes itself chiefly on the way in which he looks at it”
― Robert Greene, The Laws of Human Nature

“If your views don't change over time it means you're fixated on an hypnotic landscape. Move on. There is more to see.”
― Dean Cavanagh

“From a research and discovery viewpoint, I will do whatever it takes to prevent Long COVID from becoming the second pandemic.”
― Steven Magee

“Courage is allowing that your own view may be but one legitimate one among many, that there are no easy answers, and that being your own self is a more gracious existence than joining a herd.”
― John McWhorter

“You cannot control what happens in life,
But you can change your own attitude.
Every time you see yourself at a strife,
Choose a weaker or stronger habitude.

Once controlling your emotion and thought,
Even the deepest despair, change the course.
You persevere to make life what you sought
Depending on the way you view it, of course!”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, A-Z of Happiness: Tips for Living and Breaking Through the Chain that Separates You from Getting That Dream Job

“We see our world not through our eyes but through our consciousness. Because our levels of consciousness differ, so is our world. We can't blame anyone for their view points. Because they learned from their parents and from their society. We only can live in our own world with our perception, feelings and views and express it for the benefit of humanity. I often compare it to living in a jungle; there are many species, like lovely deer, secretive hyenas, and ferocious tigers. They attack each other when they get opportunities, so they maintain their distance. We have to live together within our lives and express views with love.”
― Debasish Mridha

“And don't forget some vital truth Ian… Points of view can go both ways, it is like a double edged sword, it can cut both ways. Thus it is crucial to stay focused on one’s point of view, otherwise one can get lost in the viewpoints of others, even be engulfed by them and losing ones own path in life. Be careful when you assume someone else’s point of view, it might end up destroying your own and you end up lost in their mind, without a compass back to your own mind!”
― Ryan Gelpke, Peruvian Nights

“Falling rain is a curse for some, but a blessing for others.”
― Aegelis, Specks of Shadows, Flecks of Light

“Even a circle has two sides an inside and an outside.”
― Aegelis, Specks of Shadows, Flecks of Light

“Even a circle has two sides, an inside and an outside”
― Aegelis, Specks of Shadows, Flecks of Light

“You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is your entire existence. The demands of this 'job' will look large in just about every decision you make in what you think of as your 'personal life.' If you view the military as a club, you're also going to have a hard time. It's not some special affiliation you get to brag about—that mind-set will hold you back. And if you're easily offended, you're going to be miserable, too. You need a thick skin. But if you see the military as a system to obtain as much experience, training, and knowledge as possible in order to advance in your life, then you'll be fine. Understand that the air force is going to ask a lot from you. Just remember that you can get a lot in return from it as well.”
― Rob Henderson, Troubled