Quotes for All
The main condition for the achievement of love is the overcoming of one’s narcissism. The narcissistic orientation is one in which one experiences as real only that which exists within oneself, while the phenomena in the outside world have no reality in themselves, but are experienced only from the viewpoint of their being useful or … Read more
It is not the events but our viewpoint toward events that is the determining factor. We ought to be more concerned about removing wrong thoughts from the mind than removing tumors and abscesses from the body. Epictetus
What of the Exodus? That too, is a wonderful story, but from the viewpoint of an historian, it is – to use a word scholars love – problematic. Let’s say there are doubts, to say the least, among many scholars, as to whether the Exodus actually occurred. That’s a historical issue. Elie Wiesel
When money enters in – then, for a price, I become a liar – and a good one I can be whether with pencil or subtle lighting or viewpoint. I hate it all, but so do I support not only my family, but my own work. Edward Weston
I simply cannot accept that there are on every story two equal and logical sides to an argument. Edward R. Murrow
The average artist, if he chooses, could render an exact drawing of what he sees. Artistic work not only allows but demands some deviation from form and line. Just how far this may go depends on the viewpoint of each painter. Edgar Alwin Payne
As far as viewpoints, I think I’m more well-rounded and definitely more educated, and probably more hopeful than I used to be. I think when you’re young and you get into a cause, you get frustrated with it within a few years, or six months. Eddie Vedder
I think that if your approach is one where you don’t want to alienate anybody, you’re going to have to soften the viewpoint or the information that you’re offering to such an extent that it doesn’t have the power to make any difference. You have to take that risk. Eddie Vedder
In the theater the audience is generally riveted to a single angle of observation. The movie director, though, can rapidly shift from objective to subjective–and to any number of subjective points of view–and in so doing seem to pull the audience directly inside the frame of his picture, giving the spectator the sense of experiencing … Read more
Try to read books about meditation, but not so many different viewpoints that they get confusing. There is no best way. It’s just what works for you at the time. Frederick Lenz