Perspective Quotes

I grew up in a very simple home, a very simple background, and to be able to do what I'm able to do today, I'm very honored. I don't think I'll ever lose that perspective, and I don't want to.

My perspective is if you're not willing to be called a few names to help out your country, you don't care enough.

What we call results are beginnings.

We make the assumption that everyone sees life the way we do

Compare what you want with what you have, and you'll be unhappy; compare what you deserve with what you have, and you'll be happy.

Attachment constrains our vision so that we are not able to see things from a wider perspective.

The way we choose to see the world creates the world we see.

England as a culture has endured so much more than America has as a culture, so it's given them a different perspective.

Appreciation is a powerful tool to shift perspective. Finding something to appreciate during a difficult situation quickly moves the perspective to the big picture from the little picture.

One man's ceiling is another man's floor.

I do think that what's wonderful in life is that we gain perspective as we take on different roles that are mind and heart opening.

I'm always looking for a fresh perspective because it's fun to tell stories that are original and new in some way.

Solve the problem yourself or accept a fate you may not like... from this perspective, the ethic of personal responsibility gains appeal.

You will find the whole world will change to you when you change your attitude toward it.

There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.

The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything until we can be impartial about our own organism.

Life isn't a straightforward climb up the ladder. It can take a few slips to really gain perspective.

Anxiety destroys scale, and suffering makes us lose perspective.

It's very useful to have a good grasp of all the big ideas in hard and soft science. A, it gives perspective. B, it gives a way for you to organize and file away experience in your head, so to speak.

Every crucial experience can be regarded either as a setback, or the start of a wonderful new adventure, it depends on your perspective!

Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first time.

A mountain seen in the haze of distance must nevertheless look a solid heavy mountain.

I try not to drink too much because when I'm drunk, I bite.

People have the illusion that all over the world, all the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world, most of the time, nothing is happening.

Perspective - Use It or Lose It. If you turned to this page, you're forgetting that what is going on around you is not reality. Think about that.

Ultimately when you have the perspective of why you're competing and what you're trying to pursue, the rest just falls into place.

When I'm a part of someone else's creative process, it's all about facilitating their ideas and hopefully bringing their perspective and making it a part of a song.

A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens, and a little malice or envy a world of joys. One wry principle in the mind is of infinite consequence.

A quiet morning with a loving God puts the events of the upcoming day into proper perspective.

We've confused the cost of lifestyle with the cost of living. We've lost our perspective.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

Nothing ever is, everything is becoming.

Science fiction is the only genre that enables African writers to envision a future from our African perspective.

In the vast reaches of the dry, cold night, thousands of stars were constantly appearing, and their sparkling icicles, loosened at once, began to slip gradually toward the horizon.

It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.

A sweet thing, perspective - a chance to see your enemies so small.

I'm 21 years old and I think that I've got a lot of perspective in life.

Going from PayPal, I thought: 'Well, what are some of the other problems that are likely to most affect the future of humanity?' Not from the perspective, 'What's the best way to make money?'

No matter what we're trying to accomplish in life, or what career path we're trying to take, sometimes we get caught up and lose perspective on what's important in life.

The best way to keep money in perspective is to have some.

I think that all things are spirit and are derived from spirit. When you look at life from that perspective, it takes on a whole new meaning.

Hours of solitude, hours of creation, hours of meditation. Solitude and meditation gave me an awareness, a perspective which I have never lost: that of solidarity with the rest of mankind.

A thinker reverses roles and sees the perspectives of others.

It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.

I had been a journalist in Europe and then went to divinity school in the early 1990s, and came out as somebody who had the perspective of a journalist and was now also theologically educated.

I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again.

Joy is always a function of gratitude - and gratitude is always a function of perspective.

When my father passed away and then when later on I gave birth, those are sort of ground-breaking experiences that put everything else into perspective.

The essence of wisdom, from a practical standpoint, is pausing long enough to look at our lives-invitations, opportunities, relationships-from God's perspective. And then acting on it

I didn't expect to enter into tabloid trivia or anything like that. So I suspect my perspective and a lot of my ideas changed fairly drastically. It was also rather confusing.