Showing posts with label point-of-view. Show all posts
Showing posts with label point-of-view. Show all posts
11 December 2011
Wisdom: Sometimes the only difference...
"Wisdom: Sometimes the only difference between a budding genius and a blooming idiot is where they choose to take a stand." -Demotivators
Labels:
carpe diem,
ignorance,
intelligence,
persistence,
point-of-view
29 May 2011
People only see...
"People only see what they are prepared to see." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
24 May 2011
The world is round...
"The world is round and a place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning." -Ivy Baker Priest
Time's something you made up...
" 'Time's something you made up--same as property.' 'What are you saying?' 'What are you hearing?' " -Charles de Lint; Someplace to Be Flying
Labels:
charles de lint,
point-of-view,
time,
words
Because stories are like mirrors...
"Because stories are like mirrors... When they've gone dark and the glass is obscured, it's maybe for a reason. Polish them and you might not want to accept the person looking back at you as yourself. We carry these stories inside us--mirrors we can look into, or show other people." -Charles de Lint; Someplace to Be Flying
Labels:
charles de lint,
point-of-view,
story
So, why do people fight anyway...
"So, why do people fight anyway? Perhaps the meaning of human existence lies within their own will to fight. People feel a sense of accomplishment through battle. And, it's also a fact, the ones actually fighting are never perceived as being tainted." -Gundam Wing
Labels:
conflict,
meaning,
point-of-view,
war
The more faithfully you listen...
"The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside." -Dag Hammarskjold
Labels:
conscience,
faith,
point-of-view
23 May 2011
The best teacher is the one...
"The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself." -Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Discovery consists of looking...
"Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else does and thinking something different." -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Labels:
appearance,
discovery,
point-of-view,
revolution
19 May 2011
We are really three persons...
"We are really three persons: the person we think we are, the person other people think we are, and the person God knows we are." -Mark Link
Labels:
appearance,
god(s),
point-of-view,
self-reflection
Nothing that grieves us...
"Nothing that grieves us can be called little: By the eternal laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size..." -Mark Twain
17 May 2011
Some things look real...
"Some things look real but are not. And other things may appear to be of no consequence at all but are, in fact, invaluable." -The Longest Journey
Labels:
appearance,
point-of-view,
value
I realized that a lot...
"I realized that a lot of people think the grass is greener on the other side... I used my imagination... to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be." -Whoopi Goldberg
Labels:
imagination,
optimism,
point-of-view
16 May 2011
To the world you may...
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world." -Unknown
Labels:
love (positive),
point-of-view,
unknown author
There's a thin line between...
"There's a thin line between destiny and fate." -Unknown
Labels:
conflict,
destiny/fate,
point-of-view,
unknown author
I do not know why...
"I do not know why you look at me like that, she thought. You have lost a husband who did not love you. I have lost the chance to be queen of the world." -Colin Falconer
Labels:
lost,
love (negative),
point-of-view,
value,
why
If good things lasted forever...
"If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are?" -Bill Watterson; Calvin and Hobbes
Labels:
appreciation,
eternity,
point-of-view,
value
I ask you, which is...
"I ask you, which is worse: A lie that brings a smile? Or a truth that brings a tear?" -Unknown
Labels:
conflict,
heart vs mind,
lie,
point-of-view,
truth,
unknown author
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