Quotes about Observing

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature. Votes: 4

Observing and understanding are two different things. Votes: 3

Observing is not just seeing. It is watching with attention. Votes: 3

Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice. Votes: 3

Observing human variety can give pleasure, but so too can human sameness. Votes: 3

It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting. Votes: 3

Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live. Votes: 3

I am turned into a sort of machine for observing facts and grinding out conclusions. Votes: 3

I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it. Votes: 3

Observing someone without context amplifies the experience. The more we know, the less we are able to feel. Votes: 3

Observing the stream of eternal and simple truth is the same for all who look upon the fountainhead of consciousness. Votes: 3

Observing life, living through it. As you experience life some events call upon you to suffer through them and that's what brings inspiration. Votes: 3

A zombie film is not fun without a bunch of stupid people running around and observing how they fail to handle the situation. Votes: 3

Observing that the market was FREQUENTLY efficient, EMT Adherents went on to conclude incorrectly that it was ALWAYS efficient. The difference between these propositions is night and day. Votes: 3

Observing many companies in action, I am unable to point to a single instance in which stunning results were gotten without the active and personal leadership of the upper managers. Votes: 3

I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight. Votes: 3

I love reading people. I really enjoy watching, observing, and being able to figure out a person, the reason they wore that dress, the reason they smell the way they do. Votes: 3

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. Votes: 3

Observing sea, sky and stars, I sought to indicate their plastic function through a multiplicity of crossing verticals and horizontals. Impressed by the vastness of Nature, I was trying to express its expansion, rest and unity. Votes: 3

It takes an honest look to observe our selves without judgment, and then to do something about it. Observing without judgment is the practice of yoga. Doing something about it is the stuff that makes up your life. Votes: 3

The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, you see - every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties. Votes: 3

I just like observing people - it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at it. That's a big part of why I became a comedian. My audience is filled with every kind of person you can imagine, and I love that. Votes: 3

Amusement to an observing mind is study. Votes: 2

You can see a lot just by observing. Votes: 2

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. Votes: 2

I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in. Votes: 2

We cannot remember too often that when we observe nature, and especially the ordering of nature, it is always ourselves alone we are observing. Votes: 2

The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself. Votes: 2

I am patient and loving with my fearful thoughts. Be patient and loving with every fearful thought. Practice observing your fears as a witness, and you'll see them dissolve. Votes: 2

This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have to observe myself too; if none observe me, I have to observe myself all the closer. Votes: 2

We are determined that our nation shall cease to be a burden on other countries but shall contribute positively to world prosperity, while observing fully the fair trade practices in international commerce. Votes: 2

Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it 'creative observation.' Creative viewing. Votes: 2

As a novelist, you deepen your characters as you go, adding layers. As a reporter, you try to peel layers away: observing subjects enough to get beneath the surface, re-questioning a source to find the facts. But these processes aren't so different. Votes: 2

Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening. Votes: 2

Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and driving, when in a position to be driven at all, in that humble vehicle, the 'bus, I have had, perhaps, exceptional opportunities for observing their mutual position and behaviour; and it is very peculiar. Votes: 2

After a while, your coaching development ceases to be about finding newer ways to organize practice. In other words, you soon stop collecting drills. Your development as a coach shifts to observing how great coaches teach, motivate, lead, and drive players to performances at higher and higher levels Votes: 2

It would seem that the ant works its way tentatively, and, observing where it fails, tries another place and succeeds. Votes: 1

Sometimes you can fail in an experiment. But if you fail, you still don't stop observing that thing, looking for a better way. Votes: 1

Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a function of any other art. Votes: 1

Asymmetric balance creates greater reader interest. Pleasure derived from observing asymmetrical arrangements lies partly in overcoming resistances, which, consciously or not, the spectator adjusts in his own mind. Votes: 1

My fascination with letting images repeat and repeat - or in film's case 'run on' - manifests my belief that we spend much of our lives seeing without observing. Votes: 1

I love the line of Flaubert about observing things very intensely. I think our duty as writers begins not with our own feelings, but with the powers of observing. Votes: 1

At present, I am mainly observing the physical motion of mountains, water, trees and flowers. One is everywhere reminded of similar movements in the human body, of similar impulses of joy and suffering in plants. Votes: 1

We're looking at Earth science, observing our planet. Also space science, looking at the ozone in the atmosphere around our Earth. Also looking at life science. And on a human level, using ourselves as test subjects. Votes: 1

I never thought I could learn much from a dog or cat. They sleep when we sleep. They eat when we eat. I'm into observing animals being as wild as they can be in a captive environment. Votes: 1

With the sugar market hysteria, the people are obviously worried and expect higher inflation. When this hysteria subsides, which we're probably observing, then I hope that people will also get less worried about the future of inflation. Votes: 1

Anybody who dedicates himself to exploring the human condition, there's always a detached eye that's watching. In any situation, a little part of me is observing it, to see if there are any raw materials to create something else later. Votes: 1

I never studied directing and I never really thought about doing it, and then I just found myself in that situation and tried it. I like to be observing everything else, and I get self-conscious in front of the camera. Votes: 1

The best preparation for acting is life - observing life and people and observing yourself. All that becomes your library. So when you have to research a part, a scene or an emotion, you go into the library and get what you need. Votes: 1

A voyage to Europe in the summer of 1921 gave me the first opportunity of observing the wonderful blue opalescence of the Mediterranean Sea. It seemed not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water. Votes: 1

Our robots are signing up for online learning. After decades of attempts to program robots to perform complex tasks like flying helicopters or surgical suturing, the new approach is based on observing and recording the motions of human experts as they perform these feats. Votes: 1

It helps immerse yourself in what you potentially want to do. Being involved, learning firsthand and observing the craft and absorbing all you can, makes it easier to define what you want. It will also ultimately make you a better Chef. Culinary school, or even a single class, is a great bet too. Votes: 1

I learned that the majority of the time, simplicity is the best way to go about things as you peel away the layers... that's when you start finding the gold... I can't say that was from my own acting. That was from observing actors like John Spencer and Martin Sheen... I had a chance just to observe. Votes: 1

If a writer stops observing, he is finished. Votes: 0

The very act of observing disturbs the system. Votes: 0

I love documentaries, I like observing real people. Votes: 0

Seeing, observing, listening, these are the greatest acts Votes: 0

Watch yourself as though you were observing a Martian. Votes: 0

For observing nature, the best pace is a snail's pace. Votes: 0

I'm a quiet person. I spend time observing, not speaking. Votes: 0

There's no greater show on earth than observing human nature Votes: 0

The act of observing a quantum event probabalistically influences its outcome. Votes: 0

Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve. Votes: 0

I'm really good at judging and observing other people, but not myself. Votes: 0

Objectivity is a subject's delusion that observing can be done without him Votes: 0

Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team. Votes: 0

No single organism could be understood without observing and comprehending the entire colony. Votes: 0

When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing Votes: 0

We enjoy observing kindness and compassion in others; while we act as evils. Votes: 0

An observant child should be put in the way of things worth observing. Votes: 0

I lean and loaf at my ease... observing a spear of summer grass. Votes: 0

Confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your own life. Votes: 0

The historian is, by definition, absolutely incapable of observing the facts which he examines. Votes: 0

Neutrino physics is largely an art of learning a great deal by observing nothing. Votes: 0

God wants us to be a good example to others who are observing us. Votes: 0

The continuous invention of new ways of observing is man's special secret of living. Votes: 0

I'm fond of observing how obsession is the most durable form of intellectual capital. Votes: 0

To me, comedy is just twisting reality. It's commenting or observing or twisting life. Votes: 0

The magnet's name the observing Grecians drew. From the magnetic region where it grew. Votes: 0

We have forgotten to observe. Instead of observing, we do things according to patterns. Votes: 0

An eye critically nice can only be formed by observing well-colored pictures with attention. Votes: 0

Judging is acting on a limited knowledge. Learn the art of observing without evaluating. Votes: 0

Trend following is an exercise in observing and responding to the ever-present moment of now Votes: 0

Science and art have in common intense seeing, the wide-eyed observing that generates empirical information. Votes: 0

Give up thinking as though not giving it up. Observe techniques as though not observing. Votes: 0

Most people offer the majority of their thought in response to what they are observing. Votes: 0

I like being swept up in weather and observing it as something beautiful and giant. Votes: 0

In observing the Sabbath, one is both giving a gift to God and imitating Him. Votes: 0

First-order cybernetics is the science of observed systems; Second-order cybernetics is the science of observing systems. Votes: 0

Effective teaching involves explaining to our children what they're already observing in our lives by example. Votes: 0

I often work and write in coffee shops, observing the baristas and eavesdropping on interesting conversations. Votes: 0

If a writer stops observing he is finished. Experience is communicated by small details intimately observed. Votes: 0

Inspiration comes from everywhere. From life, observing people, etc. From movies and books you love. From research. Votes: 0

It is a fatal fault to reason whilst observing, though so necessary beforehand and so useful afterwards. Votes: 0

These UFOs are interplanetary devices systematically observing the earth, either manned or under remote control, or both. Votes: 0

I've been with the Yankees 17 years, watching games and learning. You can see a lot by observing. Votes: 0

Wine is not only a drinking: it is sniffing, observing, tasting, or sipping at and... talking about Votes: 0

The most ordinary conditions for observing sailing birds are then the wind and sea are both aft. Votes: 0

In a lifetime of observing and participating in political debate, I have seen a lot of meanness. Votes: 0

Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. Votes: 0

I'm just observing. I don't ever want people to think I'm preaching at them or wearing them out. Votes: 0

I have gone from "being" my experience to being infinite consciousness having the experience and observing the experience. Votes: 0

I learned how to be a woman and a good person just by watching and observing my mother. Votes: 0

The better I am at observing moments in life, the better I'll be at showing them in my acting. Votes: 0

Art of observing leads to intelligence. The intelligence leads to awareness. Awareness leads to liberation. Liberation leads to oneness. Votes: 0

Over the vast plain I wander, observing a thousand strange and incredible and terrifying manifestations of the Bootstrap-lifting impulse. Votes: 0

I don't think that somebody who is observing or predicting behavior should also be participating in the 'experiment.' Votes: 0

The ancients wrote down the first scripture of choreography by observing in the night sky movements of the dancing stars. Votes: 0

Dominance contests are rare, if they exist at all. During my 13 summers observing the Ellesmere Island pack, I saw none. Votes: 0

Impossible not to imagine the dead observing us. Our love for them a soft, shimmering gossamar that trails behind us. Votes: 0

I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude. Votes: 0

On the stage on which we are observing it, "” Universal History "” Spirit displays itself in its most concrete reality. Votes: 0

Generally, there is a lot of truth value in stepping back, observing, then logically generalizing the extremes of what you see. Votes: 0

An actress spends a lifetime observing people. You build up a mental library. No, not a library. Make that a repository. Votes: 0

A want of the habit of observing and an inveterate habit of taking averages are each of them often equally misleading. Votes: 0

Judgment should never enter into the hearts and minds of others while observing another in a pain that cannot be understood. Votes: 0

What's exciting about theatre is observing human behaviour. You're constantly making judgments about body language, the physical, the emotional, the intellectual. Votes: 0

Stop. Take 3 deep breaths and smile everywhere in your body, observing what's happening in your body. Proceed now with kindness and understanding. Votes: 0

You spend your life training to be an actor, observing people's characteristics so that you can design characters around what you've seen. Votes: 0

Numerous US. Government documents exist which indicate that these objects are real and have been involved with observing Earth for several decades. Votes: 0

I started out as an impressionist and that’s all about observing, how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks. Votes: 0

I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks. Votes: 0

I'm a big fan of the Mass Effect games, and that's all about social manipulation and observing people and alliances and relationships. Votes: 0

We are all civilized people, wich means that we are all savages at heart but observing a few amenities of civilized behaviour. Votes: 0

I just walk around, observing the subject from various angles until the picture elements arrange themselves into a composition that pleases my eye. Votes: 0

Theere is an imperative to be in a process, the energy & consciousness of life means for us to be constantly observing, learning & becoming. Votes: 0

If we look at statistical data, we see that Protestant countries in terms of economic development are more successful than those observing Catholicism. Votes: 0

My standup persona is like I'll heighten things, but I'm observing the world as it is in sort of a heightened emotional state. Votes: 0

It is easy to know when a government wishes for peace by observing the character of the person sent to negotiate for it. Votes: 0

Practice experiencing your feelings directly and completely by observing them as they move through your mind and body and then letting them go. Votes: 0

We're outsiders, and so when we walk through the city, we're there and not there at the same time, participating and observing simultaneously. Votes: 0

Reading is a technology for perspective-taking. When someone else's thoughts are in your head, you are observing the world from that person's vantage point. Votes: 0

I have a theory that I did most of my observing probably before I was twenty, stored it, and am still drawing on it. Votes: 0

I learnt a lot about coaching from observing other coaches. I would recommend that they attend coaching courses and coach development opportunities wherever possible Votes: 0

For me, it's not about masochism to talk about death. For me, it's about observing life through death, from the last point of it. Votes: 0

No church or synagogue pew can produce a higher awareness of God than sitting at the base of a tree and observing His creation. Votes: 0

Happy will be those who give ear to the words of the dead: - The reading of good works and the observing of their precepts. Votes: 0

Intelligence is in constant process of forming, and its retention requires constant alertness in observing consequences, an open-minded will to learn, and courage in readjustment. Votes: 0

The gods, likening themselves to all kinds of strangers, go in various disguises from city to city, observing the wrongdoing and the righteousness of men. Votes: 0

The eyes of a man are of no use without the observing power. Telescopes and microscopes are cunning contrivances, but they cannot see of themselves. Votes: 0

The true meaning of a term is to be found by observing what a man does with it, not by what he says about it. Votes: 0

The Universe does not know if the vibration you are offering is because of what you are imagining, or because of what you are observing. Votes: 0

Only by observing this condition would the results of our work be regarded as fully conclusive and as having elucidated the normal course of the phenomena. Votes: 0

I didn't go to acting school, but I've been observing my fellow man for 66 years now, and I would think that's the best school there is. Votes: 0

A stand-up comedian will never be the life of a party. Instead, he will be the guy who is standing at a corner and observing people. Votes: 0

Become aware of the silent witness that is observing the unfolding of all the external events of your life. This eternal presence is your true Self. Votes: 0

Writing songs about it is a really useful way for me to love New York more, and stay observing it, and not just zone it out. Votes: 0

Let us seek to extend the present life to the uttermost by observing every law of health, and by properly balancing labor, study, rest and recreation. Votes: 0

In portraits, the grace and, we may add, the likeness consists more in taking the general air than in observing the exact similitude of every feature. Votes: 0

We believe that the cinema's capacity for getting around, for observing and selecting from life itself can be exploited in a new and vital art form Votes: 0

Warhol was the ultimate voyeur, constantly observing people through the lens. He watched and listened, but did not participate. Behind the camera, Warhol was in control. Votes: 0

Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled to suit the species. Votes: 0

Such as are still observing upon others are like those who are always abroad at other men's houses, reforming everything there while their own runs to ruin. Votes: 0

My ideas often come from strong mental images. When I'm observing some relatively ordinary thing, I'll think, "What if...." and out of that brainstorming a story emerges. Votes: 0

Between the action sequences, the pleasure lies in observing impeccably dressed Brits exchanging barbed witticisms - making it, basically, Downton Abbey with cyber crime and shower sex. Votes: 0

My fascination with letting images repeat and repeat or in film's case 'run on' manifests my belief that we spend much of our lives seeing without observing. Votes: 0

I'm not staring. I'm observing. . . . And what do you observe? . . . A brave young woman who has always fought for what was right, even when it was unpopular. Votes: 0

When an investor focuses on short-term investments, he or she is observing the variability of the portfolio, not the returns - in short, being fooled by randomness. Votes: 0

One is called a criminal for being different, and malicious for observing other people with too much clarity and penetration. But what if one began with oneself? Votes: 0

The more observing ones may have seen, but discerning people are usually discreet and often kind, for we usually bleed a little before we begin to discern. Votes: 0

You see a virus very differently when it's caught and suspended on a slab of glass than when you're observing how it's ravaged a fellow human being. Votes: 0

I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether. Votes: 0

In down times I do things like go for a long bike ride or run. The other thing I'm doing in that quiet time is just observing. Votes: 0

I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say. Votes: 0

Consciousness is observing your thoughts and actions so that you can live from true choice in the present moment rather than being run by programming from the past. Votes: 0

The thing that inspires me most is reading and just observing the people around me. I think those are the two things that make me want to write. Votes: 0

I think that, in the end, the military behavior and intelligence services are not very different from each other. It's an attitude of hunters; they're observing the prey. Votes: 0

We can learn so much from nature by simply observing how it works through a flower. The flower knows it is part of nature' we have forgotten that. Votes: 0

I was always an outsider, always standing outside, observing and trying to figure things out. Which is exactly what you need to do as a writer, I suppose. Votes: 0

There can be no democracy without observing the law and everyone must observe it - that is the most basic and important thing that we all should remember. Votes: 0

I began observing, making paintings of my surroundings, taking a vow of silence, listening, composing music, writing, and making time for formal education. Then I started telling stories. Votes: 0

On Sir Joshua Reynolds's observing that the real character of a man was found out by his amusements. Yes, Sir, no man is a hypocrite in his pleasures. Votes: 0

When I was studying at Chicago and at Stanford University, where many many cases of two people observing the same event have a different take on what happened. Votes: 0

If we can predict, then we have observed enough to know that what we are observing does not just happen randomly; we have noted a pattern of regularities. Votes: 0

We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him? Votes: 0

As an actor I suppose you're constantly observing. I don't sit in restaurants making notes, I don't live my life in order to then feed it into my work. Votes: 0

My life is really a history of observing forms and taking in imagery. I don't mean in a photographic way, I mean in a way of feeling them structurally, Votes: 0

In regard to the amount of difference between the races, we must make some allowance for our nice powers of discrimination gained by a long habit of observing ourselves. Votes: 0

I was injured because everyone around me was observing neutrality and keeping silent. After all, they saw that I wasn't ready to perform that element. But they kept quiet. Votes: 0

I learn from everyone by observing traits that makes them successful and traits that bring them down, and try to incorporate only the best traits into my professional career. Votes: 0

The limelight is a tricky place, because you can't believe what's going on around you. You stop observing. You stop perceiving. You stop extending yourself, and you become isolated. Votes: 0

There is about as much educational benefit to be gained in studying dolphins in captivity as there would be studying mankind by only observing prisoners held in solitary confinement Votes: 0

There are friendships to one who lives in society; thus our present grief arises from having friendships; observing the evils resulting from friendship, let one walk alone like a rhinoceros. Votes: 0

Unlike what you may be told in other sectors of life, when observing the universe, size does matter, which often leads to polite "˜telescope envy' at gatherings of amateur astronomers. Votes: 0

One day, observing a child drinking out of his hands, he cast away the cup from his wallet with the words, "A child has beaten me in plainness of living. Votes: 0

Seinfeld has his way of telling jokes - and I'm not comparing myself to Seinfeld, his genius is observing the small details of everyday life and finding humor in it. Votes: 0

Imagination is a very precise thing, you know - it is not fantasy; the man who invented the wheel while he was observing another man walking - that is imagination! Votes: 0

Science is observing truth in the light of head. Religion is observing truth in the light of heart. Humanity is using both the lights. And education is developing that humanity. Votes: 0

It's often about the simple things, isn't it? Painting and photography are first about seeing, they say. Writing is about observing. Technique is secondary. Sometimes the simple is the most difficult. Votes: 0

Once outside the magic circle the writers became their lonely selves, pondering on poems, observing their fellow men ruthlessly, putting people they knew into novels; no wonder they were without friends. Votes: 0

I think of myself as an Indian comedian, but I've had British and American schooling. I always had this feeling of not fitting in anywhere, of observing situations from the outside. Votes: 0

One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way. Votes: 0

By observing your addictive behaviors, you observe your conditioning. When you observe your conditioning, you're free of it, because you are not your conditioning; you are the observer of your conditioning. Votes: 0

Come, live with the doors of the senses guarded, diligent and mindful, vigilant and mindful, with the ways of the mind well watched, possessed of a mind that is awake and observing. Votes: 0

PLUNDER, v. To take the property of another without observing the decent and customary reticences of theft. To wrest the wealth of A from B and leave C lamenting a vanishing opportunity. Votes: 0

If, while observing the boundless universe, the writer is able to scrutinise his own self as well as others, the resulting incisiveness of his observations will far surpass objective descriptions of reality. Votes: 0

We shouldn't judge people. But there's a difference between judging and observing. And sometimes as we observe, our eyebrows become raised. Observation with an attitude, that's what I like to call it. Votes: 0

I try to give myself passionately, totally, to whatever I'm observing, with as much affectionate curiosity as I can muster, as a means of understanding a little better what being human is. Votes: 0

Though how nature works is way beyond man's ability to comprehend, I have found that observing how nature works offers innumerable lessons that can help us understand the realities that affect us. Votes: 0

It is hard to see how one could begin to develop a quantum-theoretical description of brain action when one might well have to regard the brain as "observing itself" all the time! Votes: 0

I should point out, however, that at first some difficulty was experienced in observing the phenomena predicted by the theory, owing to the extreme smallness of the variations in the period of oscillation. Votes: 0

By strictly observing Botvinnik's rule regarding the thorough analysis of one's own games, with the years I have come to realize that this provides the foundation for the continuous development of chess mastery. Votes: 0

And what shall I tell you, lady, of the natural secrets I have discovered while cooking? And I often say, when observing these details: had Aristotle prepared victuals, he would have written more. Votes: 0

No longer in a relational universe, can we study anything as separate from ourselves. Our acts of observation are part of the process that brings forth the manifestation of what we are observing. Votes: 0

One of the reasons there are so many terms for conditions of ice is that the mariners observing it were often trapped in it, and had nothing to do except look at it. Votes: 0

The man who has received this great deliverance is no longer a convict, painfully observing all prison rules with the hope of shortening his sentence, but a child in the home of God. Votes: 0

Galton's eccentric, sceptical, observing, flashing, cavalry-leader type of mind led him eventually to become the founder of the most important, significant and, I would add, genuine branch of sociology which exists, namely eugenics. Votes: 0

There is no surer or more illuminating way of reading a man's character, and perhaps a little of his past history, than by observing the contexts in which he prefers to use certain words. Votes: 0

Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where we face it as free beings admiring, asking and observing, there we enter the realm of Art and Science. Votes: 0

Outside of performing, (a comedian) is someone who is analyzing life, thinking about it and trying to be observing so much. In my opinion, it can make you feel on the outside looking in. Votes: 0

Those who travel heedlessly from place to place, observing only their distance from each other, and attending only to their accommodation at the inn at night, set out fools, and will certainly return so Votes: 0

We do not develop habits of genuine love automatically. We learn by watching effective role models - most specifically by observing how our parents express love for each other day in and day out. Votes: 0

Take just ONE minute today and look around you and within you and try for just that minute to understand the utterly amazing miracle and incredible perfection and beauty you are experiencing and observing! Votes: 0

Everyone is my teacher. Some I seek. Some I subconsciously attract. Often I learn simply by observing others. Some may be completely unaware that I'm learning from them, yet I bow deeply in gratitude. Votes: 0

What, start at this! when sixty years have spread. Their grey experience o'er thy hoary head? Is this the all observing age could gain? Or hast thou known the world so long in vain? Votes: 0

Paradoxically, those who call for family values also tout the wonders of an unregulated market without observing the subtle cultural links between the family they seek to regulate and the market they hold free. Votes: 0

Pointing out that overspending on public-employee benefits leads to fiscal instability does not mean that public employees are bad people or that they deserve to fall on hard times; it's just observing a simple truth. Votes: 0

At present, I am mainly observing the physical motion of mountains, water, trees and flowers. One is everywhere reminded of similar movements in the human body, of similar impulses of joy and suffering in plants... Votes: 0

Anyone observing U.S. politics in recent years could easily conclude that lying about having sex is a serious offense worthy of impeachment, while lying about taking the country to war is hardly worth mentioning. Votes: 0

Being vegan is not just a matter of being 'kind' to animals. First and foremost, it is a matter of being just and observing our moral obligation to not treat other sentient beings as things. Votes: 0

I think that having a job in journalism, despite all of the changes, is still a fantastic way to be - make a living observing your society and having a chance to use your voice. Votes: 0

I have always thought that by observing things with a great deal of attention you eventually wrest some of their secrets from them, making them utter what they would most like to keep to themselves. Votes: 0

Where did I learn to understand sculpture? In the woods by looking at the trees, along roads by observing the formation of clouds, in the studio by studying the model, everywhere except in the schools. Votes: 0

When two people are paying close attention to each other, check out the others in the group and see who's observing. Human dynamics are amazing, but so much that you might learn is subconscious interplay. Votes: 0