Perspective Quotes - Page 39

• As travelers, it is our responsibility to adapt, otherwise we miss the whole point: the opportunity to gain a new perspective.

  Josh Gates

  Responsibility, Opportunity, Missing

  Josh Gates (2011). “Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter”, p.165, Simon and Schuster

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• So many things begin to change when you come at the world from that perspective of more than one right answer.

  Dewitt Jones

  Answers, World, Right Answers

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• Our perspective is what holds the key to whether the solution is ordinary or extraordinary.

  Dewitt Jones

  Keys, Ordinary, Solutions

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• We focus a lot on the quality of experience, speed, reliability. It’s not sexy from a lot of people’s perspective, it’s not glitzy in the feature set, but it’s what people come to rely on.

  Jan Koum

  Sexy, People, Focus

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• The deeper within that you are coming from, the higher the perspective you’ll be able to have.

  John de Ruiter

  Able, Deeper, Higher

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• Now imagine a world in which everyone, but especially people with power and influence, holds an expanded view of our place in the cosmos. With that perspective, our problems would shrink-or never arise at all-and we could celebrate our earthly differences while shunning the behavior of our predecessors who slaughtered each other because of them.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Views, Differences, People

  Neil deGrasse Tyson (2017). “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry”, p.77, W. W. Norton & Company

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• Particularly with live TV, I have a really good time reacting in the moment to things that are going on around me. I try to think of the viewers' perspective too.

  Tom Bergeron

  Thinking, Trying, Tvs

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• Every man is the sum total of his reactions to experience. As your experiences differ and multiply, you become a different man, and hence your perspective changes. This goes on and on. Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Motivational, Men, Different

  Hunter S. Thompson (2012). “Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967”, p.117, Ballantine Books

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• As a regent, I hope to bring that important perspective of a typical family visitor in combination with my background as a Member of Congress and a proponent of the Smithsonian's efforts to reach all Americans.

  Xavier Becerra

  Effort, Important, Typical

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• Imaginative empathy is one of the great gifts that humans have, and it means that we can live more than one life. We can picture what it would be like from another perspective.

  Dan Chaon

  Mean, Empathy, Would Be

  Interview with Jennifer Haupt, www.psychologytoday.com. February 15, 2012.

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• I've had meetings with Fidel Castro. I've had meetings with Kim Il-Sung. I've had meetings with other dictators. I've met with the Butcher of Beijing. You know, I think it's important to hear, you know, each other's perspective.

  Gary Ackerman

  Thinking, Important, Kim Il Sung

  "Code Pink Targets Congressman Gary Ackerman's Boat". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. July 10, 2008.

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• In the end, there will always be a fundamental difference of perspective between New Zealand and Australia on defense, whoever is in government.

  Helen Clark

  Government, Differences, Australia

  "New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark: In Search of a Nation's Soul". Interview, content.time.com. August 14, 2000.

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• You think of yourselves as humans searching for a spiritual awakening, when in fact you are spiritual beings attempting to cope with a human awakening. Seeing yourselves from the perspective of the spirit within will help you to remember why you came here and what you came here to do.

  Neale Donald Walsch

  Spiritual, Thinking, Facts

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• Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church's social teachings.

  Salvatore J. Cordileone

  Teaching, Catholic, Church

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• Merely looking at the world around us is immensely different from seeing it.

  Frederick Franck

  Different, World, Seeing

  Frederick Franck (1993). “Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing: Meditation in Action”, Bantam

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• My husband's family is military. Preparation is just, from that family perspective, it's just a part of what makes sense to do. You buy insurance for your house; you have a go bag.

  Sarah Wayne Callies

  Husband, Military, House

  "Q&A – Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori Grimes)". Interview with Brian Fegter, www.amc.com. November 2010.

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• I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. ... When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. ... Self-pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it I cannot be used by God for His purpose in the world.

  Oswald Chambers

  Self, Devil, World

  "Utmost: Classic Readings and Prayers from Oswald Chambers".

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• There is a reasonable concern that posting raw data can be misleading for those who are not trained in its use and who do not have the broader perspective within which to place a particular piece of data that is raw.

  Stephen Cambone

  Data, Use, Pieces

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• My perspective is that you should be IN the world, but not OF the world.

  Dave Davies

  World, Should

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• I love stories that give me a perspective on how easy American life has become in the 21st century.

  Hope Davis

  Giving, Stories, Love Story

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• An idea or an insight doesn't come from a single happening, it requires a meeting to alter a perspective. Often it takes a while for the events to collide, but when they do it is inevitable that a change will follow.

  Nick Bantock

  Ideas, Events, Inevitable

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• Future generations may or may not judge Wittgenstein to be one of the great philosophers. Even if they do not, however, he is sure always to count as one of the great personalities of philosophy. From our perspective it is easy to mistake one for the other; which he is time will tell.

  A.C. Grayling

  Philosophy, Mistake, Judging

  A. C. Grayling (1988). “Wittgenstein”, Oxford University Press, USA

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• To persevere is always a reflection of the state of one's inner life, one's philosophy and one's perspective

  David Guterson

  Philosophy, Reflection, Persevere

  David Guterson (2009). “Snow Falling on Cedars”, p.105, A&C Black

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• As populations crowd toward the ocean's edge and the sea encroaches menacingly toward the land, John R. Gillis looks at the history of the world from a fresh perspective and enables readers to see it in a new light. That he has managed to do so in a single conceptual work is nothing short of astounding.

  Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

  Ocean, Light, Sea

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• My perspective is a lil different 'cus im from Manhattan .

  Kool Moe Dee

  Different, Manhattan

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