Best 1811 quotes in «perception quotes» category

But perhaps it is always so, that men form their conceptions from fictitious, conventional types, and then—all the combinations made—they are tired of the fictitious figures and begin to invent more natural, true figures.

But rock, of course, is many colors. The distinction is subtle, but it is not just one plain grey, that I can promise...I spent five hours one afternoon just staring at a rock trying to see into its color scheme.

By changing how you perceive things and how you act upon those perceptions, you will change your life.

But, then, the truest perceptions of life, for me at least, have always proved to be the most elusive and the most shortlived

But the castration of perception by a court of control that denies it any anticipatory desire, forces it thereby into a pattern of helplessly reiterating what is already known.

But that day's not now. And even if this horror becomes an accent color - a smudge of lead white to highlight a cheekbone, a bit of yellow ochre the glint on a sword - sometimes those are the pigments that change one's perecption of an entire work of art.

By perceiving the end of those illusive ideas and statuses as real, see yourself as though you have already accomplished what you have had a revelation to do. Then go, make it happen.

Change your perception and be happy where you are, how you are, with whom you are.

Children, like God, see only our actions.

Choice and perception are closely linked. They are unique, personal and emotional.

Careful preparation is necessary before people can perceive something which is there all the time.

Choice- Judgement. Black coffee acid on an empty stomach. Perception. Cool, clear water.

Consciousness is a result of environment. Our cognitions - our idea of reality - are shaped by what we can perceive, by the limitations of our senses.

Consciousness is a result of environment. Our cognitions -- our idea of reality—are shaped by what we can perceive, by the limitations of our senses. We think we’re seeing the world as it really is, but... it’s all just shadows on the cave’s wall.... Every moment is equally real and happening now, but the nature of our consciousness only gives us access to one slice at a time.... Our flawed perception shuts off access to all the others.

Control is the basis of all true power. Authority and strength are matters of perception

Criticisms of a society filled with fools have no power in them to bother the sage that has emerged from the agonizing fire of misery.

By changing the inner world, you can change the outer world, which depends on how you perceive it. To change the inner world is to change the ways of perception of this outer world.

Clarity is a perception; it’s an emotional alignment of thoughts, intuitions, inclinations, expression and expectations.

Clothing doesn't really change a man. But it changes how others react to him.

Complex is something that distort our perception of ourselves and the world

Conscience is the internal perception of the rejection of a particular wish operating in us.

Consciousness is a result of environment. Our cognitions -- our idea of reality—are shaped by what we can perceive, by the limitations of our senses. We think we’re seeing the world as it really is, but… it’s all just shadows on the cave’s wall.

Conscientious stupidity is a religion for most. Many will deny it, but it's those same people that find it easier to ignore the truth. This religion can only be followed by their humble ignorance. It's safe to assume, that this religion is an illusion of knowledge.

Consider that you are not always going to be right in the way you interpret another person's words or actions. In the same way, as others are sometimes wrong about your intentions. Be a little more patient, a little more kind, a little more forgiving. Take a moment, take a breath, pause before you react. Don't be so quick to write people off.

Deceptions of the senses are the truths of perception.

Delusions believed by billions are still delusions and the truth of one humanity embraced by even one human is still the truth.

Despite the restrictions, we are safe within (the Box). But – and here is the problem – once we identify something more, that awareness irrevocably changes our perceptions of the Box.

Czy więc nic nigdy nie może zostać naprawdę wyrażone, oddane w swoim stawaniu się anonimowym, nikt nigdy nie zdoła oddać bełkotu rodzącej się chwili, jak to jest, że, urodzeni z chaosu nie możemy nigdy z nim się zetknąć, zaledwie spojrzymy, a już pod naszym spojrzeniem rodzi się porządek... i kształt...

Different creatures have different eyes. Human eyes (unlike, say, a cat's eyes, or an octopus's) are only made to see one version of reality at a time.

Dad had once said, Trust your mind, Rob. If it smells like shit but has writing across it that says Happy Birthday and a candle stuck down in it, what is it? Is there icing on it? he'd said. Dad had done that thing of squinting his eyes when an answer was not quite there yet.

Did you?' the producer said. 'He's so clownish on the surface, all joke and dazzle. How in the world could you have seen it?' 'But I did. The moment I met him," she said. "A fucking supernova. Every day since.' She thought, but did not say, almost.

Diplomacy "was like a card game. The difference was that you never really knew the value of the cards in your own hand.

Dissociation, in a general sense, refers to a rigid separation of parts of experiences, including somatic experiences, consciousness, affects, perception, identity, and memory. When there is a structural dissociation, each of the dissociated self-states has at least a rudimentary sense of "I" (Van der Hart et al., 2004). In my view, all of the environmentally based "psychopathology" or problems in living can be seen through this lens.

Discernment is a light of protection and direction in a world that grows increasingly dark.

Di naman iiyak ang mundo sa isang tao lang...

Do not avert your eyes. It is important that you see this. It is important that you feel this.

Do not listen to a single soul, but your own inner voice. Foster your will and make it as wild as possible. Dive deep into the mysterious fathoms of the universe and accomplish your purpose by hook or by crook, even if it means going down to the bottom of the ocean to meet your doom.

Don't be cool. Like everything.

Don’t be imprisoned by the perception of reality that others have.

Don’t be imprisoned by others perception of reality.

Don’t ever perceive other people’s success as your own failure.

Don't go out of your way to correct a false assumption if it plays to your advantage.

Don't just see a person for their mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. Be gentle, forgiving, and compassionate.

Don’t make listening a chore. It doesn’t have to be hard work. Make it fun. Make it a game. Make it a treasure hunt. What could be more interesting than discovering new things and increasing our powers of perception? Listening is a never-ending journey along an ever-improving road.

Different minds perceive different things, but all are imprisoned, asleep in a paradigm of material reality. Awakened minds bearing a more malleable paradigm, such as those of mages, can bend its rules, but never truly break them. To cross that boundary is to become something more and less human. A god, but absent the restraint.

Doubtless some ancient Greek has observed that behind the big mask and the speaking-trumpet, there must always be our poor little eyes peeping as usual and our timorous lips more or less under anxious control.

Do you know what the difference is between knowing a bird and knowing about a bird?

Do you wake up to an alarm clock or an opportunity clock? It's all in how you see it.

Each day I wake up with a naive perspective of life and universe, and walk towards understanding a little more about the true nature of human perception with all its vivacious nuances and behavioral expressions.

Each of us sees things not as they are but as we are.