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Winston ChurchillA pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Lao-TzuWhat the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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Wolfgang GoetheA man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

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TalleyrandThe reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pygmy in its proportions when it follows.

—  Talleyrand, 1754-1838, French statesman & diplomat

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Lord ChesterfieldA weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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TacitusFrom a distance, everything is beautiful.

—  Tacitus, 55-120 AD, Roman historian

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Dave LettermanThey say there are about 12 million illegal immigrants in this country. But if you ask a Native American, that number is more like 300 million.

—  Dave Letterman, 1947-, American TV talk show host

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Jean-Luc GodardMy aesthetic is that of the sniper on the roof.

—  Jean-Luc Godard, 1930-2022, French film director

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Eleanor RooseveltToday is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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Oscar WildeWe are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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George Bernard ShawBetter keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Joseph RouxI look at what I have not and think myself unhappy; others look at what I have and think me happy.

—  Joseph Roux, 1834-1905, French clergyman & poet

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Arthur SchopenhauerEvery man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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Douglas AdamsIt can be very dangerous to see things from somebody else's point of view without the proper training.

—  Douglas Adams, 1952-2001, British Sci-Fi writer

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Publilius SyrusEvery day should be passed as if it were to be our last.

—  Publilius Syrus, 1st cent. AD, Roman author of maxims

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Vincent Van GoghBe clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Gore VidalTraitors who prevail are patriots; usurpers who succeed are divine emperors.

—  Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer

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Ronald ReaganI've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.

—  Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989]

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Henry FordIf there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.

—  Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American industrialist, founder of FORD

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Philip DickReality is just a point of view.

—  Philip Dick, 1928-1982, American sci-fi writer

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Vladimir NabokovWhile the scientist sees everything that happens in one point of space, the poet feels everything that happens in one point of time.

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

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Pablo PicassoI paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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TheocritusFaults are beauties in a lover's eye.

—  Theocritus, 3rd cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet

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Antonio PorchiaIf you do not raise your eyes you will think that you are the highest point.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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G. K. ChestertonHumility is the mother of giants. One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

—  G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English writer & critic

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Peter DruckerMarketing is not a function, it is the whole business seen from the customer's point of view.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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George SantayanaA man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.

—  George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryA rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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Francis Scott FitzgeraldThe world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want.

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

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William ShakespeareThere is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Hamlet

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Gertrude SteinThe artist works by locating the world in himself.

—  Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American writer

Gertrude SteinI like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it

—  Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American writer

Thomas HobbesMen look not at the greatness of the evil past, but the greatness of the good to follow.

—  Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679, English philosopher

George EliotNo story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

George EliotIt is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

Leonardo da VinciLearn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.

—  Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter

Bill VaughanYou cannot speak of the ocean to a frog that lives in a well.

—  Bill Vaughan, 1915-1977, American journalist

Marshall McLuhanI wouldn’t have seen it if I hadn’t believed it.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Marshall McLuhanWe don't know who discovered water, but we know it wasn't the fish.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Marshall McLuhanWe look at the present through a rear view mirror. We march backwards into the future.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Sri AurobindoIn order to see, you have to stop being in the middle of the picture.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

SophoclesEvery man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.

—  Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet

Erica JongAnd what is laughter anyway? Changing the angle of vision.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Salvador DaliDali: a Renaissance man converted to psychoanalysis.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

Henry MillerWhat seems nasty, painful, evil can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Henry MillerEvery moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Henry MillerEverything hinges on how you look at things.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Henry MillerThe moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Ernest RenanMan makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.

—  Ernest Renan, 1823-1892, French philosopher & historian

Robert M. PirsigWe take a handful of sand from the endless landscape of awareness around us and call that handful of sand the world.

—  Robert M. Pirsig, 1928-2017, American writer

Alphonse de LamartinWe admire the world through what we love.

—  Alphonse de Lamartin, 1790-1869, French poet

Helen KellerThe only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

—  Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American writer

Quotes in Verse

Fernando PessoaWe are two abysses — a well staring at the sky.

—  Fernando Pessoa, 1888-1935, Portuguese poet & writer

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Walt WhitmanTo me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle,
Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.

—  Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American poet

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Funny Quotes

George CarlinSome people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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George CarlinHave you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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Ancient Greek

EuripidesThings do not look the same when viewed from far or near.

Ού ταυτόν είδος φαίνεται των πραγμάτων πρόσωθεν όντων εγγύθεν θ’ ορωμένων.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Ion

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EuripidesSlight not what's near through aiming at what's far.

Μη νυν τα πόρρω ταγγύθεν μεθείς σκόπει.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Rhesus

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Proverbs

French proverbDon’t let the tree hide the forest.

—  French proverb

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International proverbNo one sees the hump on his own back.

—  International proverb

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Japanese proverbThe frog in the well knows not of the great ocean.

—  Japanese proverb

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