Quotes about Perspective

I remember having crushes and longings, but there were all these missed opportunities or things that seemed like such a big deal, but you really don't understand what the other person is going through.

You are who you are at this moment because of everything that's ever happened to you, everything that you carried forward for yourself.

Money doesn't buy happiness. But happiness isn't everything.

You and I will only be able to understand what is valuable when we examine things from the perspective of eternity.

He uses the difficult seasons in our relationships to allow us to see what we typically live for besides him.

Everything God does and everything God calls us to only make sense from the perspective of eternity. If there is no end to the story, believers are a bunch of fools who need to be pitied. There is no reason for what we have tried to do. But there is a final chapter! God has opened it up so that we could look in and then look back to our lives with understanding and hope.

But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.

A dead hydrangea is as intricate and lovely as one in bloom. Bleak sky is as seductive as sunshine, miniature orange trees without blossom or fruit are not defective; they are that.

she tackled the problem of trying to decide how she wanted to live and what was valuable to her. When am I happy and when am I sad and what is the difference? What do I need to know to stay alive? What is true in the world?

Funny how you lose sight of some things and memory others.

I refused to explain, or even acknowledge, the "problem" as anything other than an artistic one.

A perfect thing is not everything.