Quotes about Perspective

A philosopher once noted that something is odd if a person is not liberal when he is young and conservative when he is old.

I really hope no white person ever has causeto write about mebecause they never understandBlack love is Black wealth and they'llprobably talk about my hard childhoodand never understand thatall the while I was quite happy.

I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

A skeptic once said to me, 'I don't believe the Bible because it has miracles.' I said, 'Name one.' He said, 'Turning water into wine. Do you believe that?' I said, 'Yeah, it happens all the time.' He said, 'What do you mean?' I said, 'Well, rain goes through the grapevine up into the grape, and the grape turns into wine. All Jesus did was speed it up a little bit.

A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line.

How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself - so always think positively.

Change yourself and your work will seem different.

The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.

Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.

I will greet this day with love in my heart. And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul.