Quotes about Perspective

Many histories are largely worthless because prejudiced, written to please one powerful group or another.

Memory never recaptures reality. Memory reconstructs. All reconstructions change the original, becoming external frames of reference that inevitably fall short.

We open windows, Bell, and let in common sense. Even hilarity. Puts more serious matters in perspective.

A crime in one society can be a moral requirement in another society.

The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.

Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions.

You will never understand Jesus by looking at the God of the Old Testament. You must first look at Jesus and then you will understand the God of the Old Testament.

The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

William Regal once told us he people-watched when he was in the ring. He would see things that people would do. And if they annoyed him, chances are they would annoy someone else. A lot of times I'll just people watch when I'm traveling or at the airport or living everyday life.

Every single day the world seems like it is on the brink of falling apart. But then I look outside my window, and things look about the same as they did a week ago. It's almost a form of cognitive dissonance.

I pray to start my day and finish it in prayer. I'm just thankful for everything, all the blessings in my life, trying to stay that way. I think that's the best way to start your day and finish your day. It keeps everything in perspective.

The arrogant view that young people don't count because they don't vote has thankfully been smashed for ever.