Quotes about Observation

How many more, I must ask myself, such perfect ends of Augusts will I witness?

This got him to the door. There, ridiculously, he turned. It was only at the door, he decided in retrospect, that her conduct was quite in excusable: not only did she stand unncessarily close, but, by shifting the weight of her body to one leg and leaning her head sidewise, she lowered her height several inches, placing him in a dominating position exactly suited to the broad, passive shadows she must have known were on her face. ("Snowing in Greenwich Village)

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. R. D. LAING

What does happen as we intentionally pay attention to our breathing is that we realize pretty quickly that we are

The challenge of mindfulness is to be present for your experience as it is rather than immediately jumping in to change it or try to force it to be different.

This is the case because, as we noted earlier, it is not the breath that is most important here, but the awareness itself. And the awareness can be of any aspect of your experience, not just your breathing—because it is always the same awareness, whatever the chosen object or objects of attention.

We learn not in the school, but in life.

No one sees what is before his feet: they scan the tracks of heaven.

There's nothing like drawing a thing to make you really see it.

Science is simply common sense at its best - that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.

I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful to observe the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces.

The fact is that I find more most men are more open, more generous, and much more stimulating than the majority of females I know.