Quotes about Perception

I think many times Christians don't really take the opportunity to hear what people are saying and seeing in the world around them.

People in Britain always think of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' as a musical - it wasn't.

Men are taught they are going to make a lot less in the fashion industry, so they don't bank their entire lives on it. They're very supportive. Women, on the other hand, are more competitive. They always assume I'm trans and say, 'How did they make clothing in your size?'

There were no surprises, because when you sell a pilot based on a pitch, no matter how great the script is, it's going to look different and feel different from what someone imagines in their head. There will always be varying degrees of disappointment or confusion.

I can say with confidence that many black males are both lazy and irresponsible. This view isn't popular with problem profiteers.

A quite specific astonishment stands at the beginning of every theological perception, inquiry, and thought.

Heaven is the creation inconceivable to man; earth is the creation conceivable to him.

Did you ever see a portrait of a great man without perceiving strong traits of pain and anxiety?

A man that is not afraid of a Lion is afraid of a Cat .

Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely dread.

The mirror sees the man as beautiful, the mirror loves the man; another mirror sees the man as frightful and hates him; and it is always the same being who produces the impressions.

The great majority of men grow up and grow old in seeming and following.