Perception Quotations | Page 6

We must be willing to take an honest look at ourselves and step out beyond our judgmental mind. It is here that we will have a life-altering shift in perception, an opening of our heart.

I visited a scientist who had a helmet with magnetic fields controlled by computer sequences that could profoundly affect your mood and your perceptions.

If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the ghoul of literature. Lovely.

Any assault on the borders of perception is going to seem rash at first.

Bring the viewer to your side, include him in your thought. He is not a bystander. You have the power to increase his perceptions and conceptions.

Today's environment is beginning to threaten today's organizations, finding them seriously deficient in their nervous system design... The degree of coordination, perception, rational adaptation, etc., which will appear in the next generation of human organizations will drive our present organizational forms, with their clumsy nervous systems, into extinction.

Perhaps the most concise summary of enlightenment would be: transcending dualism . ... Dualism is the conceptual division of the world into categories ... human perception is by nature a dualistic phenomenon which makes the quest for enlightenment an uphill struggle, to say the least.

It is perhaps wrong to say that the enemy of enlightenment is logic; rather, it is dualistic, verbal thinking. In fact, it is even more basic than that: it is perception.

Is that all time is - our perception of how quickly it does or does not pass?

Time perception is very much about how you sequence your activities, how many activities you layer overtop of others, and the types of gaps, if any, you leave in between activities.

You've seen what you've seen; you've felt what you've felt. Ideology is for people who don't trust their own experiences and perceptions of the world.

Simple perception then is a fallacy. Besides the conscious prejudices that we are aware of imposing on the world, there are a thousand subconscious prejudices that we assume to be actuality.

All descriptions of matter are descriptions of modes of human perception within consciousness.

Space and time are not objects of perception, but qualities of awareness

Emotional intelligence grows through perception. Look around at your present situation and observe it through the level of feeling.

Your life can only be as free as your perception of it

You can reverse your biological age by changing your perceptions.

Art doesn't begin with a brush and a palette, but with the artist's ability to perceive life. You have to learn how to live before you can learn how to paint.

In order to see the world clearly, you must clean the windows of perception. The only problem is, our society doesn't do windows.

But while ignorance can make you insensitive, familiarity can also numb. Entering the second half-century of an information age, our cumulative knowledge has changed the level of what appalls, what stuns, what shocks.

There are many realities. There are many versions of what may appear obvious. Whatever appears as the unshakeable truth, its exact opposite may also be true in another context. After all, one's reality is but perception, viewed through various prisms of context.

The root of anger is the perception that something has been taken. Something is owed you, and now a debt to debtor relationship has been established.

To see, to hear, means nothing. To recognize (or not to recognize) means everything. Between what I do recognize and what I do not recognize there stands myself. And what I do not recognize I shall continue not to recognize.

Nudity doesn't scare me at all; the only thing about it is the perception by the audience.

A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts - for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly direct, emotional, sensuous perception of the work.

In my art, I deconstruct and then I reconstruct, so visual perception is one of my primary interests.

You have your own perceptions as an artist because you're put on this planet to create mystery, but you're put here to unravel mysteries too.

One moment the world is as it is. The next, it is something entirely different. Something it has never been before.

What has become clear to me is that it is not the inherent nature of being gay that causes such a reduced life; it is, rather, the social circumstances around being gay: the perceptions of it and the cultural norms that it is said to violate. As some of those norms have changed, I have been able to be gay, to have a marriage, to have a family, and to have - if there is wood to knock on - a fortunate and happy life.

Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and enthusiasm, but also that knowledge and perception which are the result of protracted study and reflection.

In a way, it's all down to perception, isn't it? And everyone has their own take on everything.

Doubts are suppressed by groups... But remember that the internal incentives that shape how the group perceives risks and rewards may be very different from the reality of the risks and rewards in the external marketplace. Those incentives can distort risk perception.

Perception is transformed, and a new reality is born.

The designation of the locality in one excludes the appearances narrated by the rest; the determination of time in another leaves no space for the narratives of his fellow-evangelists; the enumeration of a third is given without any regard to the events reported by his predecessors; lastly, among several appearances recounted by various narrators, each claims to be the last, and yet has nothing in common with the others. Hence nothing but wilful blindness can prevent the perception that no one of the narrators knew and presupposed what another records.

Meditation is like a bath for the mind; it clears and refreshes our windows of perception, allowing more light, love, and happiness to flow into lives.

It was apparent that all of mankind is actually motivated by inner love, but has simply become unaware; most people live their lives as though they're sleepers unawakened to the perception of who they really are.

It's almost heartening to think that the attachment you have can define your perception as much as any other influence.

But any perception of this application being speeded up requires me to take responsibility.

There is evidence that acupuncture influences the production of and distribution of a great many neurotransmitters and neuromodulators, and that this in turn alters the perception of pain.

We're trapped on this very thin slice of perception ... But even at that slice of reality that we call home, we're not seeing most of what's going on.

Constant reminding ourselves that we not see with our eyes but with our synergetic eye-brain system working as a whole will produce constant astonishment as we notice, more and more often, how much of our perceptions emerge from our preconceptions.

The popularity of disaster movies expresses a collective perception of a world threatened by irresistible and unforeseen forces which nevertheless are thwarted at the last moment. Their thinly veiled symbolic meaning might be translated thus: We are innocent of wrongdoing. We are attacked by unforeseeable forces come to harm us. We are, thus, innocent even of negligence. Though those forces are insuperable, chance will come to our aid and we shall emerge victorious.

It is essential that we understand people for who they are as individuals and not the public perception of them or their family and past.

Child, you have to learn to see things in the right proportions. Learn to see great things great and small things small.

I hated that perception that I didn't work hard, that I really don't love basketball.

I know you can't please everybody; you can't make everybody happy, but just getting that perception that I don't care about basketball and what it brings is a lie.

It is working with clients and changing that perception. I don't mind if market commentators have that view. It's the view that clients have that matters.

With $3 a gallon or more for gasoline, there's a huge potential for people to migrate back to cars over the next few months. Honda has an abundant strength in terms of its perception as green -- for high-mileage cars.

Sense of place is the sixth sense, an internal compass and map made by memory and spatial perception together.

We do have concerns with the perception of our game and the credibility of our game.

There has been record insider selling within the last 10 months across a broad range of homebuilding companies despite very few sell ratings by Wall Street analysts and the general perception by investors that the stocks are undervalued.

There has been a very positive reaction to our open formats, although there's still perception from some quarters that we're the enemy of open source. That's just not the case.

There has been a perception that the Safe Schools Act provisions (have) uniform application across the province,

The re-imposition of sanctions will cause the EC to be perceived by Congress as not recognizing the tremendous efforts made to comply with our WTO obligations. New EC sanctions will reinforce the perception that the EU is primarily acting in response to the U.S. filing of a WTO compliant against Airbus subsidies.

There has been a great gulf in psychological thought between the perception of space and objects on one hand and the perception of meaning on the other.

We're trying to change the perception of Tropicana Field and the fan experience ... to be friendlier and more inviting.

We believe our positioning in Gartner's MSSP Magic Quadrant highlights the satisfaction of our customers and the positive industry perception of our services. During the second half of 2005, we made multiple advancements in the MSSP market, including our new Vulnerability Management Service and the extension of support and management to additional third-party security products. We feel Gartner's recognition confirms that these enhancements are meeting the needs of our customers.

We are starting to see a perception in the market that the high oil price could have a greater impact on inflation than originally expected.

With Premier's Perception Advisor, we'll receive quality feedback from patients just a few days after their discharge. Furthermore, we'll be able to focus our questions in areas where patient satisfaction is low to get to the root of a problem and identify solutions.

World views are social constructions and they channel the search for facts. But facts are found and knowledge progresses, however fitfully.

The only thing I see here with the celebrities is that they do go overseas, like Pierce Brosnan - who's not even an American citizen, he's an Irishman, unfortunately - and they present a perception of America that's flat-out not true. For that they should be chastised.

The phrase, Seeing is believing, is often explained as, I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. In truth, our minds work in the reverse. An accurate description of human perception is: I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't believed it.

The price is low and it's going to remain low, ... At least that's the perception of the oil industry.

We need to change the perception of how the world looks at us as a country and a basketball power and we have to reclaim what we lost. It's a lot about how they look, how they act on and off the court. The only way to change the perception is to have people doing the right thing and that's the goal.

Fair or unfair, at Connecticut it's not good enough just to win. There's a perception that if we don't go to the Final Four, it's a bad season. I want the players to understand that the one constant in our program, is that we want to make sure we play hard and have fun.

Failure to meet market expectations here will reinforce the market perception that the peak in US rates is clear, putting the dollar under renewed pressure.

The government has managed to turn something that feels pretty populist into an issue that elicits a great deal of discomfort. There's a perception that there's a population that is out of control and doesn't respect anything. The licensing rules are playing badly.

The good news is that the risk perception is sinking, and attitudes are rising as the current economic and political situation overshadow the past. The future of the market depends on where the economy goes and how the 2008 presidential elections go, and how these factors are seen by investors.

We need to get better ball control, but we feel we're getting better. The whole team has the perception that we're a different team than even a few weeks ago. We've got a good shot to play well against Long Beach State.

Value has become more important over time due to a combination of factors such as incentives, lease rates and consumer perception of the finance and insurance manager or loan officer. These factors, together with rising consumer expectations, have put increasing pressure on auto finance companies to provide excellent service to their customers.

You can't be what you can't see. In this country, you could never see a woman president. In this show, Geena Davis is playing a very rich role as president - and then you start to shape public perception that she can do it.

We've had problems here, and this is just going to make the perception worse that there's something not right about election counts in Clermont.

T.O.'s my friend. Donovan's my friend. They're both good guys, no matter what perception is out there, and when you see two good guys and the chemistry is off you try to help the situation out.

We're such a throw-away society. These are healthy animals that die every day. That's what we're trying to stop, the perception these animals are throw-away -- they have no value.

This second case of suicide certainly won't help our public's perception about the tribunal.

To me, great advertising can make food taste better, can make your car run smoother. It can change your perception of something. Is it wrong to change your perception about something? Of course not. I'm not lying; I'm just saying, 'This one's more fun, this one's more exciting.'

The public has the perception that if they're in a high-performance vehicle that they can get away from us. Now we have the horsepower and handling capability to overcome any high-performance vehicle.

The recent power outages highlight the importance that needs to be placed on a business obtaining professional advice on its potential risks and business disruptions, having a contingency plan in place and regularly testing its effectiveness, as well as challenging the perception of possible risks.

There can be no doubt as to the debilitating effect of kidnapping on the law-abiding majority, the fear and anxiety it creates and the extent to which it contributes to the perception that our country is not safe,

There definitely was a perception if he was in the field he was going to win ? at that time. I think the perception now is that he's the guy to beat, but I don't think guys think it's a given that he's going to win. But he's definitely the player to beat. He just thinks differently than the rest of us do.

There could be some pricing gap problems with unrealistic sellers getting too greedy. I don't see anything to stop the demand side over the next 12 months as long as we do not give off the perception that the market is being overbuilt.

We have a chance to change a public perception - and we're going to do it with class and dignity.

This Washington is an alternative vision of what the US-China relationship can be. Here we have a state establishment that is almost 100 percent behind encouraging engagement, and a perception that things are moving well on both sides.

You had to change just the perception from within of who this football team was,

This terrorist enemy knows we cannot be defeated by him, but he is focused on winning the battle of perception by attacking civilians to spread fear among local populations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The terrorists' goal is to win the perception battle and to force us to lose our will to win.

What that caused over time was the perception that the U.S. was not a welcoming place. It's taken several years for that perception to turn around.

We have to do some things to get the attention of our customers. We want to use the site to shape the perception that customers have of Wal-Mart and the products that Wal-Mart offers.

The public perception of the importance of vaccination has also diminished.

The public perception of security and risk is the single biggest issue in California.

The public perception is unfair because it ignores issues in society that hip-hop reflects.

The public perceives it as undesirable. If the public perception changes, then maybe we'll change our policy.

When I started researching history in the 1960s, a lot of women about whom I've subsequently written were actually footnotes to history. There was a perception that women weren't important. And it's true. Women were seen historically as far inferior to men.

With long-bond volatility , the dollar all over the map, and the Dow swinging from one extreme to the other based on perception of macroeconomic numbers, the question becomes how much (of) Latin equities do you want to trade in that kind of environment?

We expect justice to be rendered fairly. If there is a perception that it's not, the danger is this might again divide the nation and cause trouble. The country will be watching.

This only reinforces the perception that, when it comes to spending, there is not a lot of consideration given to taxpayers,

This one is a direct challenge to the city's perception of itself. It's made people angry. And it's created a movement we haven't seen around here in a long time.

There has always been a perception negotiations were much more jointly handled than they were in practice.

We are very excited about these large scale projects. It is unfortunate that our perception in the community isn't synonymous with these types of efforts, but our hope over the next few years is to change that.

Bob's big challenge is developing the perception within his own system that buying proprietary funds won't hurt you.

Brown will hope that his performance (on Wednesday) will help to change the public's perception of him from stern chancellor to benevolent potential future prime minister.