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Observation14 quotes
What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1882The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes. — George Sand · 1869You see, but you do not observe. — Arthur Conan Doyle · 1891Shut your eyes and see. — James Joyce · 1922Nobody sees a flower-really-it is so small-we haven't time-and to see takes time like to have a friend takes time. — Georgia O'Keeffe · 1939Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing! — Camille Pissarro · 1893All 14 quotes →Perception5 quotes
What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1882Shut your eyes and see. — James Joyce · 1922Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing! — Camille Pissarro · 1893Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000You see things and you understand. You're a wallflower. — Patrick · 2012Paying attention4 quotes
The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes. — George Sand · 1869Nobody sees a flower-really-it is so small-we haven't time-and to see takes time like to have a friend takes time. — Georgia O'Keeffe · 1939Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing! — Camille Pissarro · 1893Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here for long. — Walker Evans · 1966Beauty2 quotes
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing! — Camille Pissarro · 1893I lean toward the enchantment, the visual power, of the aesthetically rejected subject. — Walker Evans · 1974Creation1 quote
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000Finding beauty1 quote
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing! — Camille Pissarro · 1893Imagination1 quote
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000Introverts1 quote
You see things and you understand. You're a wallflower. — Patrick · 2012Jumping in1 quote
But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on. — Francis Bacon · 1605Listening1 quote
Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here for long. — Walker Evans · 1966Memory1 quote
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. — Gerald M. Edelman · 2000Nature1 quote
If anyone wishes to observe the works of nature, he should put his trust not in books of anatomy but in his own eyes. — Galen · 175Originality1 quote
What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1882Seeing1 quote
You see, but you do not observe. — Arthur Conan Doyle · 1891Seeking1 quote
Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here for long. — Walker Evans · 1966Shortness of life1 quote
Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here for long. — Walker Evans · 1966Slowing down1 quote
Nobody sees a flower-really-it is so small-we haven't time-and to see takes time like to have a friend takes time. — Georgia O'Keeffe · 1939Stillness1 quote
Don't be afraid to just sit and watch. — Anthony Bourdain · 2018Taking action1 quote
But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on. — Francis Bacon · 1605The human condition1 quote
But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on. — Francis Bacon · 1605The wretched of the earth1 quote
I lean toward the enchantment, the visual power, of the aesthetically rejected subject. — Walker Evans · 1974Vision1 quote
What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1882