However gross a man may be, the minute he expresses a strong and genuine affection, some inner secretion alters his features, animates his gestures, and colors his voice. The stupidest man will often, under the...

Genius and science have burst the limits of space, and few observations, explained by just reasoning, have unveiled the mechanism of the universe. Would it not also be glorious for man to burst the limits...

Things imagined are as real as things seen.

What is important is not what you hear said, it’s what you observe.

The simple act of sitting here sipping this cappuccino is its own testament to my commitment to living the writer’s life. Which is to say: doing nothing but doing it exceedingly well.

Were I to spend my life commenting on the world that I see, I would never see the world.

Any cupcake consumed before 9AM is, technically, a muffin.

The world was beautiful when looked at in this way—without any seeking, so simple, so childlike.

There is no such thing as absolute truth and absolute falsehood. The scientific mind should never recognise the perfect truth or the perfect falsehood of any supposed theory or observation. It should carefully weigh the...

Having always observed that most of them who constantly took in the weekly Bills of Mortality made little other use of them than to look at the foot how the burials increased or decreased, and...

He is still under our observation. But he is still stable and still in hospital.

From good examples we learn how to be. From bad examples we learn how not to be. An observant and willing student can learn from any circumstance.

We kings do develop a certain ability to recognize objects under our noses.

I perceive that I am neither a planter of the backwoods, pioneer, nor settler there, but an inhabitant of the Mind, and given to friendship and ideas. The ancient society, the Old England of New...

Situation is really serious. The concerned authorities should take a observation of the whole matter as to several observations by the judiciary.

…observing things changes the outcome.

We must not only observe but listen to the sound of nature.

It was truly an abomination of nature that one always found the most comfortable spot in the bed five minutes before one had to leave it.

By taking elements you observe in life, you can develop qualities in your acting life that you don’t ordinarily call upon in your personal life.

Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager....

For if we are observed in all matters, we are constantly under threat of correction, judgment, criticism, even plagiarism of our own uniqueness. We become children, fettered under watchful eyes, constantly fearful that — either...

In natural science the principles of truth ought to be confirmed by observation.

Interest makes some people blind and others quick-sighted.

I think that my job is to observe people and the world, and not to judge them. I always hope to position myself away from so-called conclusions. I would like to leave everything wide open...

If you want to really know something you have to observe or experience it in person; if you claim to know something on the basis of hearsay, or on happening to see it in a...

Every discovery in science and art, is due to the trained power of seeing things … Keep your eyes open, your ears open … Trace difficulties.

It’s like it ain’t so much what a fellow does, but it’s the way the majority of folks is looking at him when he does it.

A sunset, almost formidable in its splendor, would be lingering in the fully exposed sky. Among its imperceptibly changing amassments, one could pick out brightly stained structural details of celestial organisms, or glowing slits in...

If a couple has their picture taken at a wedding or other social gathering, and the woman looks hot, her guy could be blinking, chewing, or even mid-sneeze, and she’ll still display it on her...

By means of personal experimentation and observation, we can discover certain simple and universal truths. The mind moves the body, and the body follows the mind. Logically then, negative thought patterns harm not only the...

Working in the hotel business I have learned a lot about people. It’s amazing what you can discover about someone by watching them when they don’t know you are watching, especially if they are asleep.

[David] Maraniss sees [Barack] Obama as a man with “a moviegoer’s or writer’s sensibility, where he is both participating and observing himself participating, and views much of the political process as ridiculous or surreal, even...

Dean Walker, my brother. The man that’s well on his way to earning the proud title of town drunk.

We forget that the sweetest joys are found in the simplest acts: hugs, laughter, quiet observation, basic movements, holding hands, pleasant music, shared stories, a listening ear, an unhurried visit, and selfless service. It is...

If this observation is confirmed, I can see a scenario where a physician does genetic testing and says ‘Mrs. Jones, you have (this genetic variation) and you don’t drink much. Maybe we ought to increase...