Perspective Quotes

"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." "It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes." "I think I had a different childhood, but I wouldn't say it was bad. Even if things went on in my life that were rough, I know that I learned from things, so I'm grateful for those experiences." "When a person’s entire being is stretched in the effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile, it is impossible for the ordinary problems of life to seem important" "When you listen to a witness, you become a witness." "We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph." "Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent" "There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous." "From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step." "Detach, look around, and make a call" "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once" "Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts" "No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it" "There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them." "Everything in life happens for you, not to you" "Never judge anyone else's choices without knowing all their reasons" "All is for the best, in the best of all possible worlds." "It’s important to be good to yourself and be as loving as possible but you also have to recognize when you need to step away from the situation, gain some perspective, and then come back to it" "Everyone is entitled to my opinion" "People who speak of destiny have lost hope and the people who speak of luck have lost faith."