Perspective Quotes

"Comedy is tragedy plus time" "There are no mistakes in life, just learning opportunities" "A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles" "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously" "Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do." "Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes" "Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people" "I like to say it's an attitude of not just thinking outside the box, but not even seeing the box" "As much as people say they love change, they love it when you change—not when you want them to change" "You forget that you do choose your life, and there are so many things to be grateful for" "Every day above ground is a great day, remember that" "Wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now" "At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough" "Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action." "Common sense ain't common." "An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out." "What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past" "The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible." "A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return" "Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image there. I think if you've got a T-shirt with a bloodstain all over it, maybe laundry isn't your biggest problem."