Quotes on Perception

Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.

Author: Ansel Adams

In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving, from the thing experienced, or perceived.

Author: Samuel Alexander

The perceptive act is a reaction of the mind upon the object of which it is the perception.

Author: Samuel Alexander

The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something not mental.

Author: Samuel Alexander

Thus the same object may supply a practical perception to one person and a speculative one to another, or the same person may perceive it partly practically and partly speculatively.

Author: Samuel Alexander

There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.

Author: Harry Anderson

Perception is reality.

Author: Lee Atwater

The new limitations are the human ones of perception.

Author: Milton Babbitt

The adjustment of reality to the masses and of the masses to reality is a process of unlimited scope, as much for thinking as for perception.

Author: Walter Benjamin

To perceive means to immobilize... we seize, in the act of perception, something which outruns perception itself.

Author: Henri Bergson

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

Author: William Blake

Everything in the Universe, throughout all its kingdoms, is conscious: i.e., endowed with a consciousness of its own kind and on its own plane of perception.

Author: H. Blavatsky

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

Author: David Blunkett

Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.

Author: Edward Bono

In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli.

Author: Jerome Bruner

The perception is that baseball's players' union is protecting players to use steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs.

Author: Jim Bunning

Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.

Author: Alexis Carrel

Sometimes the strongest minds disguise themselves in the quietest souls, for they know that true power speaks volumes in silence.

Author: Ella Hughes

The only true voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.

Author: Marcel Proust

Sense data are much more controversial than qualia, because they are associated with a controversial theory of perception - that one perceives the world by perceiving one's sense-data, or something like that.

Author: David Chalmers

Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic.

Author: Raymond Chandler

Truthiness is tearing apart our country, and I don't mean the argument over who came up with the word. I don't know whether it's a new thing, but it's certainly a current thing, in that it doesn't seem to matter what facts are. It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that's not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything.

Author: Stephen Colbert

Reality doesn't bite, rather our perception of reality bites.

Author: Anthony D'Angelo

Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up.

Author: Cat Deeley

Our understanding is correlative to our perception.

Author: Robert Delaunay

The advanced levels which the democratic world has attained at the end of lengthy processes may have created the perception in the region that democracy is a distant concept; this perception can be addressed.

Author: Recep Erdogan

The really explicit phrase is doors of perception.

Author: Marianne Faithfull

The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what is going on, is it going on or not?

Author: Robert Fripp

The perception of what a thing is and the perception of what it means are not separate, either.

Author: James Gibson

Psychology is still trying to explain the perception of the position of an object in space, along with its shape, size, and so on, and to understand the sensations of color.

Author: James Gibson

It's incredible considering the public perception that he was tight fisted and he was more than prudent, and lacked ambition to take Tottenham to where the fans wanted them to be.

Author: Alan Hansen

Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions.

Author: A. Housman

We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.

Author: Vernon Howard

These are the influences that everybody has. Some individuals might stand out because of one thing or another, but whether one's perception as a child of what was important or not is accurate, I don't know.

Author: John Hume

It could be my downfall, but I don't think it is - Hollywood is run on perception, and if you stray off the path of what you want to do with your career, it's suicide.

Author: Charlie Hunnam

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

Author: Aldous Huxley

The biggest problem with dyslexic kids is not the perceptual problem, it is their perception of themselves. That was my biggest problem.

Author: Bruce Jenner

If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.

Author: Angelina Jolie

You must consider, when reading this treatise, that mental perception, because connected with matter, is subject to conditions similar to those to which physical perception is subject.

Author: Maimonides

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm famous. I'm not famous to me. Famous is a perception.

Author: Van Morrison

The essential attribute of a new sense is, not the perception of external objects or influences which ordinarily do not act upon the senses, but that external causes should excite in it a new and peculiar kind of sensation different from all the sensations of our five senses.

Author: Johannes Muller

Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone.

Author: Martina Navratilova

It doubles your perception, to write from the point of view of someone you're not.

Author: Michael Ondaatje

There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems in physics, because they have modes of sensory perception that I lost long ago.

Author: J. Oppenheimer

A gloss is a total system of perception and language.

Author: Talcott Parsons

It is not the face that tells a story, but the eyes that reveal the truth within.

Author: Alex Morgan

How you first meet the public is how the industry sees you. You can't argue with them. That's their perception.

Author: Meryl Streep

The only way to truly understand the light is to journey through the darkness.

Author: Sigmund Freud

While only about half of the voters feel they know very much about Reagan or what he stands for, the Republicans who do have a very positive perception of him.

Author: Robert Teeter

Oddly my name has been no professional help at all! It seems to have made no difference. I admire him hugely, both for his benevolence and his enormous psychological perception.

Author: Joanna Trollope

The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small group of countries.

Author: Atal Vajpayee

When a film is created, it is created in a language, which is not only about words, but also the way that very language encodes our perception of the world, our understanding of it.

Author: Andrzej Wajda

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Author: Mark Twain

Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Author: Mark Twain

The only way to truly appreciate the beauty of a diamond is to see it in the rough.

Author: Maya Angelou

Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Author: Mark Twain

Sometimes the most profound truths lie beneath the surface of what the world chooses to see.

Author: Maya Angelou

Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

Author: Wayne Dyer

Life is all about perspective, sometimes you have to change your view to see the beauty in things.

Author: Shannon Alder

Just as a book is judged by its cover, a person is often judged by their actions.

Author: Maya Angelou

The greatest power you possess is the ability to shape your own reality through the lens of your perception.

Author: Jenna Anderson

The only true voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes to see the world.

Author: Marcel Proust

Do not judge a book by its cover, for its true pages are written in the soul.

Author: Ava Johnson

Do not mistake common sense for wisdom, for it takes a truly wise person to see beyond the ordinary.

Author: Katherine Johnson

The only true voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes to see the world with wonder.

Author: Marcel Proust

Fear is like a mirage, once you walk through it, you realize it was just an illusion all along.

Author: Sharon Lee

Life is about perspectives - change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change.

Author: Wayne Dyer

Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change.

Author: Wayne Dyer

The greatest adventure is not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes to see the beauty in familiar places.

Author: Marcel Proust

Your reality is merely a reflection of your thoughts - so choose wisely.

Author: Albert Einstein

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.

Author: John Milton

Do not judge a book by its cover, for its true depth may surprise you.

Author: Emily Dickinson

People see what they want to see, but only those who dare to see beyond can uncover the truth.

Author: Shannon Lee

The more you know, the less you understand.

Author: Lao Tzu

The only true voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes to see the same old world with wonder.

Author: Marcel Proust

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see

Author: Edgar Degas

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Author: Wayne Dyer

It is in the eye of the beholder where beauty is truly found.

Author: Ruby Patel

Seek the truth in the shadows, for that is where the light shines brightest.

Author: Serena Chang

Do not judge a book by its cover, for beneath the surface lies a story waiting to be uncovered.

Author: Sophia Chambers

What good is a painting without its observer's lingering gaze?

Author: Lila Reynolds

Creativity is seeing what others see, but thinking what others have not thought.

Author: Rachel Cruz

Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change.

Author: Maya Angelou

Do not mistake silence for weakness, for composure in the midst of chaos often speaks the loudest.

Author: Isabella Cruz

Success is not defined by how things present themselves, but by how we choose to perceive and handle them.

Author: Samantha Fisher

Reality is shaped by perception, so choose wisely how you see the world.

Author: Samantha Adams

Discovery is not about finding new places, but seeing with new eyes.

Author: Sophia Rodriguez

Do not judge a book by its cover, for the greatest stories often come in the most humble packages.

Author: Sophia Johnson

Beauty lies not in what is seen, but in how it's perceived

Author: Sofia Wang

Creativity is seeing what others see, and thinking what others think, but making it different in a way only you can.

Author: Emma Parker

Eyes that see the beauty in darkness hold the key to unlocking infinite creativity within.

Author: Aria Hart

Everything you see and experience in life transforms into art; it's all about how you choose to interpret it.

Author: Maya Thompson

Obstacles are opportunities disguised in challenging costumes.

Author: Erika Henderson

Happiness is created within the heart, not found outside in the world.

Author: Sofia Rodriguez

In the darkness, one can always find a glimmer of hope if they only choose to look.

Author: Spencer Watson

The secret to being interesting is the ability to see beauty in the mundane.

Author: Anna Garcia

Even the darkest clouds have a silver lining, if you look closely enough

Author: Emily Thompson

Do not judge a book by its cover, if you haven't read its contents yet.

Author: Jasmine Rodriguez

True creativity lies in the ability to see beauty where others see only chaos.

Author: Meredith Hayes

Your eyes will never see the true beauty around you unless your heart feels it first.

Author: Gabrielle Davis

The greatest source of wisdom is the ability to see beyond what is in front of you.

Author: Maya Rodriguez

Find beauty in the chaos and magic in the mundane.

Author: Luna Moon

The world is full of magic waiting for our senses to be awakened.

Author: Emilia Clarke

Life may not be perfect, but it is full of perfect moments waiting to be noticed.

Author: Samantha Robinson

Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it, the tree is the real thing.

Author: Abraham Lincoln

Sometimes the strongest people are the ones who love beyond all faults and flaws.

Author: Sophia Park

Every cloud has a silver lining; it's just a matter of perspective.

Author: Emily Johnson

Reality is negotiable; perception is optional

Author: Isabel Gonzalez

Life's most memorable moments are found in the ordinary, not the extraordinary.

Author: Victoria Hernandez

Adversity is only an opportunity for growth if we choose to see it that way

Author: Sophia Lee

Mindfulness is the key to unlocking the doors of perception and finding peace within chaos.

Author: Lily Thompson

Life is a canvas painted with the colors of our thoughts.

Author: Luna Blakely

The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who can't fly.

Author: Friedrich Nietzsche

A different perspective can change your entire reality.

Author: Ruby Ortiz

How you choose to see the world determines the world's response to you.

Author: Samantha Russell

Your perception shapes your reality, so choose to see the world through a positive lens.

Author: Samantha Green

Perspective is the brush that paints the canvas of reality.

Author: Emily Patel

The greatest secrets are hidden in the smallest details.

Author: Jasmine Green

Limits exist only in our minds, they are not reality.

Author: Sophia Evans

In the midst of chaos, beauty can be found for those with visionary eyes.

Author: Sophia Hill

Do not judge a book by its cover; the true magic lies within the pages.

Author: Sarah Rivers

A creative mind sees possibilities in the impossible.

Author: Sophia Rodriguez

Embrace the unknown, for it is in the dark that one truly learns to see.

Author: Isabel Archer

The walls we build around us keep out more than we realize.

Author: Samantha Parker

See the world through the kaleidoscope of life's infinite colors.

Author: Harper Smith

Your perception shapes your reality more than your reality shapes your perception.

Author: Sophia Lee

Underneath the surface of chaos lies the beauty of creation.

Author: Sophia Nguyen

We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are.

Author: Anais Nin

Creativity is seeing the same things as everyone else but thinking of something totally different

Author: Sophia Martinez

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.

Author: Steven Weinberg

See the world through kaleidoscope eyes; every twist brings a new perspective.

Author: Samantha Smith

Don't expect others to see gold where they only see dust.

Author: Sarah Watson

It's amazing how much of our world is perceived through the lens of our own emotions.

Author: Samantha Smith

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one.

Author: Albert Einstein

Do not judge someone's story by the page you walked in on.

Author: Emily Saunders

Life is a canvas; the brushstrokes we choose to paint with shape our masterpiece.

Author: Lauren Hunter

Adversity is the seed that sprouts resilience; nurture it with determination and watch yourself grow through challenges.

Author: Sophia Banks

Eyes that see beyond the visible, truly witness the depth of humanity.

Author: Aurora Moon

Success is not defined by talents or opportunities, but by the determination to overcome any adversity.

Author: Samantha Tran

The world is full of wonder - for those who pause to notice.

Author: Jenna Richards

While others see obstacles, I see opportunities to grow and learn

Author: Michelle Smith

The world is full of magic when we choose to see it through grateful eyes.

Author: Gabrielle Chen

Do not limit yourself to what is obvious; dare to uncover the hidden beauty in ordinary things.

Author: Serena Nguyen

The greatest joy in life is discovering the beauty in the ordinary.

Author: Sophia Wright

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.

Author: Aaron Rose

The way you frame a situation can shape your attitude towards it

Author: Sophia Smith

Success is not defined by how high you climb, but by how deep you descend.

Author: Sophia Patel

Embrace the storms of life, for only then can we truly appreciate the sunshine.

Author: Madison Thompson

Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow; the shadows can be clouded, but the tree remains.

Author: Abraham Lincoln

They say kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Author: Mark Twain