Quotes about Perception

For backward or forward, eternity is the same; already have we been the nothing we dread to be.

No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.

He saw God's foot upon the treadle of the loom, and spoke it; and therefore his shipmates called him mad.

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

You may say, 'Well, dragons don't exist.' It's, like, yes they do - the category 'predator' and the category 'dragon' are the same category. It absolutely exists. It's a superordinate category. It exists absolutely more than anything else. In fact, it really exists.

Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.

To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.

Kids are smart: don't underestimate their bull detector. Contemporary kids have access to a lot of information, so don't even try to fool them. I have never been more nervous about my research than when writing for young adults because they pick up every single error.

I've always liked wrinkles. When I was a young girl, I used to make lines on my face with my nails because I loved Jeanne Moreau. I always wanted to be older; I always added years to my life. For the longest time, if people thought I was older, I would take it as a compliment.

I spent most of my career in business not saying the word 'woman.' Because if you say the word 'woman' in a business context, and often in a political context, the person on the other side of the table thinks you're about to sue them or ask for special treatment, right?

Ye cannot know eternal reality by a definition.

The difference between a truth and a lie is determined when one chose to accept the other.