Quotes about Perception

According to some accounts, a journalist told Eddington in the early 1920s that he had heard there were only three people in the world who understood general relativity. Eddington paused, then replied, "I am trying to think who the third person is.")

Rabbits have white tails in order that it be easy for us to shoot them.

Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to observe it. Antiparticle:

model-dependent realism. It is based on the idea that our brains interpret the input from our sensory organs by making a model of the world. When such a model is successful at explaining events, we tend to attribute to it, and to the elements and concepts that constitute it, the quality of reality or absolute truth.

Don't promote negativity online and expect people to treat you with positivity in person.

Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.

Don't judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.

To see a man's true colors, tell him you're saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman's true colors, tell her you're poor.

Kids don't see hate in their eyes. They see the world, and living in it to the best of their abilities. And that's where love comes from for me.

Never let someone's opinion become your reality. Never sacrifice who you are because someone else has a problem with it. Love who you are inside and out.

We all need illusions. That's why we love movies.

Any old woman can love God better than a doctor of theology can.