Perception Quotes

"I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information." "You can lead people to truth, but you can't make them understand it." "History is the fiction we invent to persuade ourselves that events are knowable and that life has order and direction." "You cannot observe people through an ideology. Your ideology observes for you." "The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation." "The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths." "One trouble with trouble is that it usually starts out like fun." "We're talking about fictional characters, imaginary people, but the important thing is that it is real for us" "Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it." "He said, 'It's all in your head,' and I said, 'So's everything,' but he didn't get it" "Photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event." "To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event." "It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart, and head." "If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing" "Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it." "Reality has a well-known liberal bias." "You can't trust your judgment when your imagination is out of focus." "People are naturally more superficial with attractive people. In terms of impressions, there's a trade-off between competence and looks. We can't help making snap judgments, and beautiful people may have a hard time being seen as competent" "You're better off doing something you know you can do but which most people think is difficult than doing something you think you can do but which most people think is hard" "If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm."