George Santayana
Philosopher, Poet
"Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are."
Awe quotes
Awe
72 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Joseph Joubert
Essayist, Moralist
"Close your eyes and you will see."
Rumi
Poet, Philosopher
"Awe is the salve that will heal our eyes."
Joseph Campbell
Mythologist, Writer, Lecturer
"Awe is what moves us forward."
Emily Dickinson
Poet
"I work to drive the awe away, yet awe impels the work."
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"I stand in awe of my body."
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"When I look at the human brain I'm still in awe of it."
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"Familiarity with any great thing removes our awe of it."
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"You might as well not be alive if you're not in awe of God."
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"You can't always be in awe of someone's talent, living with them."
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"When you talk about God, the first thing that comes along is not love, it's fear. You have to fear, and be in awe. You have to be scared. Any religion, it's like first thing."
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"I begin to see an object when I cease to understand it."
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"I got really excited about Beyoncé, but it was Beyoncé. I think I was more in awe of how pleasant she is."
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"I need for there to be something bigger than me. I need someone to put awe inside me; I need to come second to someone who has everything figured out."
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"Paint what you see, not what you know."
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"I’m in awe of McCartney. He’s about the only one that I am in awe of. He can do it all. And he’s never let up... He’s just so damn effortless."
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"I'm in awe of comics that do things that I can't do, or haven't tried doing yet."
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"Others can measure their visions by what we see."
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"Subject is known by what she sees."
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"A heavenly awe overshadowed and encompassed, as it still ought, and must, all earthly business whatsoever."
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"Silence 'tis awe decrees."
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"Benevolence, like religion, awes even those it cannot win."
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"There is nothing more awe-inspiring than a miracle except the credulity that can take it at par."
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"I'm always in awe of accomplished people but never "starstruck"."
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