“Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it”
Thoughtful feeling
Thoughtful Quotes — page 10 of 303
“Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame.”
“Knowing "why" (an idea) is more important than learning "what" (the fact).”
“They are good furniture pictures, unworthy of praise, and undeserving of blame.”
“We should not lay all past mistakes on Chairman Mao. So we must be very objective in assessing him. His contributions were primary, his mistakes secondary. In China, we will inherit the many good things in Chairman Mao's thinking while at the same time explaining clearly the mistakes he made.”
“If I had my child to raise all over again,I'd finger paint more, and point the finger less.I'd do less correcting, and more connecting.I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.I would care to know less, and know to care more.I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.I'd run through more fields, and gaze at more stars.I'd do more hugging, and less tugging.I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.I'd build self esteem first, and the house later.I'd teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.”
“This is how it always is when I finish a poem. A great silence overcomes me and I wonder why I ever thought to use language.”
“What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.”
“Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.”
“Everything depends on upbringing.”
“But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think.”
“More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.”
“Attitude is greatly shaped by influence and association.”
“I will begin to speak, when I have that to say which had not better be unsaid.”
“Most of us follow our conscience as we follow a wheelbarrow. We push it in front of us in the direction we want to go.”
“We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.”
“Above all, avoid falsehood, every kind of falsehood, especially falseness to yourself. Watch over your own deceitfulness and look into it every hour, every minute.”
“Don't believe everything you hear today”
“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.”
“Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of what you're doing is as valuable as gold”