Andrei Tarkovsky
Film Director, Screenwriter
"We have forgotten to observe. Instead of observing, we do things according to patterns."
Observing quotes
Observing
13 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Charles Darwin
Naturalist, Geologist
"It is a fatal fault to reason whilst observing, though so necessary beforehand and so useful afterwards."
Frank Herbert
Science Fiction Writer
"Confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your own life."
Steven Wright
Comedian
"To me, comedy is just twisting reality. It's commenting or observing or twisting life."
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