Quotes by Reflection One bright and thankful look at the cross is worth a thousand morbid, self-condemning reflections. A. B. Simpson reflectionselflooks Newspapers write about other newspapers with circumspection, ... about themselves with awe, and only after mature reflection. A. J. Liebling maturereflectionwriting The only thing that I can do is hold a mirror in front of men and women, in front of the viewer in the theater, to reflect. There is nothing but reflection that I could intend to offer the viewer of the film. Abbas Kiarostami mirrorsreflectionmen Reflection is the lamp of the heart. If it departs, the heart will have no light. Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad lightreflectionheart Whereas the average individuals "often have not the slightest idea of what they are, of what they want, of what their own opinions are," self-actualizing individuals have "superior awareness of their own impulses, desires, opinions, and subjective reactions in general." Abraham Maslow motivationreflectionself It takes a certain ingenuous faith - but I have it - to believe that people who read and reflect more likely than not come to judge things with liberality and truth. A.C. Grayling reflectionbelievepeople Journalism is very much public writing, writing with an audience in mind, writing for publication, and frequently writing quickly. And I know that when I worked daily journalism it really affected my patience with literature, which I think requires reflection, and a different kind of engagement. Achy Obejas reflectionwritingthinking City lights shine bright on my complexion, Action Bronson rapstarsreflection When you do what you want, not what you wish...' said the first raven. 'When you no longer seek your reflection in others' eyes...' said the second. 'When you see yourselves face to face...' said the third. 'Then,' the ravens intoned in unison, 'you will have found what you truly seek. Adam Gidwitz ravenseyereflection There were free elections in Bulgaria, where the opposition has just won. In a democracy, the government is a reflection of society because people are elected. Sometimes the type of person from the old machine, who is everything but an appealing figure, happens to win an election. But democracy applies to everyone, not just the noble and the clever. Adam Michnik reflectioncleverwinning I primarily write nonfiction. Research, reflection, and spending time with ideas are important to me. So, this is how I spend most of my time writing - in thought. Adam Morris importantreflectionwriting You never identify yourself with the shadows cast by your body, or with its reflection, or with the body you see in a dream or in your imagination. Therefore you should not identify yourself with this living body either. Adi Shankara imaginationreflectiondream A man, engaged in his simple reflections in everyday life, will comprehend neither the possibility, nor the benefits of self-sacrifice, but, when given ("qu'on lui donne", Fr.) a great cause to defend, and he will find only natural to sacrifice oneself for it. African Spir sacrificereflectionmen One of the saddest things in life, is the things one remembers. Agatha Christie things-in-lifereflectionremember Man for all his genius is but an echo of the original Voice, a reflection of the uncreated Light. Aiden Wilson Tozer echoesreflectionmen All our first movements are good, generous, heroical; reflection weakens and kills them. Aime Martin movementreflectionfirsts One of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO. She moved seamlessly through an array of spirited and soul-stirring characters, each one holding a mirror up to me and allowing me in many ways to see a reflection of myself on screen. Aisha Hinds reflectioncharactermemories Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them. See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding. Ajahn Chah understandingmirrorsreflection Darkness is where we begin and where we end. We don't usually see light traveling in darkness of space because we only can see its reflection on substance. Ala Bashir spacelightreflection Art is not ideology. It is completely impossible to explain art on the basis of the homological relation that it is supposed to maintain with the real of history. The aesthetic process decentres the specular relation with which ideology perpetuates its closed infinity. The aesthetic effect is certainly imaginary; but this imaginary is not the reflection of the real, since it is the real of this reflection. Alain Badiou realreflectionart1234567891011»
