Quotes by Reflection Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose Albert Einstein reflectioninspirationallife But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people--first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. Albert Einstein destinytiesreflection It is not so important where one settles down. The best thing is to follow your instincts without too much reflection. Albert Einstein importantreflectionmemorable To sense that behind anything that can be experienced there is a something that our mind cannot grasp and whose beauty and sublimity reaches us only indirectly and as a feeble reflection, this is religiousness. In this sense I am religious. Albert Einstein religiousreflectionmind I have become an obstinate heretic in the eyes of my colleagues. Momentary success carries more power of conviction than reflections upon principles. Albert Einstein eyeprinciplesreflection The stories that unfold in the space of a writer's study, the objects chosen to watch over a desk, the books selected to sit on the shelves, all weave a web of echoes and reflections of meanings and affections, that lend a visitor the illusion that something of the owner of this space lives on between these walls, even if the owner is no more. Alberto Manguel wallreflectionbook If every library is in some sense a reflection of its readers, it is also an image of that which we are not, and cannot be. Alberto Manguel libraryreaderreflection In the hall of mirrors, you are everywhere. Which is the real you? Find your original Self, the one who perceives all the reflections and is amused by them. Then you will recognize your path and walk it. Alberto Villoldo mirrorsrealreflection Modern man's besetting temptation is to sacrifice his direct perceptions and spontaneous feelings to his reasoned reflections; to prefer in all circumstances the verdict of his intellect to that of his immediate intuitions. Aldous Huxley sacrificereflectionmen Whether you are Minor White or Robert Frank, almost every photograph starts with an act of pure description - a window. But every now and then you catch a glimpse of the photographer's reflection. The mirror is just another function of the window. Alec Soth mirrorsphotographyreflection The cosmos is evolving toward greater self-reflection, allowing us to open the eye of Spirit and see our source. Alex Grey eyereflectionself You spend your time thinking about that and you get lost in reflection. Alex Turner reflectionlostthinking What message, years of conflagration, have you: madness or hope? On thin cheeks strained by war and liberation bloody reflections still remain. Alexander Blok reflectionwaryears It is a sad reflection . . . that a sense of responsibility which comes with power is the rarest of things. Alexander Crummell sense-of-responsibilityresponsibilityreflection If people are concerned about my house and where I live again it's much more of a reflection on them than it is on me. Alexander Downer reflectionhousepeople It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country to decide, by their conduct and example, the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not, of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend, for their political constitutions, on accident and force. Alexander Hamilton reflectionmencountry When occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons whom they have appointed to be the guardians of those interests, to withstand the temporary delusion, in order to give them time and opportunity for more cool and sedate reflection. Alexander Hamilton reflectionopportunityorder Remembrance and reflection how allied. What thin partitions divides sense from thought. Alexander Pope remembrancereflectionmemories In vain sedate reflections we would make Alexander Pope halfreflectionknowledge One of my central approaches to writing speculative fiction is to take an absurd situation, which we presently feel is normal, and then push it to an even further absurdity. It's only in this light that we can see the reflection of the disturbing state of our present-day affairs. Alexander Weinstein lightreflectionwriting«1234567891011»
