Quotes by Reflection No one seriously doubts Socrates' maxim: The unexamined life isn't worth living. Self-assessment and attempts at self-improvement are essential aspects of "the good life." Yes, we should engage in ruthless self-reflection and harsh scrutiny, but we should simultaneously acknowledge that such introspection will, at best, only result in a partial view of our minds at work. Complete objectivity is not an option. Robert A. Burton good-lifehumilityreflection Winckelmann wished to live with a work of art as a friend. The saying is true of pen and pencil. Fresh lustre shoots from Lycidas in a twentieth perusal. The portraits of Clarendon are mellowed by every year of reflection. Robert Aris Willmott reflectionyearsart The advice of a scholar, whose piles of learning were set on fire by imagination, is never to be forgotten. Proportion an hour's reflection to an hour's reading, and so dispirit the book into the student. Robert Aris Willmott readingreflectionbook My mom beat me up," I informed my reflection. It looked back sympathetically. Richelle Mead my-mommomreflection how sad and bad and mad it was - but then, how it was sweet Robert Browning madreflectionsweet An idea is only an idea if it causes unease, debate and reflection. By that standard, Thomas Homer-Dixon's concept of an 'ingenuity gap' is truly a new idea. I can think of no other new concept that so fully condenses all of the challenges we face as a human civilization than the 'ingenuity gap'. Homer-Dixon has found a way to unite all of our concerns about economics, war, population growth, complexity, etc. under a single heading. He is one of an elite group of academics who can write for a mass audience. Robert D. Kaplan reflectionwritingwar Mother Dolores Hart's prose is a reflection of the inner beauty she has always possessed. A fascinating read... and read again! Robert Evans inner-beautyreflectionmother In the last analysis, love is only the reflection of a man's own worthiness from other men. Ralph Waldo Emerson reflectionlovefriendship I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I teach in order to learn. Robert Frost reflectionorderbook Roman Catholics utter their Papal edicts, Protestants quote their Bible, Fundamentalists declare their orthodox theological dogmas, and we are all expected to renounce private reflection and peacefully acquiesce to these pronouncements. And the result is that the dignity of the person is violated by such oppressive, intelligence-smothering forms of communication. Robert H. Schuller catholiccommunicationreflection Self-reflection entails asking yourself questions about your values, assessing your strengths and failures, thinking about your perceptions and interactions with others, and imagining where you want to take your life in the future. Robert L. Rosen thinking-about-youhumilityreflection As a disabled man, let my life be a reflection of the endless amount of ability that exists in each and everyone of us. Robert M. Hensel disabilityreflectionmen Peace of mind produces right values, right values produce right thoughts. Right thoughts produce right actions and right actions produce work which will be a material reflection for others to see of the serenity at the center of it all. Robert M. Pirsig serenityreflectionmind When you look directly at an insane man all you see is a reflection of your own knowledge that he's insane, which is not to see him at all. Robert M. Pirsig reflectiondepressionmen Mental reflection is so much more interesting than TV it's a shame more people don't switch over to it. Robert M. Pirsig reflectionpeopleinteresting The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?...We are trying to communicate a fulfilled ideal...I am a reflection of what I sing. Sometimes I have to get serious because the things I've been through are serious...The way I see it, rock n' roll is folk music. Robert Plant rocksessencereflection I am a reflection of what I sing. Sometimes I have to get serious because the things Ive been through are serious. Robert Plant seriousreflectionsometimes It's amazing, it's pumping, it's furious, it's anxious, it's happy and it's far more real than anything you'll ever experience in a Western city. Morocco is a living, pulsating entity which is rapidly changing all the time but there are parts of Marrakesh that carry on as they have done for a thousands years. The music is a reflection of that, of all times and all religions and of all the natural expectations and conditions of the people who live there. Robert Plant realreflectionyears Can that which has cost the artist days, weeks, months and even years of reflection be understood in a flash by a dilettante? Robert Schumann artistreflectionyears A reflection of my feelings about the space program is found in a quotation from Charles A. Lindbergh's "Autobiography of Values." It reads, "Whether outwardly or inwardly, whether in space or time, the farther we penetrate the unknown, the vaster and more marvelous it becomes." Robert Wise spacereflectionfeelings«5859606162636465666768»
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