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Look Quotes

On perspective, hindsight and how we choose to see things.

The quotes here range from looking back on a career with no regrets to noticing how children in very different places can end up facing strikingly similar struggles. For more on outlook, see our Life quotes.

One tends to look back at the mistakes as the same thing - relinquishing control of something at some point in your career.

Quotes by Nick Mason

You look at any roster and you say, 'Geez, he's pretty good. He's pretty good. He's talented. He comes off the bench?' All of a sudden, it's, 'Geez, that's a pretty good roster they got right there.'

Quotes by Nick Nurse

We have to look forward and keep filming new films and not get stuck in the past.

Quotes by Nick Park

I look more like Jesse Lee Sofer than my real brother.

Quotes by Nick Gehlfuss

It takes big business a couple of decades to work out how best to exploit a cultural form; once that has happened, 'that high-low fork in the road' is unavoidable, and the middle way begins to look impossibly daunting.

Quotes by Nick Hornby

You look at all the great players that they've had and the potential of playing in Yankee Stadium.

Quotes by Nick Johnson

No matter what kind of day I've had at school, I always look forward to golf.

Quotes by Nick Johnson

I tell my 5-year-old, 'Once you commit to something, stick it out.' I would never want him to look at Dad and think Dad was a quitter.

Quotes by Nick Lachey

Every day, I wake the kids up. Morning time is kind of 'daddy time,' and that's something I look forward to every day.

Quotes by Nick Lachey

It's kind of cliche, but communication is the biggest thing in a relationship. You have to talk; you have to express yourselves. You don't want to look back and resent not being heard.

Quotes by Nick Lachey

It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond their terms in office.

Quotes by Nick Clooney

It's no wonder that new ventures such as The Daily look first to Gawker Media when staffing up. We should not wait for a poaching expedition to pay someone what they deserve. I apologize if that has been the case...

Quotes by Nick Denton

It's kind of weird, because I look at myself as just a normal person. My friends get rejected all the time, so why shouldn't I? I don't think I'm anything special.

Quotes by Nick Carter

I try to make myself look as normal as possible because I like people to relate to me.

Quotes by Nick Carter

There are moments in one's life where you look back and you say, 'Well, I wish I had done this differently.'

Quotes by Nicholas Meyer

I am worried about the Tory party because give or take the odd spasm we have always been seen as pragmatic, sensible, good at our job, sane, reasonable and having the interests of the whole country. Now it is beginning...

Quotes by Nicholas Soames

If you look at all the serious scientists in the world, there is no big disagreement on the basics of this... it would be absolute lunacy to act as if climate change is not occurring.

Quotes by Nicholas Stern

Look, I know what it feels like to believe you're 'different' in a bad way.

Quotes by Nicholas Brendon

It's rude to not try and look up-to-date. Is rude the right word? Yes! It's rude - rude to other people.

Quotes by Nicholas Haslam

Vanity is not having facelifts if you're ugly. Those people who say: 'Oh, I'd never dream of having anything done!' That's rude. It's rude, to other people, to not try and look your best; to not try and stir things...

Quotes by Nicholas Haslam

Frequently Asked Questions

What different senses of "look" appear on this page?
The quotes use "look" in a few ways - looking directly at something to understand it, looking back on one's life without regret, and describing how situations can look similar across different contexts. For more general reflections in this everyday-word style, see Like quotes.
Is there a quote about having no regrets?
Yes: "I look back, and I have no regrets, truly. Everything led me to the place where I am now." For more reflections on life's path, see Life.
Does this page include any perspective on filmmaking?
Yes: "You should look straight at a film; that's the only way to see one. Film is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" makes a direct statement about how film should be watched and understood.
Is there anything here about children or education?
One quote touches on how children facing poverty attend schools not designed to meet their needs, noting that marginalized children's circumstances can look alike across different countries. For more uplifting reflections along these lines, see Good.
Is there a quote about writing or editing here?
Yes, one describes the habit of rewriting books multiple times before submitting them, and taking another look after an editor's feedback, with the reminder to keep on trying. For more first-person reflections, see Me quotes.

Pair these with our Good quotes for a more upbeat perspective, or Like quotes on personal taste and preference.