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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.

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

Louisa May Alcott

It's the gap in the teeth. My friends say I look like Shrek - some of my friends - and you can't choose your friends, so what can I say?

Quotes by Louis Oosthuizen

You could look at people in India and say we are manufacturing the cabin that is going to be a part of the U.S. President's helicopter. That's a pretty big deal, right? There are 11 other heads of state who...

Quotes by Louis R. Chenevert

To look at the players, to communicate with the players, to observe and to analyze - that's my job.

Quotes by Louis van Gaal

When I'm offered a role, I look at what I think I can do with it. I look to see if I can project myself into it.

Quotes by Louis Gossett, Jr.

Working on the ABC movie 'Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige,'' which we filmed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was a special pleasure, particularly because I'd played baseball in high school.

Quotes by Louis Gossett, Jr.

When we look at each other, we're the same family. You don't have to see black or Latino - we're one family. That's America.

Quotes by Louis Gossett, Jr.

You say to a brick, 'What do you want, brick?' And brick says to you, 'I like an arch.' And you say to brick, 'Look, I want one, too, but arches are expensive and I can use a concrete lintel.'...

Quotes by Louis Kahn

I don't believe in dressing up reality. I don't believe in using makeup to make things look smoother.

Quotes by Lou Reed

I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future.

Quotes by Lou Reed

I was with a famous comedian when a young fan walked up and asked for an autograph. The comedian blew him off. I'll never forget the look on the young boy's face. He was devastated.

Quotes by Louie Anderson

There is no excuse for anyone not to train three times a week. People want to look fat. Anyone can change their mind if they want to. It's all about motivation.

Quotes by Lou Ferrigno

I am starting to look like and perform like the Lou that I used to be.

Quotes by Lou Gramm

Everywhere you look these days you see Carolina athletes.

Quotes by Lorrie Fair

I like the Twiggy look.

Quotes by Lotte Verbeek

I notice a difference in my body, in my energy, and physically in how I look. When I do have the white bread, the white flour, I just feel puffier and doughier. So I do try to be mindful of...

Quotes by Lori Loughlin

I don't think a lot of players reach a Champions League final. If you look at how many goalkeepers in the league reach a Champions League final, I don't know.

Quotes by Loris Karius

Studio 54 made Halloween in Hollywood look like a PTA meeting.

Quotes by Lorna Luft

When I look back at The Judy Garland Show, I have such mixed feelings. It broke my mother's heart when they canceled it.

Quotes by Lorna Luft

I thought I was going to be a lot more freaked out by being naked onstage. I think on film I would have been more freaked out, because film is less forgiving. But onstage it's lit so beautifully. It would...

Quotes by Lorraine Bracco

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.