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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.

When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.

Quotes by Roger Babson

When I look back at the tapes, your first everything, your first All-Star Game, your first playoff experience, it just seems like it went by really fast.

Quotes by Roger Clemens

When I walk around, I look at people and observe people.

Quotes by Rodrigo Santoro

I look for something unique, and I look for people who haven't reached their potential. I think I'm pretty good at developing talent.

Quotes by Roger Ailes

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

Quotes by Roger B. Chaffee

I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.

Quotes by Rodney Dangerfield

When the federal government gets around to cleaning up their lists, I am sure we'll take another look at the Lowey amendment. But until then, this effort will continue to have bipartisan opposition.

Quotes by Rodney Frelinghuysen

Diminishing violence is a goal everyone can support, and I look forward to participating in the debate when specific proposals come before the House.

Quotes by Rodney Frelinghuysen

I now sit at the table in a variety of ways with the House leadership... as we go through taking a look at threat assessments and hot spots around the world. It's a national position, but certainly I don't forget...

Quotes by Rodney Frelinghuysen

Anyway, so what he did was, he spread sheets for 100 yards and underneath them he'd put things so there were bumps and different levels and on top he'd put little bushes and if you didn't look to close, it...

Quotes by Rod Steiger

I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me.

Quotes by Rod Taylor

If you are a writer you're at home, which means you're out of touch. You have to make excuses to get out there and look at how the world is changing.

Quotes by Roddy Doyle

Some of the people who look the most normal are probably the maddest people trying to look normal.

Quotes by Roddy Doyle

Some people look at big things, and other people look at very small things, but in a sense, we're all trying to understand the world around us.

Quotes by Roderick MacKinnon

I don't want to look exactly the same in everything I do. And if I'm not identifiable, then that can be a blessing or a curse. But I'm fine with it. Because at the end of the day, I'm still...

Quotes by Rochelle Aytes

I look like Scooby-Doo in a beard.

Quotes by Rocky Wirtz

I'd rather write a check than make myself look ridiculous.

Quotes by Rocky Wirtz

Yes, I hit with heavy top-spin, but when you look at the little rackets I played with, the Maxply Dunlop, you had to hit the very centre all the time. I had my share of miss-hits.

Quotes by Rod Laver

I'll tell you this: you can look at all the masculine toughies you want - the Ben Roethlisbergers, the Russell Crowes, the David Petraeuses - but if you want to look at what a man should be - persevering, honest,...

Quotes by Rod Lurie

Nobody forced me to look any way. I just exaggerated what was already there.

Quotes by Robin Zander

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.