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Observe Quotes

Sometimes just watching tells you everything.

These observe quotes remind us that what we notice depends on how we look; one famously argues we never observe nature itself, only nature shaped by our own questions, echoing ideas in our How quotes.

You can observe a lot by just watching.

Quotes by Yogi Berra

Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?

Quotes by William Dean Howells

It may be proper to observe, that I had now passed the utmost frontier of the white settlements on that border.

Quotes by William Bartram

Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.

Quotes by Whitney Houston

Cannot Quotes

What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.

Quotes by Werner Heisenberg

Anything I do, from movies to politics, I ensure that I observe, learn and give it my all.

Quotes by Vijayashanti

I don't say too much. Quavo and Offset - I don't talk as much as they talk. I observe the scene.

Quotes by Takeoff

Whenever a total eclipse of the sun was visible in an accessible region parties were sent out to observe it.

Quotes by Simon Newcomb

OkCupid has users from 18 to 80 on the site. And we get to observe all of their actions. We get to watch how they use the site, how they interact with other people.

Quotes by Sam Yagan

Different Quotes

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

Quotes by Rodrigo Santoro

It is a cliche these days to observe that the United States now possesses a global empire - different from Britain's and Rome's but an empire nonetheless.

Quotes by Robert D. Kaplan

Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them.

Quotes by Plutarch

We observe closely related species in sympatry and infer how they evolved from a common ancestor.

Quotes by Peter R. Grant

I'm so into playing different characters, even when I was on Nickelodeon. I just observe.

Quotes by Nick Cannon

How Quotes

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

Quotes by Marilyn vos Savant

Traveling in India gives you a chance to observe a renaissance.

Quotes by Marie Brenner

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

Quotes by Louis van Gaal

The line of demarcation between history and legend is too thin to observe while writing; the two overlap each other unconsciously and unknowingly.

Quotes by Lobsang Tenzin

Coming up in the streets, I had to learn how to read people early on. I'm a very analytical person. I observe a lot of the things that people don't notice.

Quotes by Kevin Gates

Just Quotes

All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it.

Quotes by Joseph Joubert

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the range of tone in these observe quotes?
It spans a philosophical reflection on perception, a simple bit of folk wisdom about watching closely, and a dry joke about Venetian blinds.
What's the more scientific quote about observation?
One line argues that what we perceive isn't nature in its raw form, but nature filtered through the specific questions we choose to ask it.
Is there a famous simple line about watching?
Yes, one well-known quote states plainly that a great deal can be learned simply through patient watching, without needing to say much at all.
What's the humorous quote about observation?
One speaker wonders aloud about the irony of a certain window covering being notably absent from the Italian city it's named after.
How does observation connect to learning here?
One quote ties careful observation directly to personal growth, describing it as part of a broader effort to learn and give full attention to any task.

Others keep it simple, insisting careful watching alone reveals plenty, or find humor in noticing odd details like the strange absence of those blinds in that Italian city; see more in our Different quotes.