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Perspective Quotes

The view changes depending on where you stand.

This perspective quotes collection opens with the idea that being 'locked up' is relative — some free people are more trapped than those behind bars. See Life quotes for related reflections.

Whether that's in communications or marketing or strategy, you need people to come in with a fresh perspective.

Quotes by Steve Easterbrook

At the end of the day, my focus will be to make the 'Evening News' as strong from an editorial perspective as it possibly can be.

Quotes by Steve Capus

It's stunning to me what kind of an impact even one person can have if they have the right passion, perspective and are able to align the interest of a great team.

Quotes by Steve Case

Empathy begins with understanding life from another person's perspective. Nobody has an objective experience of reality. It's all through our own individual prisms.

Quotes by Sterling K. Brown

Telling a story inherently has bias because of perspective and the way the story is told.

Quotes by Stephen McFeely

I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it. It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective.

Quotes by Stephen Hawking

There is a reasonable concern that posting raw data can be misleading for those who are not trained in its use and who do not have the broader perspective within which to place a particular piece of data that is...

Quotes by Stephen Cambone

I enjoy challenging perspective - challenging ideas of what it means to be a black man.

Quotes by Stephan James

I really appreciate Barry Jenkins as a filmmaker and the fact that he's always wanting to push the envelope and challenge perspective and make people uncomfortable in a way that doesn't seem like it's allowed anymore.

Quotes by Stephan James

Our partnership with the American Warren Buffett, from my perspective, is aimed at creating more jobs.

Quotes by Stef Wertheimer

Imagine an eye unruled by man-made laws of perspective, an eye unprejudiced by compositional logic, an eye which does not respond to the name of everything but which must know each object encountered in life through an adventure of perception.

Quotes by Stan Brakhage

So, I'm always around video games but I've always been interested in them from a visual perspective, with the graphic design and that whole thing. I don't know if that comes from my love of photography or what but that's...

Quotes by Sophia Bush

Why is it so difficult to have films seeing the world from women's perspective like 'Thelma and Louise?'

Quotes by Son Ye-jin

The Tamil film '3' is a movie that I will always be proud of, irrespective of whether it did well at the BO or not. It completely changed my career and people's perspective of me as a performer.

Quotes by Shruti Haasan

When I came here in 2008, nobody knew who I was. I didn't know who I was. I was just enjoying the moment and I won. So, now, coming back being the person I am with all the accomplishments, it...

Quotes by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

To be truly engaged at work, your brain needs periodic breaks to gain fresh perspective and energy.

Quotes by Shawn Achor

This Sonia Gandhi thing should be seen in perspective - the people of India have an emotional attachment to the family. And why not? Three of the five Congress prime ministers belong to that family. The people empathise with the...

Quotes by Sharad Pawar

Any time you have significant injury, it is about the perspective, how you attack it.

Quotes by Seth Rollins

I've said we need to look at things from the perspective of working people and taxpayers, not from the perspective of government and government officials.

Quotes by Scott McCallum

I put things in perspective and trust that everything is in its right place, be grateful that I'm healthy. Then throw on a cap and some killer red lipstick and gloss, that always seems to do the trick.

Quotes by Sasha Jackson

Frequently Asked Questions

What different perspectives do these quotes offer?
This mix covers a view that being "locked up" is a matter of perspective, since someone free can be more mentally and emotionally imprisoned than someone behind bars; a story about moving to Europe as a child and having one's perspective validated there; a reflection on how we have many words for looking but none for listening; and a view that getting older brings a valuable perspective on things that once felt urgent.
Is there a quote about being "locked up" being a matter of perspective?
Yes: "Nobody wants to get locked up, although 'locked up' is a matter of perspective. There can be people who are out who are in prison mentally and emotionally and worse off than those who are behind bars."
Is there a quote about moving to Europe as a child and having a perspective validated there?
Yes: "And then in 1956 or 1957 my family went over to Europe and I moved over with them, and immediately people in Europe thought my perspective on that issue was 100% correct."
Is there a quote about having many words for looking but none for listening?
One quote points out that there are many nouns for the act of looking - such as a glance, a glimpse, or a peep - but no equivalent noun for the act of listening.
Where can I find more quotes like these?
If you like these, check out our Look and Life quotes pages.

Other entries touch on how moving between countries can validate a viewpoint instantly, and how getting older brings useful distance from the urge to constantly achieve. Continue with Look quotes or Good quotes.