#perspective
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Greatness is a journey, not a destination.
From Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
Understanding the Gnostic perspective can enrich our view of early Christianity.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
A gene's-eye view of life emphasizes the role of the individual gene in evolution.
From The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Life is not a competition; it is a journey of self-discovery.
The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.
From The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche
Train your mind to see the good in every situation.
Eternity is a long time. But, at least it’s a long time.
Newton's work represented a monumental shift in how humanity viewed the cosmos.
We are just a tiny speck in the vastness of everything.
Happiness comes not from getting what we want, but from wanting what we have.
The hedgehog and the fox represents the different ways of thinking about knowledge.
A true believer is one who seeks to understand the world through the eyes of others.
From No god but God by Reza Aslan
Our proximity to positivity can transform our mindset and outlook on life.
Systems thinking is a way of seeing, a way of understanding the world.
If you can’t take a joke, you can’t take the truth.
Systems thinking allows us to see the bigger picture.
Children are not just miniature adults; they think differently.
From The Philosophical Baby by Alison Gopnik
We need diverse perspectives in AI to create systems that work for everyone.
From T-Minus AI by Michael Kanaan
Your unique perspective is your greatest asset.
Science is a puzzle, and each element is a piece that helps us see the bigger picture.
The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet, going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away, and think this is normal is amazing.
Gratitude transforms what we have into enough.
From Out of the Ether by Matthew Leising
Technology is a tool, not a lifestyle.
From Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
We see the world, not as it is, but as we are.
Systems thinking is a way of seeing the world that emphasizes the relationships between things.
There is no such thing as failure. There are only lessons.
From What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
The divine is often depicted through the lens of human experiences and emotions.
From God: A Biography by Jack Miles
The future belongs to those who can see the unseen.
From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall
You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage.
From Becoming by Michelle Obama
Analysts must strive to create a comprehensive picture that incorporates diverse perspectives.
Every challenge is an opportunity in disguise.
From Out of the Ether by Matthew Leising
The world is more connected than we often realize.
Wealth is what you don’t see.
From The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.
The oppressed, having been denied rights, have a different perspective on the world.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Success is not a destination, it’s a journey.
From Wolfpack by Abby Wambach
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
From Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.
From Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
To be successful, one must look beyond the immediate.
From The Dao of Capital by Mark Spitznagel
Sometimes you have to take a step back to see the bigger picture.
From More Myself by Alicia Keys
Myth is much more important and true than history.
Generalists thrive in environments that value diverse perspectives.
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.
From When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
A clock that ticks for ten thousand years is a reminder of our place in time.
Those who dabble in many areas can find unexpected insights that specialists may miss.
If you want to change your life, you must change your mind.
From Finding Ultra by Rich Roll
Cultivate a mindset of abundance rather than scarcity.
Freedom is not a matter of what happens to you, but how you interpret what happens to you.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
From The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean
People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
Each religion offers a unique lens through which to view the world.
From God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero
The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.
Every generation has believed that the world was coming to an end.
From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that matters.
Religion is not a separate compartment of life; it is a way of seeing the world.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
Our moral judgments are often like the blind men and the elephant.
From The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
The world is full of stories, and we can choose which to tell.
Things are not bad in themselves, but our opinions about things make them so.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
The fox's view is that there are many truths, and they are all interconnected.
You are not the problem; the problem is the problem.
A religion can be understood only in its own context.
From God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero
The challenge isn't to think outside the box; it's to know there is a box.
Transformational change begins with a shift in perspective.
He encouraged us to see the world as a whole.
Challenges are just opportunities in disguise.
Chemistry is often viewed through the lens of its most famous elements.
From The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
From Cosmos by Carl Sagan
The world needs your unique perspective.
Nothing in life is as important as you think it is while you are thinking about it.
Every religion offers a unique lens through which to view the divine.
From God: A Biography by Jack Miles
Specialization can limit your perspective; a broader view can lead to greater insights.
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
From The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Understanding Bitcoin requires a shift in mindset.
Age is not the end; it can be a new beginning.
The secret of happiness is to look at all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil that you have in your spoon.
Curiosity can lead us to discover new perspectives and challenge our assumptions.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
Understanding different perspectives can help make better decisions.
We are but a tiny part of a much larger whole.
It changed the way people thought about space and time.
From The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage
Life is not a competition; it is a journey.
The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.
A person is considered wise when they see the same in all.
From The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous
To be a champion, you have to see the big picture.
From Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson
People began to see the world through a new lens of immediacy.
From The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage
Tactical empathy is understanding the perspective of the other side.
From Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
The business is not the job of the owner but the job of the business.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.
From The Enchiridion by Epictetus
Freedom, like everything else, is relative.
From The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Historical perspectives are crucial for understanding contemporary economic challenges.
Understanding AI requires a multidisciplinary perspective.
From Atlas of AI by Kate Crawford
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
The writer must have a strong point of view.
From On Writing Well by William Zinsser
Success looks different for everyone.
From The Multi-Hyphen Life by Emma Gannon
What we think of as a problem is really an opportunity.
From The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly