perception Quotes

It is far more difficult to murder a phantom than a reality.

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

The universe is transformation: life is opinion.

There is no memory or retentive faculty based on lasting impression. What we designate as memory is but increased responsiveness to repeated stimuli.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?

Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?

One does a whole painting for one peach and people think just the opposite - that particular peach is but a detail.