perception Quotes

We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.

Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.

You're only as good as your last haircut.

You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.

Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.