perception Quotes

There's no way to remove the observer - us - from our perceptions of the world.

There is no unique picture of reality.

Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.

Considering their impact, you might expect mosquitoes to get more attention than they do. Sharks kill fewer than a dozen people every year, and in the U.S. they get a week dedicated to them on TV every year.

Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not.

Microsoft Research has a thing called the Sense Cam that, as you walk around, it's taking photos all the time. And the software will filter and find the ones that are interesting without having to think, 'Let's get out the camera and get that shot.' You just have that, and software helps you pick what you want.

The outside perception and inside perception of Microsoft are so different. The view of Microsoft inside Microsoft is always kind of an underdog thing.

Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it's true.

The world is not flat, and PCs are not, in the hierarchy of human needs, in the first five rungs.

Everyone knows that when you look at a television ad, you do not expect to get information. You expect to see delusion and imagery.