I Quotes
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“I see now that the path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also a way of being—one of many ways—and knowing the paths I have followed and the ones left to take will help me understand what I am becoming.”
Source: Flowers for Algernon
“I see now that there is a great deal in what Aunt Almeria says. She considers that there are terrible pitfalls in Society."
Sir Richard shook his head sadly. "Alas, too true!"
"And vice," said Pen awfully. "Profligacy, and extravagance, you know."
"I know."
She picked up her knife and fork again. "It must be very exciting," she said enviously.”
Source: The Corinthian
“I see now that this has been a story of the West, after all--Tom and Gatsby, Daisy and Jordan and I, were all Westerners, and perhaps we possessed some deficiency in common which made us subtly unadaptable to Eastern life.”
“I see now that true love isn’t fickle; it's what we put into it. If we work hard at loving someone, then no one can corrupt the love we have.”
“I see now the virtue in madness, for this country knows no law nor any boundary. I pity the poor shades confined to the Euclidean prison that is sanity”
Source: Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth
“I see nuclear weapons as the ultimate evil, not just evil, but the ultimate evil with the potential to make life unlivable on this planet.”
“I see old age not as something to hide from or dread (though there is much to oppose in the usual treatment of the old) but rather as something to embrace as the natural and inevitable end.”
“I see on a immense scale, and as clearly as in a demonstration in a laboratory, that good comes out of evil; that the impartiality of the Nature Providence is best; that we are made strong by what we overcome; that man is man because he is as free to do evil as to do good; that life is as free to develop hostile forms as to develop friendly; that power waits upon him who earns it; that disease, wars, the unloosened, devastating elemental forces have each and all played their part in developing and hardening man and giving him the heroic fiber.”
Source: Accepting the universe
“I see one single suitable role for my life's work: for it to be a gift to others.”
“I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.”
“I see only a little, lady, but I know that your fortune is as twined with his as the ivy to the oak.”
Source: The Lady Julia Grey Bundle: Silent in the Grave\Silent in the Sanctuary\Silent on the Moor
“I see only adaptations - not revolutions.”
“I see only defects because I'm not following the scene as it were. I'm not following the other person. It's like the best thing to clarify this is the theater.”
“I see only forms that are lit up and forms that are not. There is only light and shadow.”
“I see only my objective - the obstacles must give way.”
“I see only one hope for our country, and that is when white men and black men, desiring neither power nor money, but desiring only the good for their country, come together to work for it.
I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find we are turned to hating.”
Source: Cry, the Beloved Country
“I see only the ideal. But no ideals have ever been fully successful on this earth.”
“I see only what you see, but I notice what I see.”
“I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He Himself can be held responsible; in my opinion, only His nonexistence could excuse Him.”
“I see other black women imitate my style, which is no style at all, but just letting our hair be itself. They call it the Afro Look.”
“I see others paradoxically getting killed for the ideas or illusions that give them a reason for living (what is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying). I therefore conclude that the meaning of life is the most urgent of questions.”
Source: The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“I see painting as an evocative magic, and there must always be a random factor in magic, one which must be constantly changed and renewed.”
“I see paintings everywhere. I look at stuff and it looks like painting to me.”
“I see parallels between Karachi and the cities that I was familiar with: a very different place, but in terms of its human stories not really very different at all. That was what excited me about the place - that it was so complex, as difficult to me as an outsider and yet so human in a way that was ultimately very familiar.”
“I see parents who bring their kids down because their parents did that to them, instead of reinforcing their gifts, and instilling a sense of what they came to this earth to do.”
“I see parents who want their kid to be better than the kid wants to be. I tell parents to encourage kids to find their passion. You can give them the opportunity to do many things.”
“I see parody as another form of comedy.”
“I see parody as another form of comedy. If you are making a comedy, there are a lot of different ways to do it. I'm not necessarily always aware of my quote-unquote persona when doing things like that. It's more, "What does the character need at the time?" I'm certainly drawn to certain types of material, there's no doubt about that.”
“I see passion, not status.”
“I see people - they won't be negative toward other people, but inside they're negative toward themselves, and I think that holds us back.”
“I see people allowing their lives to diminish, to become shallow, so they can't enjoy the deep wells of experience. Maybe it's always been this way, when the heart tends to shut down. If only the heart shut down and there were no repercussions, it would be O.K., but when the heart shuts down, the whole system goes into a kind of despair that is intolerable.”
“I see people as the nucleus of a great idea that hasn't come to be yet.”
“I see people as they really are from a pure point of view.”
“I see people detained for simple INS violations.”
“I see people driving cars, winding down the streets. I don't know where these people think they're going. They're going to the funeral home; that's about it.”
“I see people getting so caught up in celebrating diversity that they are neglecting their commonality. I don't see this as a good thing. The Chinese culture has survived for more than five thousand years in part because the Chinese have embraced the same language and culture. I hope I am wrong about this, and that the flame is still on beneath the great American melting pot. Americans need each other, and a house divided, no matter the color of its occupants, is still divided. And divided we all fall.”
“I see people giving me looks because I'm so opinionated. That hurts my feelings, but at the end of the day I have to live with me and respect myself. And I've done enough things in my life where I was confused and didn't respect myself that I will not do it any more.”
“I see people growing more and more isolated in their lives. It's not like it's a new thing, but it's more preoccupying now as you can do so many things without leaving your home. You can work, shop, do everything from home, and I find this unsettling.”
“I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk.”
“I see people putting text messages on the phone or computer and I think, 'Why don't you just call?'”
“I see people teaching how to make an impact, but i don't want to make dents, i want to walk lightly on the earth, grateful for universal grace.”
“I see people that live by the fake it until you make it mind frame as a half-baked pizza, Hot and Toasty on the outside and Frozen solid in the middle”
“I see people who die a few minutes after a doctor tells them there is no hope of a cure. They give up and go. Others get angry and find joy in proving the doctor wrong. Something within them is challenged and hopeful. Hope is the divine motivator.”
Source: 365 Prescriptions for the Soul: Daily Messages of Inspiration, Hope, and Love
“I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality.”
“I see people whose spirits are not broken, who continue to work for justice. That makes me feel alive, when I witness their work, and then I witness some of their dreams come to fruition.”
“I see people with Asperger's syndrome as a bright thread in the rich tapestry of life.”
Source: The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
“I see people's need to dream, people's need to escape - you see it! That's why people come to comedy shows, that's why they come to your movies ... We're so needed in this world. Not as much as medicine , but to dream for a while.”
“I see people, as they approach me, trying to make up their minds whether they'll 'say something about it' or not. I hate if they do, and if they don't.”
Source: A Grief Observed
“I see philosophy as a fairly abstract activity, as concerned mainly with the analysis of criticism and concepts, and of course most usefully of scientific concepts.”
“I see pictures all the time. I could stay for hours and watch a raindrop.”