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“We have entered, almost without noticing, an age of exploration and discovery unparalleled since the Renaissance.”

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Book:Broca's brain: reflections on the romance of science

Source: Broca's brain: reflections on the romance of science

“The quickest way to stop noticing something may be to buy it, just as the quickest way to stop appreciating a person may be to marry them.”

Way May Persons Appreciate Consumerism Noticing

Author:Allison Pearson

“Happiness does not come quickly. It is not conferred by any single event, however exciting or comforting or satisfying the event may be. It cannot be purchased, whatever the allure of the next, the newest, the brightest, the best. Happiness, like Carl Sandburg's fog, "comes on little cat feet," often silently, often without our knowing it, too often without our noticing.”

May Littles Doe Happiness Next Knowing Feet Events Cat Exciting Satisfying Fog Comforting Noticing Allure Cat Feet

Author:Joan D. Chittister

“Ironically, often the thing that keeps me from experiencing joy is my preoccupation with self. The very selfishness that keeps me from pouring myself out for the joy of others also keeps me from noticing and delighting in the myriad small gifts God offers each day. This is why Walker Percy describes boredom as "the self stuffed with the self."”

Self Joy Offers Selfishness Boredom Each Day Noticing Pouring Preoccupation Walkers Small Gifts

Book:The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People

Source: The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People

“We tend to run our whole life trying to avoid all that hurts or displeases us, noticing the objects, people, or situations that we think will give us pain or pleasure, avoiding one and pursuing the other.”

People Thinking Giving Trying Whole Running Pain Hurt Pleasure Situation Objects Whole Life Avoiding Noticing

Author:Joko Beck

“Those three chords were part of my life - G, F, Bb - yeh, it is, it is, and I can't help noticing it. But there have been other things nearly as close to it which people haven't noticed, other things we have done.”

People Has Beens I Can Done Helping Three Havens Chords Noticing

Author:Ray Davies

“It's hard to notice things without people noticing me and that takes some getting used to.”

People Hard Used Noticing Noticing Things

Author:Edie Falco

“One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way.”

Way Mind States Eye Lines Strange Normal Psychological State Of Mind Observing Noticing Firing Hypnotic Noticing Things

Book:Four Weeks In The Trenches; The War Story Of A Violinist [Illustrated Edition]

Source: Four Weeks In The Trenches; The War Story Of A Violinist [Illustrated Edition]