“I think that there is an ongoing conspiracy in the philosophical community, an organized form of self-deception, as in a cult, to simply all together pretend that we knew what "first-person perspective" (or "quale" or "consciousness") means, so that we can keep our traditional debates running on forever.” ThinkingFirstsMeanPersonsSelfRunningTogetherFormCommunityConsciousnessForeverPerspectivePhilosophicalDebateTraditionalDeceptionOrganizedConspiracyCultOngoingSelf DeceptionFirst Person Author:Thomas Metzinger
“I think the tone of mockery Heller finds is a part of Mann's irony, but only a part - a brilliant further touch consists in juxtaposing perspectives so that we're led to wonder whether the mockery itself is the last word.” ThinkingLastsWonderPerspectiveBrilliantIronyToneLast WordsMockery Author:Philip Kitcher
“Mann was less interested, I think, in constructing any kind of "portrait of an age" than he was in delineating an individual consciousness in which profound struggles about identity and direction arise - struggles that Mann himself had not only reflected on but felt keenly. Visconti takes up this central focus of the novella, but he couples it with a more social perspective.” ThinkingKindAgeIndividualSocialFeltConsciousnessStruggleFocusIdentityPerspectiveCoupleProfoundArisePortraits Author:Philip Kitcher
“There has certainly been a great deal of work addressing the relationship between naturalism and the first-person perspective. Quite a number of philosophers have suggested that there are features of the first-person perspective that naturalism just cannot accommodate, whether it be qualitative character, or consciousness, or simply the ability we have to think of ourselves in a distinctively first-person manner.” ThinkingFirstsPersonsCharacterAbilityDealsNumbersConsciousnessPerspectivePhilosopherFeaturesFirst PersonAccommodateNaturalismQualitative Author:Hilary Kornblith
“I think outsiders sometimes produce the best fictional perspectives on reality because they're set apart from it, so they have a unique view from the border.” ThinkingSometimesRealityViewsProducePerspectiveUniqueBordersOutsiders Author:Christopher Rice
“I think that the next album is specifically for sure from Cry Baby's perspective, but it's not necessarily about her family-life or her love-life, or anything like that, it's more about this place in this town. The place has different characters in there, so in every song there's gonna be different characters that appear.” ThinkingDifferentCharacterSongNextCryPerspectiveBabyTownsAlbumsLove LifeFamily LifeDifferent CharactersCry Baby Author:Melanie Martinez
“You hear about bombings in other countries, or numbers like "10,000 people died" - you hear that number and you think, "Well, I saw that yesterday in a film, and that didn't look so bad." Younger viewers, in particular, lose perspective on reality.” PeopleThinkingWellsLooksCountryRealityFilmLosesNumbersSawsParticularPerspectiveDiedYesterdayOther CountriesViewersBombing Author:Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
“However, within the limits of the human, it is important to recognise our common humanity. I think that a perspective based on common human needs has the most chance of being accepted and this does not depend on any particular metaphysical outlook.” ThinkingNeedsHumansDoeImportantHumanityChanceCommonParticularPerspectiveDependsLimitsAcceptedMetaphysicalOutlookRecogniseHuman NeedsCommon HumanityBeing Accepted Author:Alison Assiter
“I think from a major-label perspective, if you were on the flip side of things and that's the world you were used to working in, your interpretation could be, "Oh, they're having trouble writing songs," when really it's like, "No, I'm not ready to write songs, I don't want to write a song right now, if I did write a song, it would be forced."” IfsThinkingWorldWantWritingWould BeUsedSongSidesTroubleReadyPerspectiveRight NowMajorsLabelsInterpretationFlipWriting SongsNot Ready Author:Beth Ditto
“I'm writing this memoir from the perspective of somebody who's prosperous and has means. Having said that, one of the things that I think I discovered about those additional years is that I don't think they really are added to the end of life.” ThinkingWritingYearsMeanSaidEndsPerspectiveMemoirProsperousEnd Of Life Author:Anna Quindlen
“Israelis are wrong in not looking for a change in the relationship with the United States that would put it more in perspective - that we are the great power, they are the minor power. I don't think there are a great many American parents who will want to sacrifice their soldiers and children so Israel can maintain the West Bank. When that becomes clear, I think Israel's days are numbered as an ally that is never questioned or criticized.” ThinkingWantChildrenStatesParentUnitedUnited StatesClearSacrificePerspectiveWestSoldierIsraelGreat MenAlliesMinorsGreat Power Author:Michael Scheuer
“I definitely have a different perspective on music in general. But once I actually have a guitar in my hands, I think I disappear into the same black hole that I was disappearing into when I was 15.” ThinkingDifferentHandsBlackPerspectiveGuitarDisappearHolesDifferent PerspectiveBlack Hole Author:Bill Orcutt
“I'm doing a little freelance work, and I think everybody's trying to take their minds off rock and roll for a little while and get some perspective.” ThinkingTryingMindLittlesRocksPerspectiveRock And Roll Author:Matt Berninger
“I think it almost all has to do with coming at writing from an acting perspective, because I didn't, like, study writing. I studied acting.” ThinkingWritingActingStudyPerspective Author:Quentin Tarantino
“You can be surrounded by people all the time, but you feel so alone. I think that's when you can lose perspective and lose control of what you're doing. It's almost as if you have no fear and you don't really care about what happens to yourself.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsHappensCareLosesPerspectiveNo FearHave No Fear Author:Ladyhawke
“More people telling stories leads to more interesting perspectives in this world. I often think we wouldn't get to these political impasses if we had balance in storytelling.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldStoriesPoliticalInterestingThis WorldPerspectiveBalanceStorytellingTelling StoriesImpasse Author:Reese Witherspoon
“There are energies that reside in each phone and phoneme. And we can release them. And it can be grand and vast and you can create a realm where you can dwell for a while. Where things are perfect symbols of themselves, no manipulation. And that connects to me to the Buddhist view. From that perspective we can wake up on the spot, be conscious of our world, think of others.” ThinkingWorldEnergyPerfectViewsPerspectiveConsciousWake UpPhonesSpotsReleaseSymbolsBuddhistRealmsManipulationOur World Author:Anne Waldman
“This particular one was very, very heartwarming and is the relationship of an older man and a young boy that are essentially on the run. And so yeah, as I say, Barry Crump wrote a lot of books and this one got into the hands of Taika Watiti who then writing the screenplay decided to really vamp up if that's the word, or ramp up and modernize certain phrases - getting in the humor. So he added a lot of a real comedy perspective onto it which is what I think the story needed anyway, especially for it to turn into a film. And it worked.” IfsThinkingMenWritingBookRealStoriesHandsRunningFilmYoungCertainTurnsBoysComedyParticularPerspectiveNeededDecidedYeahPhrasesScreenplaysHeartwarmingRampOlder ManVamp Author:Rhys Darby
“What helped me a lot was that I chose an American lead protagonist, because that liberated a lot from my own knowledge. If I had approached it from the perspective of an Indian main character, I think I would have assumed a lot of knowledge and I would have resented the presence of the author.” IfsThinkingCharacterMy OwnPerspectiveIndianLiberatedProtagonistsMain Characters Author:Karan Bajaj
“A lot of the book [The Yoga of Max's Discontent] is about karma and rebirth. Things like that are very attuned to my life as an Indian, but when I approach it from a perspective of a Westerner, then I have a skeptical, yet kind of novice view on it. I think that choice really liberated the story to be its own story. A lot of the conclusions that Max reaches on his own are not mine at all. So, I think that allowed the story to take on its own momentum, to have its own propulsive force.” ThinkingKindBookStoriesChoicesForceViewsMinesPerspectiveApproachYogaKarmaConclusionIndianRebirthSkepticalMomentumDiscontentMaxLiberatedWesternersNovices Author:Karan Bajaj
“Collaboration is necessary for making great art. Everybody has a perspective on what they think or feel the material should ultimately look like when it hits the screen.” ThinkingFeelsShouldLooksArtMaterialsPerspectiveScreensCollaborationGreat Art Author:Nia Long
“To me, what I define as defiance, in some ways, is knowing the "reality" and having the ability to possess a realist mindstate yet still working towards the fantasy and still being childish. While still having the understanding and capacity that would generally inspire pessimism: some sort of more realist perspective that I think most people classify as adult. Anything like that and anything that's sort of fun.” PeopleThinkingWayStillsRealityFunUnderstandingAbilityFantasyKnowingInspirePerspectiveAdultsCapacityPessimismDefianceRealist Author:Alex Ebert
“I think the Internet really sussed things into perspective. Because twelve years ago, I could spend my days on writing and running my band and touring and making posters and practicing with my band and working on my vocals, but I didn't spend a large pie chart of my time sifting through criticism as well, and nowadays I do, and all female artists do, because to be able to promote your work, you need to live in those spaces.” ThinkingNeedsWritingYearsWellsRunningAbleArtistSpacePerspectiveInternetBandFemaleYears AgoCriticismMy TimeTwelvePieVocalTouringPostersSiftingFemale Artists Author:Amanda Palmer
“This is something I think that blues music, or folk music, and all those particular genres that have a perspective about life deal with - where the difficulties of life are seen as something that are very natural and nothing to be embarrassed about, and something that we all go through; something that's part of our share of humanity. And it accepts those difficulties and pain as such. I think there's a wonderful forgiveness that can come over you, if you have that perspective on it.” IfsThinkingPainHumanityNaturalDealsAcceptingWonderfulShareParticularPerspectiveDifficultyFolksGenreOver YouEmbarrassedFolk MusicBlues Music Author:Joan Osborne
“I continue to believe that she has not jeopardized America's national security. Now, what I've also said is that, and she's acknowledged, that there's a carelessness in terms of managing emails that she has owned and she recognizes. But I also think it is important to keep this in perspective. This is somebody who has served her country for four years as secretary of state and did an outstanding job, and no one has suggested that in some ways, as a consequence of how she handled emails, that that detracted from her excellent ability to carry out her duties.” ThinkingWayYearsBelieveSaidImportantCountryStatesJobsAmericaTermAbilityFourSecurityDutyPerspectiveConsequenceExcellentFour YearsSecretaryNational SecurityEmailOutstandingCarelessness Author:Barack Obama
“I think parenthood is just ripe for comedy. This just happens to be told from the perspective of women.” ThinkingHappensComedyPerspectiveParenthoodRipe Author:Mila Kunis
“I think we are all overcoming tiny obstacles every second of every day even if that means just a small shift in perspective.” IfsThinkingMeanPerspectiveOvercomingObstaclesTinyEvery Second Author:Nikki Reed
“Cry Baby is about Cry Baby and the next album [which I think I have a title for but I don't wanna say anything yet because I don't know and it's too early] is a place in the weird town that I'm trying to create and its Cry Baby's perspective throughout this album. You're not learning about her, you're learning about the place that she's in and her perspective. Down the line for sure I will think of other characters in this world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldTryingCharacterNextLinesCryThis WorldPerspectiveBabyTownsAlbumsTitlesSay AnythingCry Baby Author:Melanie Martinez
“I'm coming from a place where I have seen a different way to handle it, or a slightly different way to go through what is happening, that gives me some perspective. So I think it always helps. It always helps to have someone who has traveled the world or seen a different way to do something. That helps give you perspective.” ThinkingWorldWayGivingDifferentHelpingPerspectiveHappeningsGive MeHandleDifferent WaysTraveled Author:Trevor Noah
“If you're rooted to a spot, you miss a lot of the grace. So you keep moving, and this is the way I think the world's stories should be told - from many different perspectives.” IfsThinkingWorldWayShouldDifferentStoriesMovingGraceMissingPerspectiveSpotsRootedKeep MovingDifferent Perspective Author:Chinua Achebe
“I wish everyone in this country could magically leave the country for six months and view the United States from the outside for six months, and I think you'd see a new perspective to the people of this country.” PeopleThinkingCountryStatesWishUnitedViewsUnited StatesPerspectiveMonthsSixSix MonthsNew Perspective Author:Jesse Ventura
“I think we come at it from somewhat different perspectives. You know, Donald [Trump] was very fortunate in his life, and that's all to his benefit.” ThinkingKnowsDifferentPerspectiveTrumpBenefitsFortunateDifferent Perspective Author:Hillary Clinton
“I don't think a novel's main donation, main gift, is the document. The document is there, but a novel goes beyond documentation. It goes into opening a new vista, opening a new perspective, showing familiar things in an unfamiliar way, and making the reader reconsider the documentary facts which he or she may have known before.” ThinkingWayMayFactsKnownNovelPerspectiveReaderFamiliarOpeningDocumentsDocumentariesUnfamiliarDonationVistasDocumentationNew PerspectiveFamiliar Things Author:Amos Oz
“I always felt like I had to leave Canada, which I think is a common perspective - feeling as if you have to leave because otherwise you'll be too soft, and that objective reality exists in America. And I'm starting to feel like that doesn't have to be the case.” IfsThinkingFeelsFeelingsRealityAmericaFeltCommonCasesPerspectiveStartingObjectivesCanadaObjective Reality Author:Emily Haines
“I think it's very important that LGBT narratives are spoken from LGBT perspectives. I think that what I do is important as far as creating a lane for myself to be independent.” ThinkingImportantPerspectiveCreatingIndependentNarrativeLgbtLanes Author:Cakes da killa
“Mary's [Hamill] working from an outsider perspective and I'm working from an insider-outside perspective. In this case, it will bring an added dimension to the visual aspects of the work. Also the processes and approaches that I'm thinking are about learning. I'm playing it by ear to experiment and see what happens.” ThinkingHappensProcessCasesPerspectiveApproachAspectEarsExperimentsVisualsDimensionsMaryOutsidersInsiders Author:Chath Piersath
“I have some advantages of viewing from the two lenses, the two perspectives. I think that a lot of visual artists who come back here from the United States and are Cambodian also write from their American references - looking inside the old culture, and looking at themselves as an American looking into the country where they were born.” ThinkingWritingTwoCountryStatesArtistCultureBornUnitedUnited StatesPerspectiveAdvantageVisualsLensesVisual ArtVisual ArtistOld Culture Author:Chath Piersath
“When I became vegan 5 years ago, it was truly eye opening. I think it's all about perspective, really.” ThinkingYearsEyePerspectiveYears AgoOpeningVeganEye Opening Author:Kat Von D
“That's important, I think, for people who come here to realize that we are here for only a time and we have an obligation of service and we need to keep things in perspective.” PeopleThinkingNeedsImportantRealizingPerspectiveObligation Author:Karl Rove
“I think that to the extent that we focus on problems where we can build a moral and a political consensus, then I think that we move the country forward and when we are divided and our politics is focused on dividing, then I think we're less successful, not just from the perspective of the Democratic Party or the Republican Party but from the perspective of the nation as a whole.” ThinkingCountryWholeProblemMovingPoliticalNationsPartyMoralSuccessfulFocusPerspectiveRepublicanDemocraticFocusedDividedRepublican PartyConsensusDemocratic PartyDividing Author:Barack Obama
“It's just people who grew up in that time are suddenly old enough to be creators themselves, but I think they have a little perspective. I'm 40 now, and I have children of my own. Before I forget my own childhood completely, I want to take some time to take a look at the '80s and think back.” PeopleThinkingWantLooksChildrenLittlesEnoughMy OwnForgetChildhoodPerspectiveGrewGrew UpCreator80s Author:Brian K. Vaughan
“What I like about Paper Girls in particular is that because we're approaching it more from a female perspective, we're able to consider the emotional states of these characters a little bit more, and think more of their interiority.” ThinkingLittlesStatesCharacterAbleGirlBitsEmotionalParticularPerspectivePaperLittle BitFemale Author:Cliff Chiang
“I think that in his 39 short years of life, Malcolm X came to symbolize Black urban America, its culture, its politics, its militancy, its outrage against structural racism and at the end of his life, a broad internationalist vision of emancipatory power far better than any other single individual that he shared with DuBois and Paul Robeson, a pan-Africanist internationalist perspective.” ThinkingYearsEndsAmericaCultureIndividualBlackVisionPerspectiveRacismBroadsUrbanOutrageYears Of LifeMilitancyDubois Author:Manning Marable
“I think that all the spiritual training is just to be able to allow you to experience this from a slightly different perspective - one that's a little more stabilized.” ThinkingLittlesDifferentAbleSpiritualPerspectiveTrainingDifferent Perspective Author:Leonard Cohen
“Therefore, I do not think we should go only 60 years back but should look deeper, centuries back. Maybe this will give us [Russia and Japan] an opportunity to look at the future from a more remote perspective.” ThinkingGivingShouldYearsLooksOpportunityCenturyPerspectiveDeeperRussiaJapan Author:Vladimir Putin
“We have some straight journalism, but then we have opinion and perspective. And I think a lot of people, especially young people, don't know how to tell the difference, and aren't motivated to tell the difference.” PeopleThinkingKnowsYoungDifferencesOpinionKnow HowPerspectiveJournalismMotivated Author:Susan Rice
“When I open my mouth and sing, the truth comes out. When I write, the truth comes out. I can't lie. That, I think, is one of the strongest elements of my music. When people talk about my writing as though I'm doing it from an accountant's perspective, it really pisses me off.” PeopleThinkingWritingI CanLyingPerspectiveElementsMouthsStrongestAccountantsTruth Comes Out Author:George Michael
“I think the goal is in general to broaden my fans' perspectives and their horizons. Not to be cliché. But to introduce them to things that they may not have introduced to themselves.” ThinkingMayGoalFansPerspectiveHorizonIntroducing Author:Miguel
“Words and ideas can change or influence the mind just like music can - yes, like a spell. Regarding the effect of my "spells" I think it varies; my music communicates with some, and I think it has had a positive influence on the minds of those who like it. I hope it helped them see the world from a different perspective.” ThinkingWorldMindIdeasDifferentInfluenceEffectsPerspectiveCommunicateSpellsVaryDifferent PerspectivePositive Influence Author:Varg Vikernes
“I think that you need all perspectives to reflect the needs of the country. If you only give people one perspective, inputting their views into the congressional process, you're going to have a skewed outcome.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsGivingCountryProcessViewsPerspectiveOutcomes Author:Keith Ellison