Quotes about Perspective and the Power of a Different Perspective

A flower is a weed seen through joyful eyes.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
- Marcus Aurelius

It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves.
- Carl Jung

We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.
- Anaïs Nin

People only see what they are prepared to see.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Most people's historical perspective begins with the day of their birth.
- Rush Limbaugh

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
- Anonymous

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
- Abraham Maslow

Do you prefer that you be right or happy?
- A Course In Miracles

Bad is called good when worse happens.
- Norwegian Proverb

We can train ourselves to view life from more joyful perspectives.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Try a new perspective on diversity. Across the country and around the world, we are all one.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Life is all in the perspective you take on it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The beauty does not live out there; the beauty's in my eyes.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We see Life through the fun-house mirrors of our point-of-view.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Everyone believes that their beliefs are the right ones -
that is why they are called beliefs.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Be a passionate Observer of Life. See the events, feel the emotions, and recognize the difference.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Recognizing my blindness is the first step toward regaining my sight.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

When you keep getting the wrong answers, try asking better questions.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The world just IS, and we all have our stories about it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Having a personal opinion is great. Believing that one’s personal opinion is absolute truth leads to most of the world’s troubles.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We never see what we are not ready to see.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We would never have a word for Joy if there were no suffering.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Take wing and soar to gain the broad view.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie