“Doors have knobs. They can be opened. Writing fiction is one way. Reading, watching, and listening are others.”— Tavi Gevinson, rookiemag.com
“The essential in man can actually be concealed, distorted, and destroyed if he is provided with no more than the 'necessaries of life.'”— Wilhelm Emrich, amazon.com
“A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.”— Marshall McLuhan, amazon.com
“My point of view is I’m designing for the person who buys the clothes, and I’m filling their world, and I’m not making a dress, I’m making a dress for them.”— Ralph Lauren, global.ralphlauren.com
“When people say I’m opinionated it sounds like I’m a pain in the ass but really, I just have a point of view.”— Jean Touitou, vestoj.com
“When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.”— Stephen Covey, forbes.com
“When someone tells you, ‘I love you,’ and then you feel, ‘Oh, I must be worthy after all,’ that’s an illusion. That’s not true. Or someone says, ‘I hate you,’ and you think, ‘Oh, God, I knew it; I’m not very worthy,’ that’s not true either. Neither one of these thoughts hold any intrinsic reality. T…”— Adyashanti, amazon.com
“Life is like a prism. What you see depends on how you turn the glass.”— Jonathan Kellerman, amazon.com
“Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.”— African Proverb, amazon.com
“And everyone knows that what we say isn't always communicated properly. Like any form of art, it takes practice. But the more you practice seeing it from other people's points of view, the better you'll get at communication. And this doesn't just stop at verbal communication. With our paintings and…”— Bobby Chiu, youtube.com
“Practice thinking about things from other points of view. If there are multiple people you're communicating with, like a boss and a client and a friend, you have to make sure that the message you intend on sending to all of them is the actual message that they're receiving. A lot of times we have to…”— Bobby Chiu, youtube.com
“The exact Rainbow any of us sees in the sky is entirely our own -- a personal, yet communal gift from the laws of optics.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“Completely desist from defending your point of view. When you have no point to defend, you do not allow the birth of an argument.”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com
“Innis sacrificed point of view and prestige to his sense of the urgent need for insight. A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding. As Innis got more insight he abandoned any mere point of view in his presentation of knowledge. When he interrelates the…”— Marshall McLuhan, amazon.com