"One looks, looks long, and the world..." - Quote by Joseph Campbell
One looks, looks long, and the world comes in.
More by Joseph Campbell
More on Observation
“Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.”
“Look at light and admire its beauty. Close your eyes, and then look again: what you saw is no longer there; and what you will see later is not yet.”
“In Hawaii they say, "aloha." That's a nice one, It means both "hello" and "good-bye" Which just goes to show, if you spend enough time in the sun you don't know whether you're coming or going.”
More on Perception
“It is a difference of opinion which does not admit of proof. We each begin probably with a little bias towards our own sex, and upon that bias build every circumstance in favour of it which has occurred within our own circle.”
“To the men of this world, to the animal strength and spirits, to the men of practical power, whilst immersed in it, the man of ideas appears out of his reason. They alone gave reason.”
“We are defined by the stories we tell ourselves.”