- Nov 07, 2020
Eyes Quotes
What we notice, and what it says about us.
These quotes treat eyes as more than a body part, using them to talk about identity, humor, and the habit of noticing detail. One line of advice about staying observant as a writer sits comfortably next to Look quotes on the same theme.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Famously, Anne Boleyn was not a beauty: she was more about quirkiness and an innate sensuality, and there are a lot of references to her eyes. Which sends out a great message for women, because life is not about the aesthetic all the time.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my eyes, I just can't be beaten.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The way in which people talk about climate is just so wonky and so abstract and such a boys' club that it makes a lot of women just roll their eyes or feel that they are somehow not qualified. I certainly had to fight that feeling in myself in order to write about it.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
To my young friends out there: Life can be great, but not when you can't see it. So, open your eyes to life: to see it in the vivid colors that God gave us as a precious gift to His children, to enjoy life to the fullest, and to make it count. Say yes to your life.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If someone had told me in high school that one day I'd write an historical novel, I would have rolled my eyes.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I stopped seeing my mother through the eyes of a child, I saw the woman who helped me give birth to myself.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like juries having the wool pulled over their eyes. I don't think that's what the Constitution is about.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a little nervous backstage. But I had this book, Gandhi. I just read his quotes, closed my eyes and focused my thoughts. Presently, this book is my prized possession.
- Flowing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't portray a terrorist. The American fans label me a terrorist. It doesn't matter what I claim to be: in their eyes, I am whatever they say I am despite the fact that I'm not committing any 'acts of terror.' I ask you, how am I portraying a terrorist? Because I look like a Muslim?
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
My greatest challenge has been to change the mindset of people. Mindsets play strange tricks on us. We see things the way our minds have instructed our eyes to see.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to get stuck trying to find the first sentence of a story, then I realised that it was often because I didn't know what problem a character was facing in the story. As soon as I did, I could have the character trying to do something about it or have the problem whack him between the eyes.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
My body is so important to me... my face, my arms, my legs, my hands, my eyes, everything. I use everything I have.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020