#observation

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

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Shortly after this, I placed my command on our extreme left, to watch and fight the enemy should he make another attack, and went to Cemetary Hill for observation. ↗

— John Buford

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All ideas come about through some sort of observation. It sparks an attitude; some object or emotion causes a reaction in the other person. ↗

— Graham Chapman

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I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different. ↗

— Mos Def

#control #different #experience #hip-hop #how

You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. ↗

— Mos Def

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Direct observation of the luminous essence of nature is for me indispensable. ↗

— Robert Delaunay

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I like The Eiffel Tower because it looks like steel and lace. ↗

— Natalie Lloyd

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There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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But my observation has been, certainly in the news business, you've got to give 110 percent. ↗

— Sam Donaldson

#business #certainly #give #got #news