#observing

The human mind evolved always in the company of the human body, and of the animal body before it was human. The intricate connections of mind and body must exceed our imagination, as from our point of view we are peculiarly prevented from observing them. ↗

— John Desmond Bernal

#animal #before #body #company #connections

The historian is, by definition, absolutely incapable of observing the facts which he examines. ↗

— Marc Bloch

#definition #examines #facts #historian #incapable

It helps immerse yourself in what you potentially want to do. Being involved, learning firsthand and observing the craft and absorbing all you can, makes it easier to define what you want. It will also ultimately make you a better Chef. Culinary school, or even a single class, is a great bet too. ↗

— Giada De Laurentiis

#being #bet #better #chef #class

I love documentaries, I like observing real people. ↗

— Tracey Ullman

#i #i love #like #love #observing

When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance as a composition teacher would benefit from a certain cool distance to certain tendencies I had been observing for several years with increasing disquiet. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

#benefit #certain #composition #cool #did

We're looking at Earth science, observing our planet. Also space science, looking at the ozone in the atmosphere around our Earth. Also looking at life science. And on a human level, using ourselves as test subjects. ↗

— Laurel Clark

#around #atmosphere #earth #human #level

I never studied directing and I never really thought about doing it, and then I just found myself in that situation and tried it. I like to be observing everything else, and I get self-conscious in front of the camera. ↗

— Sofia Coppola

#camera #directing #doing #else #everything

The most ordinary conditions for observing sailing birds are then the wind and sea are both aft. ↗

— Lawrence Hargrave

#both #conditions #most #observing #ordinary

One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

#eye #firing #gets #hypnotic #into

A writer out of loneliness is trying to communicate like a distant star sending signals. He isn't telling, or teaching, or ordering. Rather, he seeks to establish a relationship with meaning, of feeling, of observing. We are lonesome animals. We spend all our live trying to be less lonesome. And one of our ancient methods is to tell a story, begging the listener to say, and to feel, "Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it. You're not as alone as you thought." To finish is sadness to a writer, a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn't really done. The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#death #feel #feeling #finish #listen