1,601 Quotes About Perception

I often struggle with the perception of the USA and the reality, as they are distinctly different.

You're my guardian angel, Abbey," she said as she climbed into the car."No, not really, Sam. I'm just a messenger.""But that’s what angels are. That’s how God says, 'I'm here, and it's going to be all right.

Consciousness is a result of environment. Our cognitions -- our idea of reality—are shaped by what we can perceive, by the limitations of our senses. We think we’re seeing the world as it really is, but... it’s all just shadows on the cave’s wall.... Every moment is equally real and happening now, but the nature ofour consciousness only gives us access to one slice at a time.... Our flawed perception shuts off access to all the others.

The human construct of the so-called reality is prone to self−deception. One way or another, we all are being deceived by our own mind. We always see what we want to see.

I marvelled, not for the first time, at the cruel complacency of ordinary things. But no, not cruel, not complacent, only indifferent, as how could they be otherwise? Henceforth, I would have to address things as they are, not as I imagine them, for this was a new version of reality.

Everyone is right from their own perspective so don't judge anyone prior knowing why they have that perception.

What you don't see is also there.

How you are perceived is impacted more by passage of time than by any behavioural changes.

We receive information through our senses & interpret it by means of perception. The way we perceive ourselves & the world around us influences our thoughts, emotions, & behaviours. And our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours influence our perception. It works both ways.