Observing Quotations

It would seem that the ant works its way tentatively, and, observing where it fails, tries another place and succeeds.

Sometimes you can fail in an experiment. But if you fail, you still don't stop observing that thing, looking for a better way.

I'm a voyeur. I say that with no embarrassment. If I could have a superpower, being invisible would be it, no question. I'm fascinated by human behavior; observing people and seeing how much story gets told without a lot of dialogue, and how much our brain fills in.

I spent my entire childhood observing people. I still do.

Our robots are signing up for online learning. After decades of attempts to program robots to perform complex tasks like flying helicopters or surgical suturing, the new approach is based on observing and recording the motions of human experts as they perform these feats.

I think that, in the end, the military behavior and intelligence services are not very different from each other. It's an attitude of hunters; they're observing the prey.

A voyage to Europe in the summer of 1921 gave me the first opportunity of observing the wonderful blue opalescence of the Mediterranean Sea. It seemed not unlikely that the phenomenon owed its origin to the scattering of sunlight by the molecules of the water.

I should point out, however, that at first some difficulty was experienced in observing the phenomena predicted by the theory, owing to the extreme smallness of the variations in the period of oscillation.

Anybody who dedicates himself to exploring the human condition, there's always a detached eye that's watching. In any situation, a little part of me is observing it, to see if there are any raw materials to create something else later.

I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.

Inspiration comes from everywhere. From life, observing people, etc. From movies and books you love. From research.

I often work and write in coffee shops, observing the baristas and eavesdropping on interesting conversations.

The whole idea of being mesmerized and not in control of your own actions is fascinating and a little spooky. I remember hearing about someone who'd gone to a magic act, and a person in the audience had become hypnotized by observing too closely what magician was doing on stage, and thought it was spooky to lose your consciousness that way.

I think that having a job in journalism, despite all of the changes, is still a fantastic way to be - make a living observing your society and having a chance to use your voice.

Only by observing this condition would the results of our work be regarded as fully conclusive and as having elucidated the normal course of the phenomena.

The better I am at observing moments in life, the better I'll be at showing them in my acting.

When I play games, I'll make up little stories for just anything. It's almost the game of making up background stories for people you see on the street. You know what I mean? I wasn't exactly the popular kid in school growing up, so I found myself really observing people, and watching how they interact, and how they react to things.

Warhol was the ultimate voyeur, constantly observing people through the lens. He watched and listened, but did not participate. Behind the camera, Warhol was in control.

What's exciting about theatre is observing human behaviour. You're constantly making judgments about body language, the physical, the emotional, the intellectual.

I'd say the best way to train someone is to remember that you have two ears and one mouth, and use them in that ratio. That's hard to do, and ultimately what we've learned is how many false positives you get from listening to what someone says they're going to do instead of observing what they actually do.

I'm an actor, and I keep observing people and their reactions to figure out what they are thinking. There's only so much you can do on your own, so you have to keep learning. Art imitates life.

Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do.

The bottom line is that finding orphan planets - small, faint, and located who-knows-where - is not for the faint of heart. The task is comparable to observing a match flame at the distance of Pluto. The WISE satellite, a hi-tech, space-based infrared telescope especially suited for such work, has found only a few.

If you start out with a little telescope observing the stars and you keep at it over the years, as I have, it's kind of a dream to one day have an observatory where you can always go and use the telescope conveniently.

I was always observing my siblings and hearing stories about their lives that turned out to be helpful as an actress.

Many are observing Ferguson and witnessing the anger, demonstrations, looting and vandalism and calling for quiet. But quiet isn't enough. The absence of noise isn't the presence of justice - and we must demand justice in Ferguson and the other 'Fergusons' around America.

It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting.

As a filmmaker, I believe in trying to make movies that invite the audience to be part of the film; in other words, there are some films where I'm just a spectator and am simply observing from the front seat. What I try to do is draw the audience into the film and have them participate in what's happening onscreen.

To me, comedy is just twisting reality. It's commenting or observing or twisting life.

Should those USFS representatives, after observing my short and long programs on January 27th or 28th, determine, in their sole discretion, that my programs do not contain the technical elements necessary for an Olympic level performance, or that my prior injury will prevent me from being physically ready to compete at the highest level at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 21, 2006, I will withdraw from the team.

Some observations can only be done from the ground, such as listen for the sonic boom and observing the hot air trail in the wake of the sample return capsule drift in front of the Moon.

No one familiar with the common law of England can read the Constitution of the United States without observing the great desire of the Convention which framed that instrument to make it conform as far as possible with that law.

Pointing out that overspending on public-employee benefits leads to fiscal instability does not mean that public employees are bad people or that they deserve to fall on hard times; it's just observing a simple truth.

Observing the tradition from the outside, it looks like it's about looking fine in a big fancy hat. But it's about more than that.

If we had no faults of our own, we should not take half so much satisfaction in observing those of other people.

Last year, you could really hear him on the other side of the ball. He was shouting a lot and telling guys what to do. This year, he's a little bit more quiet. He's just kind of observing everything.

Love bad me welcome; yet my soul drew back. Built of dust and sin. But quick-ey'd love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning, If I lack'd anything.

Sitting back and observing and being away like I was kind of made me appreciate the better things in life and the smaller things in life that I took for granted in the past, ... I am more focused.

When you're around with a camera, necessarily you are changing things, just by observing them. The goal, for me, was not to change things very much. So I saw what things were like when I wasn't filming, and what things were like when I was filming, and I tried as much as possible to make the two similar ù to have this feeling that was as if I wasn't really there.

Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening.

I can't even imagine not observing Christmas in an Episcopal (Anglican) Church.

For some time now we have been observing data which shows that consumers are gaining increasing degrees of power in the buying relationship with local and national merchants. As access to information and entertainment becomes less device-dependent, information and content providers will have to adjust their business models to remain relevant to the on-demand and increasingly powerful consumer. This imperative serves as the backdrop for our 'Drilling Down on Local' conference.

For us it brings us closer to observing our options... from a legal standpoint, from a financial standpoint and from a development standpoint.

I have been observing Samaras for quite a while and now was the appropriate time to select him.

I have always had a very busy life. The difference is that a lot more people are helping advise me what to do, and a lot more people are observing what I do. But in terms of time and working schedule, it is not that different from my normal working week.

What we have done is computational modeling-that is, using mathematical models coupled on the computer-to simulate the function of the brain. By observing circuits, we can see the way they behave and are controlled.

We're observing at wavelengths where the galaxy is more transparent, and we're bringing tens of millions of objects into the equation.

He was down here between periods, talking to guys, observing the game, things like that. Still very much a part of our dressing room.

He is now one of the best ... at observing eagle behavior and knowing what is going on. There aren't enough words to describe him and everything he does for us.

Just observing the levels of foot traffic, it's been substantially more than we normally see.

Kwanzaa is a pan-African celebration of heritage and culture and family and community. The principles and the manner of observing the holiday lift up traditional values that are key to our lives.

I think that adult Polish audiences, while observing what was happening in Poland, started to give in to a particular kind of anxiety.

It is massively frustrating on a tight circuit, and it is massively frustrating when drivers are not observing blue flags.

I was upset when I heard the news, but you can't be mad because I have a bunch of great guys in front of me on the receiving corps. I'm sitting back and observing to see how things are out there in the regular season. I did notice that (the pace) picked up a little bit from the preseason.

It could be a very bad situation. To this point we have not experienced any extremely bad fires. We have been very fortunate. We have a burning ban in 54 counties and we hope people are observing those.

We observe the same time all year. In Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, they want to be fully synchronized -- given that they are observing daylight saving time -- they want to be synchronized with the jurisdictions directly south of them that observe daylight saving time,

You do not have to find what is true, when the false is discarded truth is there. It always was. Just keep observing the fact and the change will come automatically and will he lasting.

My books are based on observing others, not myself.

We are observing 11 cases, including the one that died yesterday.

We are observing a definite trend of hundreds of terabytes of tape library being replaced with disk, ... These companies were permanently replacing, not augmenting tape.

We are observing unprecedented levels of interest in and awareness of broadband services, and we are moving aggressively to capitalize on these trends. Our network build-out and our cable partners' plant upgrades have made excellent progress, as more than half of our North American cable footprint is now upgraded and marketable.

Methinks that what they call my shadow here on earth is my true substance. Methinks that in looking at things spiritual, we are too much like oysters observing the sun through the water, and thinking that thick water the thinnest of air.

When it comes to losing weight, one of the most effective methods is self-monitoring. Systematically observing and recording target behaviors, such as reduced calorie and fat intake and increased daily exercise, helps you stay on course.

We have succeeded in observing two laws of the utmost importance, the first is that the increase in the number of heart beats is in quite direct proportion to the sum of the weights lifted to a determined height, the second is that the quantity of vi

We live in an extraordinary time. Our thinking styles are severing us from our families, our religions, our ideologies, and nature. We are caught up in a pace of social and technological change that makes our work, business, and education sources of anxiety and unfulfillment. At the same time, thinking about our thinking and observing our observations can bring us a new world in which work becomes a place for innovation, and in which peace, wisdom, friendship, companionship, and community can exist. Let us design this world together.

Whereas we have had to be satisfied with observing the chemistry in living things and describing it afterward without complete understanding, we are developing computational tools that can predict what will happen between molecules before they meet in the test tube.

For me, it's not about masochism to talk about death. For me, it's about observing life through death, from the last point of it.

We have forgotten to observe. Instead of observing, we do things according to patterns.

We will continue to help with reconstruction and we join with the people in all the affected countries in observing and remembering the tragic events of December 26, 2004.

Would we want to do the same thing to a different type of comet? I don't want to answer that question until we have analyzed the results from this comet. It depends on what picture we piece together from observing beneath this comet's surface,

Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled to suit the species.

We're standing out there for four days, and we're observing some runs that never came and some that were 20 to 50 minutes late, ... That is clearly unacceptable.

We appreciate the support from the City of Arkadelphia that made this project possible. Observing our clients fulfilling the dream of home ownership is an important goal of our organization.

Biologists spend a great deal of time observing and recording nature using traditional video equipment. So we're trying to help them bring the latest technology into the field.

Being a painter is a lonely, desolate life, but I learned by observing people, observing conditions around me, the way things worked. And I've found that painting-which I still do-has helped me a great deal as an actor. There's a surprising amount in common.

Continuation of this stance and observing (these issues) as a red line is the only way for success.

We've been observing gorillas for 10 years here, and we have two cases of them using detached objects as tools.

We seem to be observing an emerging mind-set where many Canadians do not see the need to retire their debt before they themselves retire from work.

The support staff is observing him in the nets. He will be observed tomorrow again and a decision will be taken then.

We currently have a sustained operational atmospheric observing system that has enabled us to dramatically improve atmospheric weather forecasts. We have invested in operational ocean observing systems in the Pacific that have enabled us to provide successful El Nio-based seasonal atmospheric forecasts. This report calls on us to take the next step and expand the operational systems to the global ocean.

After 30 years of Pearson-Trudeau-Mulroney economic liberalism, the federal Government discovered, by observing the provinces, that the fiscal conservatism of Mackenzie King and St. Laurent had been right all along.

Science, properly understood, should merely be defined as the knowledge man can gain from observing the natural world.

A lot of cable television is shot on a single camera. Our eyes are more trained to that. It takes the camera off the crane, away from observing the action, to becoming a character in the story along with everyone else. People are getting used to that.

This has been another exciting and competitively balanced year in all three of the East's upper-division leagues. That balance brought forth a very large slate of worthy candidates, and unfortunately only 15 of them could make it to the watch list. There is a lot of hockey yet to be played, and our committee members will be observing these nominees closely the rest of the way.

Sag is a drag, but perky is in. We love our actresses and want to see them at their best. After observing the 2006 Academy Awards, we've got plenty of uplifting examples of perky in Hollywood. This, in our opinion, is the top 10.

People ask me, 'What happened in your life that might have pushed you as an artist to get to where you are today?' I always felt a little on the outside. And as such, you're always observing things. So, I'd be kind of re-creating these things in my mind, and I think drawing it was a way to deal with that.

There's more emphasis on what the person has achieved than there is on observing what time they're in in the morning or leaving at night.

There are a number of moves that we have been observing in the region, ... It's a complex situation requiring us to consult fully with our allies and to observe the situation carefully.

I've always found that I personally love to observe things, and I'm good at observing things.

You see a virus very differently when it's caught and suspended on a slab of glass than when you're observing how it's ravaged a fellow human being.

I learned that the majority of the time, simplicity is the best way to go about things as you peel away the layers... that's when you start finding the gold... I can't say that was from my own acting. That was from observing actors like John Spencer and Martin Sheen... I had a chance just to observe.

I learned a lot from observing my grandfather, a simple, honest, successful businessman, ... and from my various experiences at camp and in boarding schools.

Initially, I just wanted our kids to get outside of their comfort zones and see a different world. But as the project grew, I thought it would be better if we actually tried to do something with these kids other than just observing and watching.

In general we are observing more and more heavy rain-associated disasters in the region.

If people are displaced due to a development project, then it is a violation of their human rights and a violation by the government of its commitment to observing human rights.

I'm a big fan of the Mass Effect games, and that's all about social manipulation and observing people and alliances and relationships.

Imagination is a very precise thing, you know-it is not fantasy; the man who invented the wheel while he was observing another man walking-that is imagination!

Instead of everyone kind of observing the Web, they are contributing to the Web.

If you're not observing the world around you, in some sense you're not really an artist because then that means you're just replicating other people's stuff, or, I don't even know what you're doing.

The authorities are doing that to prevent people, including relatives, journalists and rights activists, from observing this trial.