#observe

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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I spoke bluntly about what I had seen in a little over a year as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. To the apparent surprise of many in the room, I observed publicly that insider trading appeared to be rampant. ↗

— Preet Bharara

#apparent #appeared #attorney #bluntly #district

On the night of the 1st of September we observed for the first time signs of the natives being in the neighbourhood. Fires were seen on the low land near Cape Frederick Henry, and at daylight we saw the natives with our glasses. ↗

— William Bligh

#cape #daylight #fires #first #first time

Who will observe the observers? ↗

— Arthur Eddington

#observers #who #will

I'm just someone who observes a lot. ↗

— Nadine Labaki

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Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who govern children, forgive nothing in them, but everything in themselves. ↗

— Francois Fenelon

#defects #everything #excellent #forgive #general

There are some things that are real, that you can see, that you can observe, like the moon, and grass and things. But for ideas to become real, they have to be played on your senses. ↗

— Jane Campion

#grass #ideas #like #moon #observe

I'm so into playing different characters, even when I was on Nickelodeon. I just observe. ↗

— Nick Cannon

#different #different characters #even #i #into

Drink moderately, for drunkeness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promise. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#keeps #moderately #neither #nor #observes

I am an observer, I like to watch people. I am into psychology and people - how they act and such. ↗

— Dane Cook

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