#perception

A hundred francs! Oh, dear me! It is worth millions of francs, my child. But my -- dealer -- here tells me that in fact a picture is worth only what someone will give for it. How much money do you have?" Julia took out her purse and counted. "Four francs and twenty sous," she said, looking up at him sadly. "Is that all the money you have in the world?" She nodded. "Then four francs and twenty sous it is. ↗

— Iain Pears

#money #perception #subjectivity #value #art

Smartass Disciple: But, you said that it's the truth?? Master of Stupidity: O Yes. That is yesterday's truth. ↗

— Toba Beta

#master-of-stupidity #perception #smart-ass-disciple #truth #life

There are many things which can not be expressed by words. There are many words which can not be spelled by human tongue. There are many tongues which utter one single truth. ↗

— Toba Beta

#human #life #perception #tongue #truth

To perceive means to immobilize... we seize, in the act of perception, something which outruns perception itself. ↗

— Henri Bergson

#itself #means #perceive #perception #seize

The truth is helpless when up against perception ↗

— Zack W. Van

#perception #philosophy #truth #zack-w-van #life

I can't comment on any outside perception. I'm happy to come out and talk about movies that I've worked on in a setting like this. Otherwise, I have my own life that I live which is very different and private. ↗

— Jennifer Connelly

#any #come #comment #different #happy

We think the Puritans always dressed in black and white, which they didn't. They loved very bright colors. And there were other differences in perceptions that gave one a very different view of them. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

#black #black and white #bright #colors #differences

Factors affecting effective regional cooperation are mindsets and perceptions emanating from the past. ↗

— Khaleda Zia

#cooperation #effective #factors #mindsets #past

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception. ↗

— Mike Thompson

#developing #i #important #inspired #nature

Oddly my name has been no professional help at all! It seems to have made no difference. I admire him hugely, both for his benevolence and his enormous psychological perception. ↗

— Joanna Trollope

#been #benevolence #both #difference #enormous