Reflection Quotes

• Without reflection, we go blindly on our way.

  Margaret J. Wheatley

  Way, Unintended Consequences, Reflecting

  Margaret J. Wheatley (2010). “Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time (Large Print 16pt)”, p.262, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Loneliness is a prerequisite for freedom. Freedom depends on the ability to reflect, and reflection can only begin when one is alone.

  Gao Xingjian

  Loneliness, Ability, Depends

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  Learning is a process where knowledge is presented to us, then shaped through understanding, discussion and reflection.

  Paulo Freire

  Learning, Understanding, Process

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• The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet. What you perceive in this world is largely a reflection of your own attitudes and beliefs. Life will give you what you attract with your thoughts think, act and talk negatively and your world will be negative. Think and act and talk with enthusiasm and you will attract positive results.

  Michael LeBoeuf

  Life, Attitude, Thinking

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• By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

  Confucius

  Wise, Wisdom, Attitude

  "Words of Wisdom to Live By". Book by Alfred Armand Montapert, 1986.

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• Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.

  Gautama Buddha

  Determination, Mind, Action

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• We don't take photographs with our cameras, we take them with our hearts and our minds. They are a reflection of ourselves...wha t we are and what we think.

  Arnold Newman

  Heart, Thinking, Mind

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• The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.

  Vanna Bonta

  Beauty, Deep Thought, Beautiful You

  "Rewards of Passion, Sheer Poetry (The Beauty)". Book by Vanna Bonta, 1981.

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• Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

  Soren Kierkegaard

  Love, Life, Positive

  The Journals of Søren Kierkegaard, 1844.

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• We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.

  Queen Elizabeth II

  Leadership, Wisdom, Health

  "Queen's Christmas message - full text", www.theguardian.com. December 25, 2013.

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• Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the Self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed.

  Indra Devi

  Self, Sky, Mirrors

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• Self-reflection entails asking yourself questions about your values, assessing your strengths and failures, thinking about your perceptions and interactions with others, and imagining where you want to take your life in the future.

  Robert L. Rosen

  Humility, Thinking About You, Self

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• Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

  Deepak Chopra

  Uplifting, Who We Are, Alternative Medicine

  Deepak Chopra (1997). “Ageless Body, Timeless Mind: The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old”, Random House Large Print Publishing

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• I realized that my circumstances, while causing me despair and heartbreak, also held great possibility, if only I could see it. I knew that I was learning one of the most important lessons of my life: that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, I should work toward a realization that every opportunity is perfect. Each moment is perfect and heaven-sent, in that each moment holds the seeds for growth. Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.

  Suzan-Lori Parks

  Opportunity, Compassion, Self

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  It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.

  Claude Monet

  Artist, Way, Delving

  Claude Monet (2014). “Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters”, Chartwell

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• Art is not a reflection of reality, it is the reality of a reflection.

  Jean-Luc Godard

  Art, Reality, Art Is

  Jean Luc Godard, David Sterritt (1998). “Jean-Luc Godard: Interviews”, p.29, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• The world you see outside of you will always be a reflection of what you have inside of you.

  Cory Booker

  World

  "Today Show Hero-Worships Rising Democratic 'Star' Cory Booker". Interview with Jamie Gangel, www.newsbusters.org. March 22, 2011.

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• Reflect upon your present blessings

  Charles Dickens

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

  Charles Dickens (1868). “The Works of Charles Dickens”, p.211

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• Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.

  Peter Drucker

  Inspirational, Wise, Peace

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• Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

  Paul Cezanne

  Inspirational, Sight, Littles

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  There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

  Edith Wharton

  Inspirational, Life, Birthday

  "Vesalius in Zante (1564)" st. 12 (1902)

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• The mirror never sees itself. The reflection never is itself.

  Gregory Keyes

  Mirrors

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• Reflection is the lamp of the heart. If it departs, the heart will have no light.

  Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad

  Heart, Light, Lamps

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• The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

  Voltaire

  Eye, Mirrors, Way

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• Remember that your perception of the world is a reflection of your state of consciousness. You are not separate from it, and there is no objective world out there. Every moment,
  your consciousness creates the world that you inhabit.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Perception, World, Remember

  Eckhart Tolle (2004). “The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment”, p.198, New World Library

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