“Those at too great a distance may, I am well aware, mistake ignorance for perspective.” — Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden
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“Perspective is helpful, but comparison is not.” — Britt Frank, The Science of Stuck
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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas-covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal, is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.” — Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt
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“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” — Alan Alda, “62nd Commencement Address,” Connecticut College (1980-06-01)
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“Age does not bring wisdom, Ben, but it does give perspective.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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“It’s what saves us, the knowledge and sense of history, what saves us from the delusions of omniscience and omnipotence, from misplaced faith in money and machines.” — Lewis H. Lapham, The Art of Editing No. 4, The Paris Review (Summer 2019)
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“Distance lends perspective, but it can also shade, misinterpret.” — Sarah M. Broom, The Yellow House
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“No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream.” — Clarence Darrow, The Story of My Life
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“We’re all undesirable elements from somebody’s point of view.” — Edward Abbey, Abbey’s Road
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“There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each differently.” — Robert Evans, The Kid Stays in the Picture
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