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Observation

The field cannot well be seen from within the field. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

One day the husband of a woman who was sitting for a portrait by Picasso dropped in on the artist at his studio. "What do you think?" Picasso asked, revealing the nearly finished canvas. The husband cleared his throat, stalling for time in which to think of a polite response. "Well," he said at last, "it's not how she really looks." "And how does she really look?" the painter countered. Refusing to be bullied by this fierce artist, the husband reached into his wallet and produced a snapshot. "Like this," he said. Picasso studied the photograph. "I see," he concluded. "Small, isn't she." (from Uncommon Genius, Denise Shekerjian)

When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a nail. (Abram Maslow)

Observe the opportunity. (Ecclesiastics 4:20)

When you label people, you give yourself a reason to end your data search. (Ferdinand Fournas)

What we see depends mostly on what we look for. (Kevin Eikenberry)

There's a famous Austrian surgeon named Dr. Billroth who used to tell his students that a doctor needed two abilities: freedom from nausea, and the power of observation. Then he'd dip his finger into a bitterly foul liquid--lick if off--and ask each student to do the same. One by one, the students would taste the liquid without flinching. then with a grin Dr. Billroth would say, "You have passed the first test, but not the second. For none of you noticed that while I dipped my first finger into the liquid, I licked the second."

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