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"A fool is wise in his eyes."

"A fool is wise in his eyes."

King Solomon, Hebrew Royalty

Eye, Eyes, Fool

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"Sooner will a camel pass through a needle's eye than a great man be "discovered" by an election."

"Sooner will a camel pass through a needle's eye than a great man be "discovered" by an election."

Adolf Hitler, German Criminal

86

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human."

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human."

Loren Eiseley, American Scientist

Eye, Reflection

85

"I can't believe what's happening visually, in front of my eyes."

"I can't believe what's happening visually, in front of my eyes."

Murray Walker, English Entertainer

84

"The eye condition that I have is Marfan's Syndrome."

"The eye condition that I have is Marfan's Syndrome."

Vincent Schiavelli, American Actor

83

"Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes. The rumor was I was a junkie. I have dark circles under my eyes, deal with it."

"Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes. The rumor was I was a junkie. I have dark circles under my eyes, deal with it."

Benicio Del Toro, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Rumor, School

82

"I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open."

"I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open."

Kieran Culkin, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Open

74

"To aim and hit, you need one eye only, and one good finger."

"To aim and hit, you need one eye only, and one good finger."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

72

"Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point of view of the great white savior, and rarely is the perspective of the slave a part."

"Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point of view of the great white savior, and rarely is the perspective of the slave a part."

Jeffrey Wright, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Perspective, Sensitivity

72

"Television is chewing gum for the eyes."

"Television is chewing gum for the eyes."

Frank Lloyd Wright, American Architect

Eye, Eyes, Television

71

"Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who has just passed a screen test."

"Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who has just passed a screen test."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

Eye, Eyes, Hollywood, Teenage

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"The least touchable object in the world is the eye."

"The least touchable object in the world is the eye."

Rudolf Arnheim, German Artist

66

"What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye."

"What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye."

Christopher Eccleston, English Actor

65

"All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark."

"All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark."

Swami Vivekananda, Indian Clergyman

Eye, Eyes, Universe

64

"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."

"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

Eye, Eyes, Man, Woman

63

"Fathering makes a man, whatever his standing in the eyes of the world, feel strong and good and important, just as he makes his child feel loved and valued."

"Fathering makes a man, whatever his standing in the eyes of the world, feel strong and good and important, just as he makes his child feel loved and valued."

Frank Pittman, American Psychiatrist

Eye, Eyes, Man, World

63

"An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes."

"An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes."

Cato, Roman Statesman

63

"The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract."

"The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract."

Oliver Holmes, Jr., American Judge

Eye, Light, Mind, Will

62

"I can move both of my eyes separately in different directions."

"I can move both of my eyes separately in different directions."

Corbin Bleu, American Actor

62

"A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet."

"A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet."

Orson Welles, American Actor

62

"Without my husband's costumes I wouldn't have known how to accomplish what I saw in my own mind's eyes for choreography. And then seeing our choreography and knowing the background of it I am sure helped my husband a great deal with what he designed for us."

"Without my husband's costumes I wouldn't have known how to accomplish what I saw in my own mind's eyes for choreography. And then seeing our choreography and knowing the background of it I am sure helped my husband a great deal with what he designed for us."

Katherine Dunham, American Dancer

Eye, HusbEyes, Mind

62

"His eyes so dim, so wasted each limb, that, heedless of grammar, they all cried, that's him!"

"His eyes so dim, so wasted each limb, that, heedless of grammar, they all cried, that's him!"

Richard Harris Barham, English Comedian

Eye, Eyes, Grammar

61

"Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye."

"Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye."

Bill Hicks, American Comedian

Eye, Television

61

"If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling."

"If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling."

Rachel McAdams, Canadian Actress

60

"You'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be challenged and growing and having fun."

"You'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be challenged and growing and having fun."

Kirstie Alley, American Actress

60

"As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter."

"As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter."

Cat Deeley, English Celebrity

Eye, Eyes, Feet, Smile

60

"Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn!"

"Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn!"

Victoria Abril, Spanish Actress

Eye, Eyes, Open

60

"TV is chewing gum for the eyes."

"TV is chewing gum for the eyes."

Frank Lloyd Wright, American Architect

60

"No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking."

"No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking."

Ruth Benedict, American Scientist

Eye, Eyes, Man, Thinking, World

60

"I often close my eyes because I can't tolerate violence."

"I often close my eyes because I can't tolerate violence."

Christine Baranski, American Actress

Eye, Eyes, Violence

59

"If I could be granted a wish, I'd shine in your eye like a jewel."

"If I could be granted a wish, I'd shine in your eye like a jewel."

Bette Midler, American Actress

59

"Tears are the noble language of the eye."

"Tears are the noble language of the eye."

Robert Herrick, British Poet

Eye, Language, Tears

59

"Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye."

"Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye."

Douglas Horton, American Clergyman

59

"Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes."

"Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes."

Thomas W. Higginson, American Clergyman

Eye, Eyes, Originality

58

"When we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then they're not gonna see nothin' but what their eyes see. Forget about their ears."

"When we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then they're not gonna see nothin' but what their eyes see. Forget about their ears."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

Eye, Eyes, Forget, Play

58

"I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes when I'm whispering all my darkest secrets into the microphone."

"I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes when I'm whispering all my darkest secrets into the microphone."

Conor Oberst, American Musician

Eye, Eyes, Secrets

58

"A gentleman has his eyes on all those present; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent."

"A gentleman has his eyes on all those present; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent."

Lawrence G. Lovasik, American Clergyman

Eye, Eyes, Gentleman, Present

58

"This dame keeps dragging me into the bushes. Keep your eye open, you may have to rescue me."

"This dame keeps dragging me into the bushes. Keep your eye open, you may have to rescue me."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

58

"Many times I asked myself, 'Who is a painter in your own eyes?'"

"Many times I asked myself, 'Who is a painter in your own eyes?'"

Peter Malkin, Israeli Public Servant

57

"I learned quickly at Columbia that the only eye that mattered was the one on the camera."

"I learned quickly at Columbia that the only eye that mattered was the one on the camera."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

57

"In fact, their eyes sort of roll around and they kind of go, 'Hmm'- like there's something there and they don't want to talk about it. But they're not that kind when they are speaking in public."

"In fact, their eyes sort of roll around and they kind of go, 'Hmm'- like there's something there and they don't want to talk about it. But they're not that kind when they are speaking in public."

Dwight Schultz, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Fact, Public, Talk

57

"I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better."

"I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better."

Mahalia Jackson, American Musician

Eye, Eyes, Song

57

"I have only one eye. Do you want me to look at the road or the at the speedometer."

"I have only one eye. Do you want me to look at the road or the at the speedometer."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

Eye, Road, Want

56

"On Eye of the Zombie, I had so-called studio musicians."

"On Eye of the Zombie, I had so-called studio musicians."

John Fogerty, American Musician

56

"There is less in this than meets the eye."

"There is less in this than meets the eye."

Tallulah Bankhead, American Actress

56

"Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes."

"Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes."

Jean Racine, French Dramatist

Eye, Eyes, Hell, Shadows

56

"I remember watching Jodie Foster in Contact, and that kind of opened my eyes."

"I remember watching Jodie Foster in Contact, and that kind of opened my eyes."

Joel Gretsch, American Actor

55

"There's always the new wrinkle. One must keep one's eyes always open."

"There's always the new wrinkle. One must keep one's eyes always open."

George Peppard, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Open

55

"I have eyes like those of a dead pig."

"I have eyes like those of a dead pig."

Marlon Brando, American Actor

55

"I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it."

"I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it."

Laurence Olivier, English Actor

Eye, Eyes, Open

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