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Eye Quotes

"For an object under the eye will appear very different from the same object placed above it; in an inclosed space, very different from the same in an open space."

"For an object under the eye will appear very different from the same object placed above it; in an inclosed space, very different from the same in an open space."

Marcus V. Pollio, American Architect

Eye, Open, Space, Will

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

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

Marlon Brando, American Actor

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"You can tell a lot from someone's eyes."

"You can tell a lot from someone's eyes."

Lorne Michaels, Canadian Producer

15

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

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

Tallulah Bankhead, American Actress

15

"I have a jaundiced eye but a young mind."

"I have a jaundiced eye but a young mind."

Broderick Crawford, American Actor

15

"Watch the mouth, it reveals what the eyes try to hide."

"Watch the mouth, it reveals what the eyes try to hide."

John Thaw, British Actor

14

"No sight that human eyes can look upon is more provocative of awe than is the night sky scattered thick with stars."

"No sight that human eyes can look upon is more provocative of awe than is the night sky scattered thick with stars."

Llewelyn Powys, British Author

Eye, Eyes, Night, Provocative, Sight

14

"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

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"A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was."

"A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was."

Joseph Hall, English Clergyman

Eye, Eyes, May, Reputation, Will

14

"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

14

"One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way."

"One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way."

Fritz Kreisler, Austrian Composer

Eye, Mind, State

14

"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

14

"A hundred eyes were fixed on her, and half as many hearts lost to her."

"A hundred eyes were fixed on her, and half as many hearts lost to her."

Max Beerbohm, English Actor

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"You are in the back of your head somewhere and you want to close your eyes and go away."

"You are in the back of your head somewhere and you want to close your eyes and go away."

Marie Osmond, American Musician

Eye, Eyes, Want

14

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

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

Rudolf Arnheim, German Artist

14

"Thinking so hard on her soft eyes and memories of the signs that it's over. It's over."

"Thinking so hard on her soft eyes and memories of the signs that it's over. It's over."

Jeff Buckley, American Musician

Eye, Eyes, Memories, Thinking

14

"Queer Eye is a makeover show, meant to help our straight brethren."

"Queer Eye is a makeover show, meant to help our straight brethren."

Kyan Douglas, American Celebrity

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"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

14

"The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you're halfway there."

"The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you're halfway there."

Ian Holm, English Actor

Eye, Eyes, Talk

13

"Although Darwin was able to persuade much of the world that a modern eye could be produced gradually from a much simpler structure, he did not even attempt to explain how the simple light sensitive spot that was his starting point actually worked."

"Although Darwin was able to persuade much of the world that a modern eye could be produced gradually from a much simpler structure, he did not even attempt to explain how the simple light sensitive spot that was his starting point actually worked."

Michael Behe, American Scientist

Eye, Light, World

13

"You can go from doing something quite silly to something dead serious in the blink of an eye, and if you're making those connections with your audience then they're going to go right along with it."

"You can go from doing something quite silly to something dead serious in the blink of an eye, and if you're making those connections with your audience then they're going to go right along with it."

Bruce Springsteen, American Musician

Eye, Right, Silly

13

"Right after Dynasty ended I had a facelift and laser surgery to get rid of lines around my eyes."

"Right after Dynasty ended I had a facelift and laser surgery to get rid of lines around my eyes."

Linda Evans, American Actress

Eye, Eyes, Right

13

"No, I was not born with a monocle in my eye."

"No, I was not born with a monocle in my eye."

Conrad Veidt, German Actor

13

"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

13

"I just looked at him because I want to be looking in someone's eyes when I die."

"I just looked at him because I want to be looking in someone's eyes when I die."

William Hurt, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Want

13

"Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes."

"Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes."

Mike Gordon, American Musician

Eye, Eyes, First, Night, Nothing

12

"The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better escape their eyes."

"The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better escape their eyes."

Jean Racine, French Dramatist

Eye, Eyes, Glory, Name, Shame

12

"I'd rather live on my own than live with a face that looks at me with the wrong eyes."

"I'd rather live on my own than live with a face that looks at me with the wrong eyes."

Jane Birkin, English Actress

Eye, Eyes, Wrong

12

"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

12

"But these realities will make themselves felt soon enough and while I am certainly not asking you to close your eyes to the experiences of earlier generations, I want to advise you not to conform too soon and to resist the pressure of practical necessity."

"But these realities will make themselves felt soon enough and while I am certainly not asking you to close your eyes to the experiences of earlier generations, I want to advise you not to conform too soon and to resist the pressure of practical necessity."

Felix Bloch, Swiss Scientist

Eye, Eyes, Generations, Necessity, Pressure

12

"A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a different self in the mirror of some woman's eyes."

"A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a different self in the mirror of some woman's eyes."

Clare Boothe Luce, American Dramatist

Eye, Eyes, Man, Old, Self

12

"What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross."

"What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross."

Paracelsus, Swiss Scientist

Eye, Eyes, Trees

12

"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

12

"I like outgoing girls with a lovely smile and beautiful eyes."

"I like outgoing girls with a lovely smile and beautiful eyes."

Corbin Bleu, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Girls, Smile

12

"Normal is in the eye of the beholder."

"Normal is in the eye of the beholder."

Whoopi Goldberg, American Actress

12

"There is only one thing I want. I would like to be seriously ill, and to hear nothing more about him for at least a week. Why doesn't something happen to me? Why do I have to go through all this? If only I had never set eyes on him!"

"There is only one thing I want. I would like to be seriously ill, and to hear nothing more about him for at least a week. Why doesn't something happen to me? Why do I have to go through all this? If only I had never set eyes on him!"

Eva Braun, German Celebrity

Eye, Eyes, Nothing, Want

12

"If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful."

"If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful."

Sophia Loren, Italian Actress

12

"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

11

"I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night."

"I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night."

Malcolm Boyd, American Clergyman

11

"We found a way to make things look great to the human eye through the window of a graphical web browser without worrying about what everything looked like under the hood."

"We found a way to make things look great to the human eye through the window of a graphical web browser without worrying about what everything looked like under the hood."

Mike Davidson, American Designer

11

"Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal."

"Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal."

Uma Thurman, American Actress

11

"This tragic brow, these closed eyes, eyebrows raised and knotted."

"This tragic brow, these closed eyes, eyebrows raised and knotted."

Frederick Leboyer, French Obstetrician

11

"I wouldn't consciously pursue trying to make something for the charts. It's just not in my scope now. I'd rather stick needles in my eyes."

"I wouldn't consciously pursue trying to make something for the charts. It's just not in my scope now. I'd rather stick needles in my eyes."

Sheena Easton, Scottish Musician

Eye, Eyes, Now, Trying

11

"When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes."

"When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes."

Oprah Winfrey, American Entertainer

Eye, Eyes, Future

11

"I remember, in the winter of our first experiments, just seven years ago, looking on snow with new eyes."

"I remember, in the winter of our first experiments, just seven years ago, looking on snow with new eyes."

Edward M. Purcell, American Scientist

Eye, Eyes, First, Snow, Winter

11

"If you have your eye set on somebody, don't beat around the bush."

"If you have your eye set on somebody, don't beat around the bush."

Vanessa Hudgens, American Actress

11

"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

11

"But Sergio Leone invented totally the way of, you know, the details, the eyes, the hands - fantastic."

"But Sergio Leone invented totally the way of, you know, the details, the eyes, the hands - fantastic."

Claudia Cardinale, Italian Actress

11

"You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you."

"You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you."

James Caan, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Night

10

"The master's eye is the best fertilizer."

"The master's eye is the best fertilizer."

Gaius Plinius Secondus, Roman Author

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