Famous Quotes and Their Backstory

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

This first quote teaches us about perspective. How we look at something, what we feel, and how we decide to change it are all questions that matter more than what the thing itself is. This focus on perception was first attributed to Max Planck.

However, Wayne Dyer expanded on this in his book “The Power Of Intention.”

The idea behind this powerful quote is very simple - Most things are fairly neutral when our senses detect them. When detected, however, we have a certain perception, feeling, and belief about what we’re seeing/feeling/hearing, etc.

Therefore, we don’t sense things as they are but as we perceive them to be. Change your perception, and you’ll change your reality.