Jerzy Kosinski Quotes

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.

Some entertainers don't pay attention to what's going on around them.

I don't take anything for granted.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

I had to make sure I kept an eye on the real world.

Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you.

It didn't rain today, so I didn't have to work. Why don't you have to sit around and wait until it rains?

I think it's always important to be vigilant of what you're doing and aware of your surroundings.

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.

I think a lot of times we can get distracted and not be in the moment with people and be missing all the life happening in the moment.

When we hear some beautiful piece of Mozart or admire a wonderful building, we suddenly become present in ourselves. That's unusual nowadays because dishevelment and distraction have become an art form.

I am unobservant.

Splendid architecture, the love of your life, an old friend... they can all go drifting by unseen if you're not careful.

My father never carried an umbrella for Chamberlain.

I think we've become a TV culture, where we forget the live performer in front of us can see us. I think there is a self-centeredness that happens. There's nothing more important than what you are doing in that moment. So, unless it's an emergency, put your phone away.

I got to be more careful and more focused with my surroundings, because everybody wants to reach out to me, and I don't know if it's good or bad.

People should never take things for granted.

I don't take anything for granted anymore, I'll tell you that.

I never want to take anything for granted.

I never took anything for granted.

You cannot take things for granted.

I know you can't lose concentration when you get in range, otherwise you'll get caught with something.

We are so distracted and focused on what's next, we can fail to see what is actually in front of us.

Anything is hard to find when you will not open your eyes

You must always look with both of your eyes and listen with both of your ears. He says this is a very big world and there are many many things you could miss if you are not careful. There are remarkable things all the time, right in front of us, but our eyes have like the clouds over the sun and our lives are paler and poorer if we do not see them for what they are. If nobody speaks of remarkable things, how can they be called remarkable?