SCENE + HEARD: Just For Fun HEAR/SAY Key Quotes on THROUGH THE LENS By Staff Monday, September 23, 2013 12:00 AM “Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens, the only choice is to pour more.” – Criss Jami, writer/designer, Killosopher Apparel “In the perspective of every person lies a lens through which we may better understand ourselves.” – Ellen J. Langer, professor, psychology, Harvard University “Advertising is the art and sole of capitalism. It captures a moment of time through the lens of commerce, reflecting and affecting our lives.” – Jeff I. Richards, professor, advertising, University of Texas-Austin “A whole generation of Americans, maybe two, has grown up looking at the world through a lens.” – Ronald Steel, writer/historian “Medicine may be the lens through which I see the world... I think of medicine as ‘life +’, a place where life is exaggerated and seen at its most vital and poignant.” – Abraham Verghese, physician/professor, Stanford University Medical School “Eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription… The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.” – Vera Wang, designer