Mind Quotes

You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind.

I think we have the same goals in mind. We are not planning on just all of a sudden taking a film and separating. Hopefully one day she can direct me in something, or I will direct her. Or we'll produce a movie under our company's name.

A man who is 'of sound mind' is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key.

Keep in mind that in 1985, I had a potential readership of over 50 million Americans. At that time, a good portion of those were under 30.

On the other hand, I still approach each book with the same basic plan in mind - to put some people under severe stress and see how they hold up.

Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever.

The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.

Often undecided whether to desert a sinking ship for one that might not float, he would make up his mind to sit on the wharf for a day.

It's soothing to realize that my mind's processes are inherently uncontrollable.

The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.

The conscious mind determines the actions, the unconscious mind determines the reactions; and the reactions are just as important as the actions.

The unconscious mind has a habit of asserting itself in the afternoon.

The major task of the twentieth century will be to explore the unconscious, to investigate the subsoil of the mind.

I believe in the unconscious state of the mind in death.

In the first place, Descartes stands for the most explicit and uncompromising dualism between mind and matter.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

To the indefinite, uncertain mind of the American radical the most contradictory ideas and methods are possible. The result is a sad chaos in the radical movement, a sort of intellectual hash, which has neither taste nor character.

An image is a stop the mind makes between uncertainties.

Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered.

It's crucial to keep in mind that the hundreds of millions of dollars now spent on prescription drug advertisements are ultimately paid for by consumers in the form a higher drug prices.

I think that's something that people feel that I do really well; I don't mind it, because ultimately I think the characters I play move people, and who wouldn't want to move people?

Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It's like the ultimate rest. It's better than the best sleep you've ever had. It's a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh.

Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.

Wouldn't want to write the X-Men, and I suppose the X-Men is the ultimate Marvel comic, and I really wouldn't want to go anywhere near it at all, although on the other had I wouldn't mind having a crack at something like the Punisher.

Too rigid specialization is almost as bad for a historian's mind, and for his ultimate reputation, as too early an indulgence in broad generalization and synthesis.

Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

Several of the actors I've had the good fortune of working with stand out in my mind as 'ultimate'. I guess the obvious would be Tom Hanks, because he really is as fun and as genuine as he comes across in his films and interviews.

The ultimate aim of the human mind, in all its efforts, is to become acquainted with Truth.

I never thought I was pretty enough. I was kind of tall and lanky. I don't mind it now, but back in the day I hated it. I would tell myself that what I think is ugly at 17 is actually what's going to be pretty about me later.

Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.