Thoughts Quotes

One thing above all gives charm to men's thoughts, and this is unrest. A mind that is not uneasy irritates and bores me.

To communicate through silence is a link between the thoughts of man.

Being stuck is a position few of us like. We want something new but cannot let go of the old - old ideas, beliefs, habits, even thoughts. We are out of contact with our own genius. Sometimes we know we are stuck; sometimes we don't. In both cases we have to DO something.

Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world.

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow.

First thoughts are not always the best.

The more we are filled with thoughts of lust the less we find true romantic love.

Whether you're a newspaper journalist, a lawyer, a doctor. You have to organize your thoughts.

The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.

Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts.

Prayer's important, not just as some kind of a metaphysical exercise, but I think it's a way to refresh one's own mind and motive. If you're praying, you're really looking beyond your own personal thoughts and the pressures that are around you.

That in the beginning when the world was young there were a great many thoughts but no such thing as truth. Man made the truths himself and each truth was a composite of a great many vague thoughts. All about in the world were truths and they were all beautiful.

I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

The interpretation of facts in a certain way stimulates other scientists' thoughts.

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state?

During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me.

You can be interested in a Jane Smiley novel whether or not anyone says a word. She enters into her characters' thoughts with great understanding and depth.

When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.

Marriage is a reflection of your life in general: how you treat people, how you argue, how secure you are in your own thoughts. How vehemently do you argue your point of view? With what disdain do you view the other's point of view?

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.

Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth.

Your hands, your eyes, your voice, your thoughts are your servants.

It's a very big mental game, all day leading up to warm-ups. You're not sure if your curveball will break, or will you be able to throw it over the plate? It's all negative thoughts going into the game.

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.

I think it was when I ran into Kerouac and Burroughs - when I was 17 - that I realized I was talking through an empty skull... I wasn't thinking my own thoughts or saying my own thoughts.

Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long separation.

Keep all special thoughts and memories for lifetimes to come. Share these keepsakes with others to inspire hope and build from the past, which can bridge to the future.