"In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter."

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"In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter."

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"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag."

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"When you take action-think.When you fail-think.When you are in doubt-think.When you have lost your way-think.You are nothing but your thoughts."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Wherever your thoughts and beliefs can take you, you can go there."

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William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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Graham Greene, British Playwright

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"Each "way of thinking" has its own shape and color, which wax and wane like the moon."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"The only way to make a great thought great is to share it."

Toni Sorenson, American Author

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"Language is the dress of thought."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

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"How can the thoughts be stopped? Tell the thoughts, 'You take care of your own issues; I am not on your side.' That way you will sit on God's side."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"Of course, in our train of thought, we would all like to think we're on the right track, or at least the same railroad company as the right track."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

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"All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato."

George Santayana, American Philosopher

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