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"In following their line through, and those of Plantagenet and Tudor, there is but little to soothe the mind."

"In following their line through, and those of Plantagenet and Tudor, there is but little to soothe the mind."

Charlotte Smith, English Poet

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"He who seeks for methods without having a definite problem in mind seeks in the most part in vain."

"He who seeks for methods without having a definite problem in mind seeks in the most part in vain."

David Hilbert, German Mathematician

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"The mind is deeper than the horizon, bigger than the universe, and more mysterious than space."

"The mind is deeper than the horizon, bigger than the universe, and more mysterious than space."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Mind, Depth, Horizon, Universe

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"The mind is time bound however, the subconscious mind is universal consciousness and is timeless."

"The mind is time bound however, the subconscious mind is universal consciousness and is timeless."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Mind, Time, Subconscious, Universal

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"The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse."

"The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse."

Charles Horton Cooley, American Sociologist

Mind, Hospitality

45

"Running is a great way to relieve stress and clear the mind."

"Running is a great way to relieve stress and clear the mind."

Joan Van Ark, American Actress

Mind, Running, Stress

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"It's a question of not copying the masters, to look for something, good or bad, for oneself. To enter this liberated state of mind, one cannot copy the others."

"It's a question of not copying the masters, to look for something, good or bad, for oneself. To enter this liberated state of mind, one cannot copy the others."

Nathalie Sarraute, Russian Lawyer

Mind, Question, State

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"Matter is plastic in the face of Mind."

"Matter is plastic in the face of Mind."

Philip K. Dick, American Writer

Mind, Matter, Power, Creation

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"One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather than know, to gather rather than immediately understand."

"One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather than know, to gather rather than immediately understand."

Edward Albee, American Dramatist

Mind, Play, Sense, Will

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"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking."

"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Mind, Reading, Creativity, Thinking

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"We've got to have mind-collecting weeks in our zendos where your mind tries to fly off like a Tinker Toy and like a good soldier you put it back together with your eyes closed except of course the whole thing is wrong."

"We've got to have mind-collecting weeks in our zendos where your mind tries to fly off like a Tinker Toy and like a good soldier you put it back together with your eyes closed except of course the whole thing is wrong."

Jack Kerouac, American Novelist

Mind, Mindfulness, Discipline, Focus, Patience

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"If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it."

"If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it."

Wanda Jackson, American Musician

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"Have a mind that's open to everything, get attached to nothing."

"Have a mind that's open to everything, get attached to nothing."

Gary Busey, American Actor

Mind, Nothing, Open

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"A brave mind is always impregnable."

"A brave mind is always impregnable."

Jeremy Collier, English Clergyman

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"Profound thinkers either become astute lovers or rebellious spirit."

"Profound thinkers either become astute lovers or rebellious spirit."

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Mind, Thinking, Love, Rebellion, Passion

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"The good, the admirable reader identifies himself not with the boy or the girl in the book, but with the mind that conceived and composed that book."

"The good, the admirable reader identifies himself not with the boy or the girl in the book, but with the mind that conceived and composed that book."

Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist

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"Life consists of what man is thinking about all day."

"Life consists of what man is thinking about all day."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Mind, Thought, Day, Life, Thinking

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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

Dr. Seuss, American Writer

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"A full mind is an empty bat."

"A full mind is an empty bat."

Branch Rickey, American Athlete

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"In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true."

"In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true."

John Lilly, American Scientist

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"I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director."

"I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director."

Judd Hirsch, American Actor

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"As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free space in your mind."

"As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free space in your mind."

Isabelle Holland, Swiss Writer

Mind, Space, Will

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"It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor."

"It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

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"Passion and strife bow down the mind."

"Passion and strife bow down the mind."

Virgil, Roman Poet

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"He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up."

"He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up."

Margot Asquith, English Author

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"I cannot drink or do anything that changes the mind."

"I cannot drink or do anything that changes the mind."

Naomi Campbell, British Model

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"The waist is a terrible thing to mind."

"The waist is a terrible thing to mind."

Tom Wilson, American Cartoonist

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"The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so as not to embarrass him. But Bobby Kennedy had let them know that he didn't mind if they asked him questions and they did."

"The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so as not to embarrass him. But Bobby Kennedy had let them know that he didn't mind if they asked him questions and they did."

Harold H. Greene, American Judge

Mind, Practice, Questions

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"As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all things are poetical."

"As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all things are poetical."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

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"I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind."

"I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind."

Calista Flockhart, American Actress

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"Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good."

"Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good."

Harriet Beecher Stowe, American Author

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"If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both."

"If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

Mind, Reality, Study

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"I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind."

"I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

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"The mind is wired by society, the heart is wired by your deepest desires for a blissful life."

"The mind is wired by society, the heart is wired by your deepest desires for a blissful life."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Mind, Heart, Life, Bliss

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"If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?"

"If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?"

Laurence J. Peter, Canadian Writer

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"I felt along with her - not the physical pain, of course, but all her mental anguish. You can't be detached. She needed to have someone who understood what was happening in her mind."

"I felt along with her - not the physical pain, of course, but all her mental anguish. You can't be detached. She needed to have someone who understood what was happening in her mind."

Charles Bronson, American Actor

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"Every mind is a room packed with archaic furniture."

"Every mind is a room packed with archaic furniture."

Dee Hock, American Businessman

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"All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly."

"All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly."

Thomas Aquinas, Italian Theologian

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"My photographs are not planned or composed in advance, and I do not anticipate that the onlooker will share my viewpoint. However, I feel that if my photograph leaves an image on his mind, something has been accomplished."

"My photographs are not planned or composed in advance, and I do not anticipate that the onlooker will share my viewpoint. However, I feel that if my photograph leaves an image on his mind, something has been accomplished."

Robert Frank, Swiss Photographer

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"You rely too much on brain. The brain is the most overrated organ."

"You rely too much on brain. The brain is the most overrated organ."

Woody Allen, American Director

Mind, Observation, Behavior, Humor

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"You can call me an older woman - I don't mind that at all - just don't call me an old one, because I'm not."

"You can call me an older woman - I don't mind that at all - just don't call me an old one, because I'm not."

Doris Roberts, American Actress

Mind, Old, Woman

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"What the human mind can conceive and believe it can accomplish."

"What the human mind can conceive and believe it can accomplish."

David Sarnoff, American Inventor

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"Size is not a reality, but a construct of the mind; and space a construct to contain constructs."

"Size is not a reality, but a construct of the mind; and space a construct to contain constructs."

Robert Anton Wilson, American Writer

Mind, Reality, Space

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"The greatest intellectual capacities are only found in connection with a vehement and passionate will."

"The greatest intellectual capacities are only found in connection with a vehement and passionate will."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Mind, Will, Passion, Power, Intellect

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"Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself."

"Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself."

Henry James, American Writer

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"Order is a necessary condition for anything the human mind is to understand."

"Order is a necessary condition for anything the human mind is to understand."

Rudolf Arnheim, German Artist

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"It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."

"It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."

Andrew Jackson, American President

Mind, Poor, Word

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"I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say."

"I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say."

Margaret Thatcher, English Leader

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"It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."

"It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."

Andrew Johnson, American President

Mind, Poor, Word

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"Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong."

"Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong."

Thomas Kempis, German Writer

Mind, Sight, Wrong

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