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"To be honest, I don't want No. 1's anymore. Now, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind the odd few, but I'd also like a record going in at eight and staying around."

"To be honest, I don't want No. 1's anymore. Now, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind the odd few, but I'd also like a record going in at eight and staying around."

Robbie Williams, British Musician

Mind, Now, Want, Wrong

14

"Let your mind alone, and see what happens."

"Let your mind alone, and see what happens."

Virgil Thomson, American Composer

14

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."

Rene Descartes, French Mathematician

14

"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

14

"A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic."

"A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic."

Beatrice Wood, American Artist

14

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

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

Naomi Campbell, British Model

14

"What's on your mind, if you will allow the overstatement."

"What's on your mind, if you will allow the overstatement."

Fred Allen, American Comedian

14

"In the book the relationship with Katharine and Almasy is sort of only in the patient's mind."

"In the book the relationship with Katharine and Almasy is sort of only in the patient's mind."

Michael Ondaatje, Canadian Author

14

"You need these experiences. Just know that sometimes, the director has a specific look in mind."

"You need these experiences. Just know that sometimes, the director has a specific look in mind."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

14

"Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind."

"Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind."

Paavo Nurmi, Finnish Athlete

14

"Your mind is nirvana."

"Your mind is nirvana."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

14

"There is great treasure there behind our skull and this is true about all of us. This little treasure has great, great powers, and I would say we only have learnt a very, very small part of what it can do."

"There is great treasure there behind our skull and this is true about all of us. This little treasure has great, great powers, and I would say we only have learnt a very, very small part of what it can do."

Isaac Bashevis Singer, American Novelist

14

"Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind."

"Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind."

Walter Bagehot, English Author

14

"I shall now recall to mind that the motion of the heavenly bodies is circular, since the motion appropriate to a sphere is rotation in a circle."

"I shall now recall to mind that the motion of the heavenly bodies is circular, since the motion appropriate to a sphere is rotation in a circle."

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

14

"Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than it found us."

"Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than it found us."

William Penn, English Leader

14

"The majority are satisfied living within the idea of the reality instead of the reality of the idea."

"The majority are satisfied living within the idea of the reality instead of the reality of the idea."

Richie Norton, American Author

Mind, Reality, Perception, Truth, Comfort

14

"The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid."

"The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

14

"Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others."

"Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others."

Noel Coward, English Playwright

14

"If you are going to judge others it is wisest to do so individually not collectively and on your own direct experience of them personally. But first - and throughout - examine yourself closely. Blurred vision can often occur due to the lens, perspective and perceptions of the viewer projected onto the object that it sees. Be wary of taking to the judges seat. Above all meet at treat yourself and everyone else mindfully, compassionately with humanity."

"If you are going to judge others it is wisest to do so individually not collectively and on your own direct experience of them personally. But first - and throughout - examine yourself closely. Blurred vision can often occur due to the lens, perspective and perceptions of the viewer projected onto the object that it sees. Be wary of taking to the judges seat. Above all meet at treat yourself and everyone else mindfully, compassionately with humanity."

Rasheed Ogunlaru, British Motivational Speaker

Mind, Judgment, Self, Compassion, Awareness

14

"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

14

"The mind is a universe, and it has the power to completely create any possibility."

"The mind is a universe, and it has the power to completely create any possibility."

Lionel Suggs, American Writer

Mind, Universe, Power, Creation

14

"I'm not making up my mind about anything right now. Things are happening so quickly for me, and I'm still in the thinking stage."

"I'm not making up my mind about anything right now. Things are happening so quickly for me, and I'm still in the thinking stage."

Patsy Cline, American Musician

Mind, Now, Right, Thinking

14

"We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking."

"We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Mind, Change, Thought, Addiction

14

"I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind."

"I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind."

Beverly Cleary, American Author

14

"THoughts have unique beauties, you will never be able to express it in words."

"THoughts have unique beauties, you will never be able to express it in words."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Mind, Thoughts, Beauty, Expression

14

"It is the childlike mind that finds the kingdom."

"It is the childlike mind that finds the kingdom."

Charles Fillmore, American Educator

14

"I'm self-confident and not afraid to speak my mind."

"I'm self-confident and not afraid to speak my mind."

Eliza Dushku, American Actress

13

"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

13

"If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect of the story or the characters. The answer for this is generally more research, or making more background notes, so the place and person can be more fully realized inside my own mind."

"If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect of the story or the characters. The answer for this is generally more research, or making more background notes, so the place and person can be more fully realized inside my own mind."

Sarah Zettel, American Author

13

"What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are. The mere aspiration, by changing the frame of the mind, for the moment realizes itself."

"What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are. The mere aspiration, by changing the frame of the mind, for the moment realizes itself."

Anna Jameson, British Writer

13

"Be still and cool in thine own mind and spirit."

"Be still and cool in thine own mind and spirit."

George Fox, English Clergyman

13

"I understood that the will could not be improved before the mind had been enlightened."

"I understood that the will could not be improved before the mind had been enlightened."

Johann Heinrich Lambert, German Mathematician

13

"I was watching the show last year and it didn't even cross my mind that this could even happen."

"I was watching the show last year and it didn't even cross my mind that this could even happen."

Scotty McCreery, American Musician

13

"Whatever one believes to be true either is true or becomes true in one's mind."

"Whatever one believes to be true either is true or becomes true in one's mind."

Gene Fowler, American Journalist

13

"An image is a stop the mind makes between uncertainties."

"An image is a stop the mind makes between uncertainties."

Djuna Barnes, American Novelist

13

"I always wanted to know what lens they were on, how close they were. I didn't do it with a plan in mind, but I would instinctively gear what I was doing toward what lenses they were using."

"I always wanted to know what lens they were on, how close they were. I didn't do it with a plan in mind, but I would instinctively gear what I was doing toward what lenses they were using."

Donna Mills, American Actress

13

"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

13

"A sane mind should not be guilty of a logical fallacy, yet there are very fine minds incapable of following mathematical demonstrations."

"A sane mind should not be guilty of a logical fallacy, yet there are very fine minds incapable of following mathematical demonstrations."

Henri Poincare, French Mathematician

13

"I make records with an open mind, I always have."

"I make records with an open mind, I always have."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

13

"If only your pure and clean mind could touch me, dear Haydn, nobody has a greater reverence for you than I have."

"If only your pure and clean mind could touch me, dear Haydn, nobody has a greater reverence for you than I have."

Franz Schubert, Austrian Composer

13

"You might say I was a little bit more outspoken... I spoke my mind."

"You might say I was a little bit more outspoken... I spoke my mind."

Bobby Hull, Canadian Athlete

13

"I felt nobody would understand what was going on in my mind."

"I felt nobody would understand what was going on in my mind."

Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian Athlete

13

"Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all the steps by which he produced his great works, we might see nothing very extraordinary in the process."

"Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all the steps by which he produced his great works, we might see nothing very extraordinary in the process."

Joseph Priestley, English Scientist

13

"What I've tended to do is to use my own experiences to get into someone else's mind, like in Wuthering Heights."

"What I've tended to do is to use my own experiences to get into someone else's mind, like in Wuthering Heights."

Kate Bush, British Musician

13

"If a lotus is to grow, it needs to be rooted in the mind."

"If a lotus is to grow, it needs to be rooted in the mind."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Mind, Growth, Thought, Metaphor

13

"You return and again take the proper course, guided by what? - By the picture in mind of the place you are headed for."

"You return and again take the proper course, guided by what? - By the picture in mind of the place you are headed for."

John McDonald, Canadian Leader

13

"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

13

"Pay attention to your dreams; when you go on a trip, in your dreams you will still be home. Then after you've come home you'll dream of where you were. It's a kind of jet lag of the consciousness."

"Pay attention to your dreams; when you go on a trip, in your dreams you will still be home. Then after you've come home you'll dream of where you were. It's a kind of jet lag of the consciousness."

Barbara Kingsolver, American Novelist

Mind, Dream, Travel, Consciousness

13

"I mean, I don't mind promoting a movie, or talking to the press if it's going to be used in some way."

"I mean, I don't mind promoting a movie, or talking to the press if it's going to be used in some way."

Brian De Palma, American Director

Mind, Press, Talking

13

"Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world."

"Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world."

William Penn, English Leader

Mind, Oppression, Reading, Reason

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