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"Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity."

"Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity."

Voltaire, French Writer

Thought, Thoughts, Awareness, Consciousness, Infinity

144

"You're here to sweat. This program is live. There's about one thousand million people watching you. So, you remember - one wrong word, one foolish gesture and your whole career could go down in flames. Hold that thought and have a nice night."

"You're here to sweat. This program is live. There's about one thousand million people watching you. So, you remember - one wrong word, one foolish gesture and your whole career could go down in flames. Hold that thought and have a nice night."

Paul Hogan, Australian Actor

Thought, People, Career, Night

113

"As the archeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end."

"As the archeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end."

Michel Foucault, French Historian

Thought, End, Invention, Man

104

"The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow."

"The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow."

Bob Marley, Jamaican Musician

Thought, Thoughts, Today, Tomorrow

100

"I'm an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I was in my early 30's. Most of the people who wrote that who thought they were younger than me are now bald and wrinkled."

"I'm an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I was in my early 30's. Most of the people who wrote that who thought they were younger than me are now bald and wrinkled."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Thought, People, Now

91

"As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing."

"As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing."

Golda Meir, Israeli Leader

Thought, Nixon, President

79

"In the past I have never thought about loneliness when working, and I don't think about it now. Yet there must be a reason for the fact that so many people talk about it."

"In the past I have never thought about loneliness when working, and I don't think about it now. Yet there must be a reason for the fact that so many people talk about it."

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss Sculptor

Thought, People, Fact, Loneliness

74

"Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thought."

"Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thought."

Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian Novelist

71

"I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction."

"I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction."

Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian Athlete

Thought, Satisfaction, Tennis

67

"Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts."

"Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts."

Jose Saramago, Portuguese Writer

Thought, Thoughts, Man, Order, Words

66

"I aimed at the Archduke. I do not remember what I thought at that moment."

"I aimed at the Archduke. I do not remember what I thought at that moment."

Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian Revolutionary

64

"The reason why I have lost weight is that I looked at the international schedule and thought that I wanted to play for another two years. It is a very hectic schedule and if I want to get through that then I have to be in the best shape that I can."

"The reason why I have lost weight is that I looked at the international schedule and thought that I wanted to play for another two years. It is a very hectic schedule and if I want to get through that then I have to be in the best shape that I can."

Shane Warne, Australian Athlete

Thought, Play, Reason, Want

63

"But just maybe sometimes being even more patient. Even though I thought I did that much better this year, and sometimes, you know, make my opponents play that one extra ball, and just knowing how to play the big points better."

"But just maybe sometimes being even more patient. Even though I thought I did that much better this year, and sometimes, you know, make my opponents play that one extra ball, and just knowing how to play the big points better."

Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakian Athlete

Thought, Being, Opponents, Play

63

"Virginity can be lost by a thought."

"Virginity can be lost by a thought."

St. Jerome, Croatian Saint

Thought, Virginity

63

"New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts."

"New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts."

George Murray, Canadian Poet

Thought, Thoughts

62

"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large."

"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large."

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

Thought, Thoughts, Man, Will, World

62

"I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief."

"I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief."

Kamisese Mara, Fijian Statesman

61

"There's nothing I'm doing these days that I ever thought I was gonna do."

"There's nothing I'm doing these days that I ever thought I was gonna do."

Meg White, American Musician

Thought, Nothing

61

"Personality is reduced and deformed with depleted thoughts and stagnant mind."

"Personality is reduced and deformed with depleted thoughts and stagnant mind."

King Hussein I, Jordanian Statesman

Thought, Thoughts, Mind, Personality

59

"From the beginning I thought about working with the body in movement, the space between the body and clothes. I wanted the clothes to move when people moved. The clothes are also for people to dance or laugh."

"From the beginning I thought about working with the body in movement, the space between the body and clothes. I wanted the clothes to move when people moved. The clothes are also for people to dance or laugh."

Issey Miyake, Japanese Designer

Thought, People, Dance, Beginning

59

"A couple of people thought I looked familiar, but it was like, No."

"A couple of people thought I looked familiar, but it was like, No."

Pras Michel, Haitian Musician

Thought, People

59

"I think it was always there and it was maybe a matter of bringing it out. It was harder than I thought it would be and I had to try harder. I had to regain my confidence, maybe the most important thing. I have learned a lot to relax. I know what I can do now, and I do it."

"I think it was always there and it was maybe a matter of bringing it out. It was harder than I thought it would be and I had to try harder. I had to regain my confidence, maybe the most important thing. I have learned a lot to relax. I know what I can do now, and I do it."

Guy Lafleur, Canadian Athlete

Thought, Confidence, Now, Relax

55

"Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief."

"Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief."

Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee Statesman

55

"When I was a freelancer, I thought this journalism thing was a racket, and now that I'm where I am now, I know it's a racket."

"When I was a freelancer, I thought this journalism thing was a racket, and now that I'm where I am now, I know it's a racket."

Tabitha Soren, American Celebrity

Thought, Journalism, Now

54

"I served the famous professors and scholars, and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to them. Even Nobel laureate academics who thought they were at the center of knowledge are as nothing in front of me."

"I served the famous professors and scholars, and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to them. Even Nobel laureate academics who thought they were at the center of knowledge are as nothing in front of me."

Sun Myung Moon, Korean Clergyman

Thought, Knowledge, Famous, Moon

52

"There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous."

"There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous."

Hannah Arendt, German Historian

Thought, Thoughts, Thinking

51

"Every thought derives from a thwarted sensation."

"Every thought derives from a thwarted sensation."

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

48

"I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes."

"I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes."

Emanuel Ax, Ukrainian Musician

48

"When I was a teenager in Iceland people would throw rocks and shout abuse at me because they thought I was weird. I never got that in London no matter what I wore."

"When I was a teenager in Iceland people would throw rocks and shout abuse at me because they thought I was weird. I never got that in London no matter what I wore."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

Thought, People, Abuse, London

48

"I thought it would be easy. I thought it'd take me one year to be Salma Hayek."

"I thought it would be easy. I thought it'd take me one year to be Salma Hayek."

Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican Model

47

"Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back."

"Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back."

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

Thought, Nothing

46

"It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge."

"It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge."

Voltaire, French Writer

Thought, Knowledge, Virtue, Ignorance

46

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

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

Robert Barany, Austrian Scientist

Thought, Thoughts, Facts, Scientists

45

"Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought."

"Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Thought, Action, Man

45

"Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts."

"Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts."

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French Diplomat

Thought, Thoughts, Disguise, Man, Speech

44

"If we follow the traditional way of thought, there will always be traditional enemies. Extremist circles from both sides will find causes to give rise to problems."

"If we follow the traditional way of thought, there will always be traditional enemies. Extremist circles from both sides will find causes to give rise to problems."

Fatos Nano, Albanian Statesman

Thought, Causes, Enemies, Problems

43

"After the crash happened, I was so humiliated and embarrassed. I thought of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, that they must hate me."

"After the crash happened, I was so humiliated and embarrassed. I thought of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, that they must hate me."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

Thought, Hate, Mothers

43

"The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always escape from whoever tries to smother them."

"The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always escape from whoever tries to smother them."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Thought, Thoughts, Evil

42

"The oldest, shortest words - "yes" and "no" - are those which require the most thought."

"The oldest, shortest words - "yes" and "no" - are those which require the most thought."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

42

"No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly."

"No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly."

Arthur Erickson, Canadian Architect

41

"I used to be very shy. When I first started, I had to go to a casting, and I had to go in a bikini. I thought I was too skinny. But I went in and got the job! And that's how I started."

"I used to be very shy. When I first started, I had to go to a casting, and I had to go in a bikini. I thought I was too skinny. But I went in and got the job! And that's how I started."

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

41

"Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought."

"Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought."

Albert Szent Gyorgyi, Hungarian Scientist

Thought, Discovery, Thinking

40

"I wanted to play piano in restaurants in the south of France. I went there on holiday once and I saw this guy playing in an old tuxedo. He was all disheveled, with a whisky glass on the piano. I thought that was the coolest thing. So what's happened to me with 'Twilight' isn't really what I'd planned."

"I wanted to play piano in restaurants in the south of France. I went there on holiday once and I saw this guy playing in an old tuxedo. He was all disheveled, with a whisky glass on the piano. I thought that was the coolest thing. So what's happened to me with 'Twilight' isn't really what I'd planned."

Robert Pattinson, English Actor

Thought, France, Holiday, Old

40

"The universe begins to look more like a great thought than a great machine."

"The universe begins to look more like a great thought than a great machine."

James Jeans, English Physicist

Thought, Machine, Universe

40

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world."

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world."

Buddha, Indian Leader

Thought, Thoughts, World

38

"There is something at the bottom of every new human thought, every thought of genius, or even every earnest thought that springs up in any brain, which can never be communicated to others, even if one were to write volumes about it and were explaining one's idea for thirty-five years; there's something left which cannot be induced to emerge from your brain, and remains with you forever; and with it you will die, without communicating to anyone perhaps the most important of your ideas."

"There is something at the bottom of every new human thought, every thought of genius, or even every earnest thought that springs up in any brain, which can never be communicated to others, even if one were to write volumes about it and were explaining one's idea for thirty-five years; there's something left which cannot be induced to emerge from your brain, and remains with you forever; and with it you will die, without communicating to anyone perhaps the most important of your ideas."

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist

Thought, Genius, Mystery, Idea

38

"A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts."

"A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts."

St. Jerome, Croatian Saint

Thought, Thoughts

37

"I thought I'd do everything on four-track, and then I'll record every instrument myself in a studio, and then I'll have a solo album released by spring."

"I thought I'd do everything on four-track, and then I'll record every instrument myself in a studio, and then I'll have a solo album released by spring."

Kim Deal, American Musician

Thought, Spring

37

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

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

Marcel Marceau, French Actor

Thought, Thoughts, Man, Silence

35

"We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses."

"We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses."

Alan Perlis, American Scientist

Thought, Thoughts

35

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