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Thought Quotes

"I read about this hotel that was great, down in the south of the island, not in a touristy area. I had no particular desire ever to go to Jamaica, but I thought, what the hell? Sounds nice. Let's go!"

"I read about this hotel that was great, down in the south of the island, not in a touristy area. I had no particular desire ever to go to Jamaica, but I thought, what the hell? Sounds nice. Let's go!"

Jeremy Northam, English Actor

Thought, Desire, Hell

16

"A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner."

"A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner."

Edward F. Halifax, British Statesman

16

"All physical systems can be thought of as registering and processing information, and how one wishes to define computation will determine your view of what computation consists of."

"All physical systems can be thought of as registering and processing information, and how one wishes to define computation will determine your view of what computation consists of."

Seth Lloyd, American Educator

Thought, Information, Will, Wishes

16

"When I got into this, I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me, I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do."

"When I got into this, I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me, I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do."

Adam Sandler, American Actor

Thought, People

16

"In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed a lot."

"In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed a lot."

Shelley Duvall, American Actress

Thought, Kids, School

16

"Kurt had this dumb suicidal ideation - that's what I called it. I thought if we could live through this, we could live through anything."

"Kurt had this dumb suicidal ideation - that's what I called it. I thought if we could live through this, we could live through anything."

Courtney Love, American Musician

16

"It is thought that the changeover from hunter to farmer was a slow, gradual process."

"It is thought that the changeover from hunter to farmer was a slow, gradual process."

Stephen Gardiner, British Architect

16

"The thought grew strong in me that since I had gone to the trouble of being born, I might as well be useful in helping people live long and healthy lives. And this thought has always resided in the back of my mind."

"The thought grew strong in me that since I had gone to the trouble of being born, I might as well be useful in helping people live long and healthy lives. And this thought has always resided in the back of my mind."

Koichi Tanaka, Japanese Scientist

Thought, People, Being, Mind

16

"I thought we were going to win the game but we won't take the disappointments, we will take the positives."

"I thought we were going to win the game but we won't take the disappointments, we will take the positives."

Graham Roberts, English Actor

Thought, Disappointments, Will

16

"I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product."

"I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Thought, People, Name

16

"No real blood flows in the veins of the knowing subject constructed by Locke, Hume, and Kant, but rather the diluted extract of reason as a mere activity of thought."

"No real blood flows in the veins of the knowing subject constructed by Locke, Hume, and Kant, but rather the diluted extract of reason as a mere activity of thought."

Wilhelm Dilthey, German Historian

Thought, Blood, Reason

16

"When I got out of high school, I thought, I'll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this out of my system, and then go to med school."

"When I got out of high school, I thought, I'll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this out of my system, and then go to med school."

Gregg Allman, American Musician

Thought, Play, School

16

"There may yet be another Watergate book. I have thought a book about the aftermath of Watergate and its impact could be done, perhaps by me or someone else."

"There may yet be another Watergate book. I have thought a book about the aftermath of Watergate and its impact could be done, perhaps by me or someone else."

Bob Woodward, American Journalist

16

"I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as much alive as we are."

"I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as much alive as we are."

Ziggy Marley, Jamaican Musician

Thought, Being, Living, Trees

16

"I like the dueling club scene, where Daniel and I fight with our wands. I thought it was a brilliant scene to shoot. I think the end product looked really good."

"I like the dueling club scene, where Daniel and I fight with our wands. I thought it was a brilliant scene to shoot. I think the end product looked really good."

Tom Felton, English Actor

Thought, End, Fight

16

"When I'm writing for Esquire, my conscious thought is, I'm not writing for American Scholar."

"When I'm writing for Esquire, my conscious thought is, I'm not writing for American Scholar."

Denis Johnson, German Writer

Thought, American, Writing

16

"In the studio, I do try to have a thought in my head, so that it's not like a blank stare."

"In the studio, I do try to have a thought in my head, so that it's not like a blank stare."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

16

"Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right."

"Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right."

Fay Wray, American Actress

16

"The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand."

"The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand."

Elias Canetti, Swiss Author

Thought, Thoughts, Order

16

"It was a lot of fun on the set. I had the most fun making that movie out of all of them. I'm sure if I sat and thought about it, but none that I could think of offhand."

"It was a lot of fun on the set. I had the most fun making that movie out of all of them. I'm sure if I sat and thought about it, but none that I could think of offhand."

Jason Mewes, American Actor

16

"I thought comedy would be the hardest thing I could do, and if I could do that, I could do anything."

"I thought comedy would be the hardest thing I could do, and if I could do that, I could do anything."

Rodney Carrington, American Comedian

Thought, Comedy

16

"I thought I would go out, and see if the air would make me feel any better."

"I thought I would go out, and see if the air would make me feel any better."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

16

"It's a nice visual. I had just done Blade and I put on more weight for Blade and I thought I might as well use it so I kept it and added a little more. I wanted him to be a big bear."

"It's a nice visual. I had just done Blade and I put on more weight for Blade and I thought I might as well use it so I kept it and added a little more. I wanted him to be a big bear."

Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor

Thought, Weight

16

"I always watched the show thinking, 'Wouldn't it be great to be a member?', but I never thought it would happen."

"I always watched the show thinking, 'Wouldn't it be great to be a member?', but I never thought it would happen."

Dannii Minogue, Australian Musician

Thought, Thinking

16

"I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important."

"I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important."

Merlin Olsen, American Athlete

Thought, Strength, Example

16

"I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people."

"I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people."

Jonah Lomu, New Zealander Athlete

Thought, People, Dying, News

16

"We are the children of our landscape; it dictates behavior and even thought in the measure to which we are responsive to it."

"We are the children of our landscape; it dictates behavior and even thought in the measure to which we are responsive to it."

Lawrence Durrell, British Writer

Thought, Behavior, Children, Measure

15

"Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words."

"Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words."

Eileen Caddy, English Celebrity

Thought, Thoughts, Words

15

"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny."

"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny."

Steven Wright, American Comedian

Thought, Thoughts, Worth

15

"I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime."

"I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime."

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, American Psychologist

Thought, Choices, Consequences, Deed

15

"I don't know, Y'know, I always wanted to be one of those cheerleader girls and I never was that, and I was never sort of cute and perky, and I always thought it was fun to be cute and perky, and those, I don't know what those girls are doing now."

"I don't know, Y'know, I always wanted to be one of those cheerleader girls and I never was that, and I was never sort of cute and perky, and I always thought it was fun to be cute and perky, and those, I don't know what those girls are doing now."

Katey Sagal, American Athlete

Thought, Cute, Fun, Girls

15

"When I think of the person that I thought was Bill Clinton, I think he had genuine remorse. When I think of the person that I now see is 100 percent politician, I think he's sorry he got caught."

"When I think of the person that I thought was Bill Clinton, I think he had genuine remorse. When I think of the person that I now see is 100 percent politician, I think he's sorry he got caught."

Monica Lewinsky, American Celebrity

Thought, Now, Remorse

15

"Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered."

"Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered."

Daniel Webster, American Statesman

15

"The second is there are some communities that we thought originally would take mobile homes that have decided they don't want them. And we're not going to cram mobile homes down the throats of communities in Louisiana and the Gulf - and other parts of the Gulf Coast."

"The second is there are some communities that we thought originally would take mobile homes that have decided they don't want them. And we're not going to cram mobile homes down the throats of communities in Louisiana and the Gulf - and other parts of the Gulf Coast."

Michael Chertoff, American Civil Servant

15

"I always thought a very strong anti-drug policy was a good thing for my union members."

"I always thought a very strong anti-drug policy was a good thing for my union members."

Stephen F. Lynch, American Politician

Thought, Policy

15

"She could only write with him at night and she was wasting her days just sitting around. So he thought I could write with her during the day. And that was Carole King."

"She could only write with him at night and she was wasting her days just sitting around. So he thought I could write with her during the day. And that was Carole King."

Cynthia Weil, American Musician

Thought, Day, Night

15

"I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public."

"I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public."

George Lucas, American Director

Thought, Public

15

"Most students have thoughts about emigrating to Israel. A significant number go on aliyah. We are proud of our Israel programs, which come at a considerable cost to the university."

"Most students have thoughts about emigrating to Israel. A significant number go on aliyah. We are proud of our Israel programs, which come at a considerable cost to the university."

Norman Lamm, American Educator

Thought, Thoughts, Israel, Students, University

15

"I am not liked as a President by the politicians in office, in the press, or in Congress. But I am content to abide the judgment the sober second thought of the people."

"I am not liked as a President by the politicians in office, in the press, or in Congress. But I am content to abide the judgment the sober second thought of the people."

Rutherford B. Hayes, American President

Thought, People, Congress, Content

15

"I never thought I'd say this, what Obama needs in his personality is a little George Bush."

"I never thought I'd say this, what Obama needs in his personality is a little George Bush."

Bill Maher, American Comedian

Thought, Needs, Personality

15

"The more I thought of the McClure offer the less I thought of it. So I told him last night I was satisfied where I was, and that the $75 he offered me was no inducement."

"The more I thought of the McClure offer the less I thought of it. So I told him last night I was satisfied where I was, and that the $75 he offered me was no inducement."

Richard H. Davis, American Writer

15

"I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't going to be able to do it."

"I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't going to be able to do it."

William Petersen, American Actor

15

"An educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug, thinks for himself and tries to give his thoughts, in speech or on paper, some style."

"An educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug, thinks for himself and tries to give his thoughts, in speech or on paper, some style."

Alan K. Simpson, American Politician

Thought, Thoughts, Man, Speech, Style

15

"The first comedy screenplay that I wrote was Animal House and I always thought I could and should be a director but no one was about to give me that opportunity on Animal House."

"The first comedy screenplay that I wrote was Animal House and I always thought I could and should be a director but no one was about to give me that opportunity on Animal House."

Harold Ramis, American Actor

Thought, Opportunity, Comedy, First

15

"I thought it would be my one and only exhibition, so I decided to call it My Major Retrospective."

"I thought it would be my one and only exhibition, so I decided to call it My Major Retrospective."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

15

"You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration."

"You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration."

James Lane Allen, American Author

Thought, Thoughts, Vision, Desire, Environment

15

"Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation."

"Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation."

Max Euwe, Dutch Celebrity

Thought, Strategy, Observation

15

"I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records."

"I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records."

Jerry Harrison, American Musician

Thought, Thoughts

15

"I know deaf people. I have discussed the issues with them I've also thought about them a lot so I have some insights that go a little further than people who haven't had contact with the deaf community."

"I know deaf people. I have discussed the issues with them I've also thought about them a lot so I have some insights that go a little further than people who haven't had contact with the deaf community."

Richard Masur, American Actor

Thought, People, Community

15

"There is nothing on earth so easy as to forget, if a person chooses to set about it. I'm sure I have as much forgot your poor, dear uncle, as if he had never existed; and I thought it my duty to do so."

"There is nothing on earth so easy as to forget, if a person chooses to set about it. I'm sure I have as much forgot your poor, dear uncle, as if he had never existed; and I thought it my duty to do so."

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish Playwright

Thought, Duty, Earth, Forget

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