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Thought Quotes

"If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought, not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate."

"If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought, not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate."

Oliver Holmes, Jr., American Judge

Thought, Constitution, Freedom, Hate

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"My first thought was always a cigarette. It still is, but I haven't cheated."

"My first thought was always a cigarette. It still is, but I haven't cheated."

Frederik Pohl, American Writer

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"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

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"So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I could have an enormous challenge, and have a chance to really do some good, to be a pioneer in an area, and not just be like everyone else."

"So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I could have an enormous challenge, and have a chance to really do some good, to be a pioneer in an area, and not just be like everyone else."

Henry Kravis, American Businessman

Thought, Challenge, Chance

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"I was trying to make something really hard, but then I thought I should make something really soft instead, that could be molded into different shapes. That was how I came up with the first plastic. I called it Bakelite."

"I was trying to make something really hard, but then I thought I should make something really soft instead, that could be molded into different shapes. That was how I came up with the first plastic. I called it Bakelite."

Leo Baekeland, Belgian Inventor

Thought, First, Trying

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"I thought that would be kind of cool, to make a bad guy look sympathetic."

"I thought that would be kind of cool, to make a bad guy look sympathetic."

Christopher Atkins, American Actor

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"Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason."

"Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Thought, Reason, Will

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"Gertrude Stein really thought of Hemingway as frail. He almost married Stein."

"Gertrude Stein really thought of Hemingway as frail. He almost married Stein."

Leslie Fiedler, American Critic

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"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

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"Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid."

"Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid."

Freddie Mercury, British Musician

Thought, Name, Queen, Years

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"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

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"Marlo taught me things I thought I knew."

"Marlo taught me things I thought I knew."

Phil Donahue, American Entertainer

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"We see that every external motion, act, gesture, whether voluntary or mechanical, organic or mental, is produced and preceded by internal feeling or emotion, will or volition, and thought or mind."

"We see that every external motion, act, gesture, whether voluntary or mechanical, organic or mental, is produced and preceded by internal feeling or emotion, will or volition, and thought or mind."

H. P. Blavatsky, Russian Philosopher

Thought, Act, Emotion, Feeling

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"I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."

"I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."

Yogi Berra, American Athlete

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"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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"I always thought that the badge a cop has was more like the shield that Captain America has. It's an obvious sign of good and something you'll protect other people with, but it will also protect you."

"I always thought that the badge a cop has was more like the shield that Captain America has. It's an obvious sign of good and something you'll protect other people with, but it will also protect you."

Judd Nelson, American Actor

Thought, People, America, Obvious

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"I thought even if the show only lasted a year, it would be fun."

"I thought even if the show only lasted a year, it would be fun."

James MacArthur, American Actor

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"Expressing the thoughts of my comrades, I suggested, among other means, the organization of an international information service on inventories, on production, and on the needs of the various countries for raw materials."

"Expressing the thoughts of my comrades, I suggested, among other means, the organization of an international information service on inventories, on production, and on the needs of the various countries for raw materials."

Leon Jouhaux, French Leader

Thought, Thoughts, Countries, Information, Needs

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

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

Henri Bergson, French Scientist

Thought, Action, Man

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"The book was at a reasonably high position on the New York Times... before I was in the country. I thought it would be an interesting experiment to see if my presence here would push it up or down."

"The book was at a reasonably high position on the New York Times... before I was in the country. I thought it would be an interesting experiment to see if my presence here would push it up or down."

Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese Author

Thought, Country

40

"The satisfaction that I get from doing what I do is not what I thought. I thought it would be that I'd feel like a star, I'd feel important. But I don't."

"The satisfaction that I get from doing what I do is not what I thought. I thought it would be that I'd feel like a star, I'd feel important. But I don't."

Lee Ann Womack, American Musician

Thought, Satisfaction

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"I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet."

"I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet."

Giorgio Armani, Italian Designer

Thought, Fashion

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"I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw."

"I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw."

Len Wein, American Cartoonist

Thought, Writer, Writing

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"John Danforth, I thought, was a great senator and did a great job with the United Nations. I think he's a good man. I would respectfully disagree with that."

"John Danforth, I thought, was a great senator and did a great job with the United Nations. I think he's a good man. I would respectfully disagree with that."

Ken Mehlman, American Politician

Thought, Job, Man, Nations

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"The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it."

"The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it."

Victor Garber, Canadian Actor

Thought, Character, First, Play

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"I've just built a studio in my mama's old bedroom, which I thought was fitting; she died last year. We've recorded nine songs recorded in there already; we're sort of just chipping away."

"I've just built a studio in my mama's old bedroom, which I thought was fitting; she died last year. We've recorded nine songs recorded in there already; we're sort of just chipping away."

Stephen Stills, American Musician

Thought, Old, Songs

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"There are thoughts we must not think."

"There are thoughts we must not think."

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

Thought, Thoughts

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"You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought."

"You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought."

Karl Kraus, Austrian Writer

Thought, Action

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"Anybody who's been through a divorce will tell you that at one point. they've thought murder. The line between thinking murder and doing murder isn't that major."

"Anybody who's been through a divorce will tell you that at one point. they've thought murder. The line between thinking murder and doing murder isn't that major."

Oliver Stone, American Director

Thought, Divorce, Murder, Thinking

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"You know, it was important for me to do something like that, because nobody ever really thought I could do anything except look sexy on a poster and go shopping."

"You know, it was important for me to do something like that, because nobody ever really thought I could do anything except look sexy on a poster and go shopping."

Pia Zadora, American Actress

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"Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true."

"Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true."

Pierre Schaeffer, French Composer

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"A film is a petrified fountain of thought."

"A film is a petrified fountain of thought."

Jean Cocteau, French Director

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"Any thought that is passed on to the subconscious often enough and convincingly enough is finally accepted."

"Any thought that is passed on to the subconscious often enough and convincingly enough is finally accepted."

Robert Collier, American Publisher

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"Am I worried people will say I'm repeating myself? Sure. One thought I had was to publish it as a novel but eventually I just decided to do what I wanted to do."

"Am I worried people will say I'm repeating myself? Sure. One thought I had was to publish it as a novel but eventually I just decided to do what I wanted to do."

Elizabeth Wurtzel, American Writer

Thought, People, Will

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"I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in a live theatre setting and really connecting with an audience on that level."

"I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in a live theatre setting and really connecting with an audience on that level."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

Thought, Dance, Dream, Acting

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"A typewriter is a means of transcribing thought, not expressing it."

"A typewriter is a means of transcribing thought, not expressing it."

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Sociologist

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"In 83 I thought we were going to go all the way. We had Roy Smalley, and Steve King, and good players."

"In 83 I thought we were going to go all the way. We had Roy Smalley, and Steve King, and good players."

Bert Campaneris, Cuban Athlete

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"Every girl likes to be thought of and made to feel special."

"Every girl likes to be thought of and made to feel special."

Kiana Tom, American Model

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"At North Hollywood High School, I was shunned by everyone. I would sit down in the cafeteria, and students would get up from the table and walk away. They thought I was from the Mafia."

"At North Hollywood High School, I was shunned by everyone. I would sit down in the cafeteria, and students would get up from the table and walk away. They thought I was from the Mafia."

Philip Zimbardo, American Psychologist

Thought, Hollywood, School, Students

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"I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was."

"I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was."

Keith Richards, English Musician

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"The thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every class he enters and in almost every book he studies."

"The thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every class he enters and in almost every book he studies."

Carter G. Woodson, American Historian

Thought, Inferiority, Class

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"Further, not only the United States, but the French, British, Germans and the United Nations all thought Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction before the United States intervened."

"Further, not only the United States, but the French, British, Germans and the United Nations all thought Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction before the United States intervened."

Jim Gerlach, American Politician

Thought, Destruction, Nations, States

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"Once in awhile you have a thought, and you rhyme it."

"Once in awhile you have a thought, and you rhyme it."

Howard Nemerov, American Poet

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"So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I thought I would enjoy, which was acting. And it was probably because there was girls over in the drama school too, you know?"

"So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I thought I would enjoy, which was acting. And it was probably because there was girls over in the drama school too, you know?"

James Earl Jones, American Actor

Thought, Acting, College, Drama

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"He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts."

"He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts."

John Fletcher, English Dramatist

Thought, Thoughts

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"I have no qualifications to do anything else and there weren't any formal application forms you had to fill in for stand-up, so I thought I'd give that a twist."

"I have no qualifications to do anything else and there weren't any formal application forms you had to fill in for stand-up, so I thought I'd give that a twist."

Dylan Moran, Irish Comedian

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"The weather here is gorgeous. It's mild and feels like it's in the eighties. The hot dog vendors got confused because of the weather and thought it was spring, so they accidentally changed the hot dog water in their carts."

"The weather here is gorgeous. It's mild and feels like it's in the eighties. The hot dog vendors got confused because of the weather and thought it was spring, so they accidentally changed the hot dog water in their carts."

David Letterman, American Comedian

Thought, Spring, Water, Weather

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"Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket."

"Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket."

Andrew Carnegie, American Businessman

Thought, Thoughts, Man

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"I've always thought that less was a lot more."

"I've always thought that less was a lot more."

Kim Cattrall, English Actress

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"I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as a sitcom, just as a very good programme."

"I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as a sitcom, just as a very good programme."

Dylan Moran, Irish Comedian

Thought, Office

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