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Thought Quotes

"Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering."

"Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering."

R. Buckminster Fuller, American Inventor

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"You get on the radio by writing your own songs. But we had the dilemma of not being able to play anywhere because we weren't able to play anything that anyone wanted to hear. So we learned songs that we thought that we could do without puking."

"You get on the radio by writing your own songs. But we had the dilemma of not being able to play anywhere because we weren't able to play anything that anyone wanted to hear. So we learned songs that we thought that we could do without puking."

Wayne Kramer, American Musician

Thought, Being, Play, Songs

15

"I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence."

"I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence."

Christopher Hampton, British Playwright

Thought, Sophistication

15

"A great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn't have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible."

"A great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn't have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible."

Maria Sharapova, Russian Athlete

Thought, Hope, Career, Example

15

"I was walking along and this chair came flying past me, and another, and another, and I thought, man, is this gonna be a good night."

"I was walking along and this chair came flying past me, and another, and another, and I thought, man, is this gonna be a good night."

Liam Gallagher, British Musician

Thought, Flying, Man, Night

15

"I ran into Snoop one night. I was in the studio later, and I got this beat and thought he would sound great on it. I called him and he came right through that night."

"I ran into Snoop one night. I was in the studio later, and I got this beat and thought he would sound great on it. I called him and he came right through that night."

Angie Martinez, American Musician

Thought, Night, Right, Sound

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"I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that people have risked their lives to get."

"I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that people have risked their lives to get."

Christiane Amanpour, English Journalist

Thought, People

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"All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us."

"All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us."

Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher

Thought, Sensibility

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"When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job."

"When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job."

Ben Chandler, American Politician

Thought, Job, Running

15

"All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter how hard we've tried to prove them wrong, they all think it about us now. And the really annoying thing is, they're probably right."

"All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter how hard we've tried to prove them wrong, they all think it about us now. And the really annoying thing is, they're probably right."

Cathy Guisewite, American Cartoonist

Thought, Children, Now, Parents

15

"It's quite ironic I suppose, it's that thing about being in a group when you all start out as friends and then invariably end up hating each other. So I just thought they needed telling really, in case they were labouring under the apprehension that they were still friends."

"It's quite ironic I suppose, it's that thing about being in a group when you all start out as friends and then invariably end up hating each other. So I just thought they needed telling really, in case they were labouring under the apprehension that they were still friends."

Peter Hook, English Musician

Thought, Being, End, Friends

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"It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is."

"It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is."

Eugene Ormandy, American Musician

15

"When I stopped drinking, it was only because I thought if I don't stop, I'm going to die."

"When I stopped drinking, it was only because I thought if I don't stop, I'm going to die."

Craig Ferguson, Scottish Comedian

Thought, Drinking

15

"Culture is to know the best that has been said and thought in the world."

"Culture is to know the best that has been said and thought in the world."

Matthew Arnold, English Poet

Thought, Culture, World

15

"There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being the study of its thought and emotion; the second only that of its workmanship. A student of literature should study some of the Bible from both points of view."

"There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being the study of its thought and emotion; the second only that of its workmanship. A student of literature should study some of the Bible from both points of view."

Lafcadio Hearn, Japanese Author

Thought, Bible, Being, Emotion

15

"They thought they were identifying a set of behaviours, but yeah, they just wanted to have an answer."

"They thought they were identifying a set of behaviours, but yeah, they just wanted to have an answer."

Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist

15

"I'm thought of as a cool, unemotional dancer, but inside I'm not."

"I'm thought of as a cool, unemotional dancer, but inside I'm not."

Suzanne Farrell, American Dancer

15

"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought."

"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought."

Albert Szent Gyorgyi, Hungarian Scientist

Thought, Discovery, Thinking

15

"At those times I got into... I suppose you call it a rut. I used to do comedy, comedy, comedy and I suddenly thought I ought to break away from this somehow."

"At those times I got into... I suppose you call it a rut. I used to do comedy, comedy, comedy and I suddenly thought I ought to break away from this somehow."

Val Guest, British Director

Thought, Comedy

15

"I had never thought of my career as going in the direction that it did, as far as fan response was concerned."

"I had never thought of my career as going in the direction that it did, as far as fan response was concerned."

Robert Vaughn, American Actor

Thought, Career, Direction

15

"Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought."

"Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought."

Mathias Rust, German Celebrity

Thought, Imprisonment

15

"To be able to always have a super sense of who I was and my own real identity and be petty and seem informed and always thinking in thoughts would be great."

"To be able to always have a super sense of who I was and my own real identity and be petty and seem informed and always thinking in thoughts would be great."

Jeff Goldblum, American Actor

Thought, Thoughts, Identity, Sense, Thinking

15

"Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability."

"Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability."

Amitabh Bachchan, Indian Actor

Thought, Ability, Job

15

"I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years."

"I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years."

Robbie Coltrane, Scottish Actor

Thought, People, Books, Years

15

"I thought this must be obvious to everyone else, as it seemed obvious to me; and that, if once it became apparent that we were on the edge, all the Great Powers would call a halt and recoil from the abyss."

"I thought this must be obvious to everyone else, as it seemed obvious to me; and that, if once it became apparent that we were on the edge, all the Great Powers would call a halt and recoil from the abyss."

Edward Grey, British Politician

Thought, Obvious

15

"I always wanted to be an artist, whatever that was, like other chicks want to be stewardesses. I read. I painted. I thought."

"I always wanted to be an artist, whatever that was, like other chicks want to be stewardesses. I read. I painted. I thought."

Janis Joplin, American Musician

Thought, Artist, Want

15

"In starting to learn about film festivals and what were good ones - 'cause there are five billion of them - it was just a really good East Coast festival. And I thought this little movie was an East Coast film."

"In starting to learn about film festivals and what were good ones - 'cause there are five billion of them - it was just a really good East Coast festival. And I thought this little movie was an East Coast film."

Andrew McCarthy, American Actor

15

"That's the best way to feed the human mind. That's how Bob Marley did it. He never put it in your face. After you got the groove, you were just singing the hooks, because you thought it was cool."

"That's the best way to feed the human mind. That's how Bob Marley did it. He never put it in your face. After you got the groove, you were just singing the hooks, because you thought it was cool."

Wyclef Jean, American Musician

Thought, Mind, Singing

15

"The studio thought I was crazy to perform all of my own fencing stunts, but I loved it."

"The studio thought I was crazy to perform all of my own fencing stunts, but I loved it."

Maureen O'Hara, Irish Actress

15

"A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder."

"A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder."

Bubba Sparxxx, American Musician

Thought, People, Wonder

15

"When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea."

"When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea."

Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

15

"I had always wanted to write a song called, The Vicious Circle. I always thought it was like, the kids are born there, they grow up there, they die there."

"I had always wanted to write a song called, The Vicious Circle. I always thought it was like, the kids are born there, they grow up there, they die there."

Mac Davis, American Musician

Thought, Kids, Song

15

"Maybe... there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for unlawfully detaining 120 people. Maybe they just got carried away with last year's idea of pre-emptive strikes and thought, 'Let's not wait for an actual crime to occur. Let's get the innocent."

"Maybe... there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for unlawfully detaining 120 people. Maybe they just got carried away with last year's idea of pre-emptive strikes and thought, 'Let's not wait for an actual crime to occur. Let's get the innocent."

Mark Thomas, British Comedian

Thought, People, Idea, Crime

15

"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

15

"I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at me and thought, oh gosh she can really run, she's a natural."

"I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at me and thought, oh gosh she can really run, she's a natural."

Cathy Freeman, Australian Athlete

Thought, People, Running, School

15

"King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian."

"King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian."

Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

15

"So, the point was to be able to have a medium that would record all the connections and all the structures and all the thoughts that paper could not. Since the computer could hold any structure in any form, this was the way to go."

"So, the point was to be able to have a medium that would record all the connections and all the structures and all the thoughts that paper could not. Since the computer could hold any structure in any form, this was the way to go."

Ted Nelson, American Author

Thought, Thoughts, Computer

15

"From heav'nly thoughts all true delight doth spring."

"From heav'nly thoughts all true delight doth spring."

Thomas Campion, English Composer

Thought, Thoughts, Delight, Spring

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"Then one day I thought it would be wonderful to make a whole book, to make my text and my drawings together, and that's how I started doing children's books."

"Then one day I thought it would be wonderful to make a whole book, to make my text and my drawings together, and that's how I started doing children's books."

Dick Bruna, Dutch Artist

Thought, Books, Children, Day

15

"The Labour Party of today has fits of horrors of the very thought of somebody like me might saying that they bought in white Australia. But I believe they did."

"The Labour Party of today has fits of horrors of the very thought of somebody like me might saying that they bought in white Australia. But I believe they did."

Colleen McCullough, Australian Author

Thought, Party, Saying, Today

15

"The Thought Police: To censor and protect."

"The Thought Police: To censor and protect."

Craig Bruce, American Radio Host

15

"Being diabetic was not what I thought of as being normal, and I feared the stigma of having to take medicine and having people stick me with a needle."

"Being diabetic was not what I thought of as being normal, and I feared the stigma of having to take medicine and having people stick me with a needle."

Nell Carter, American Actress

Thought, People, Being, Medicine

15

"I never thought I'd be a writer. I never thought I'd be able to read a book, let alone write one. So if books like this inspire kids to write, or even read a whole book, I think it's good."

"I never thought I'd be a writer. I never thought I'd be able to read a book, let alone write one. So if books like this inspire kids to write, or even read a whole book, I think it's good."

Don Novello, American Writer

Thought, Books, Kids

15

"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

15

"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

15

"When we did concerts, we wanted them to be theatrical events - collaborations with designers, choreographers, and directors - because we thought traditional rock concerts were boring."

"When we did concerts, we wanted them to be theatrical events - collaborations with designers, choreographers, and directors - because we thought traditional rock concerts were boring."

Neil Tennant, English Musician

Thought, Events

15

"I doubt if the public thought of me as Christ when they next saw me as Temple Houston on television."

"I doubt if the public thought of me as Christ when they next saw me as Temple Houston on television."

Jeffrey Hunter, American Actor

Thought, Temple, Christ, Doubt

15

"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

15

"I thought everybody else was doing much better than I was."

"I thought everybody else was doing much better than I was."

Bruce Jenner, American Athlete

15

"Cary Grant and I were doing a play in New York. He had a crush on me. Whenever we went to a party, he would always sit on the floor beside me. I thought that was kind of beautiful, like that's where he wanted to be."

"Cary Grant and I were doing a play in New York. He had a crush on me. Whenever we went to a party, he would always sit on the floor beside me. I thought that was kind of beautiful, like that's where he wanted to be."

Fay Wray, American Actress

Thought, Party, Play

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