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Thought Quotes

"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

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"Now, most dentist's chairs go up and down, don't they? The one I was in went back and forwards. I thought 'This is unusual'. And the dentist said to me 'Mr Vine, get out of the filing cabinet."

"Now, most dentist's chairs go up and down, don't they? The one I was in went back and forwards. I thought 'This is unusual'. And the dentist said to me 'Mr Vine, get out of the filing cabinet."

Tim Vine, British Comedian

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"I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people."

"I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people."

Tia Carrere, American Actress

Thought, People, Wrong

38

"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

38

"I always thought I should be treated like a star."

"I always thought I should be treated like a star."

Madonna Ciccone, American Musician

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"I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am."

"I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am."

Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress

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"That means presenting the issues in certain ways that will appeal to those people and then becoming a prisoner of your own language and thought process. That has always happened - it's just been intensified."

"That means presenting the issues in certain ways that will appeal to those people and then becoming a prisoner of your own language and thought process. That has always happened - it's just been intensified."

Robert Scheer, American Journalist

Thought, People, Language, Will

38

"I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost."

"I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost."

Donna Mills, American Actress

Thought, Femininity

38

"I thought Out of Action was better as a catalogue than the honeycomb because the honeycomb was like walking into one compartment and then another compartment."

"I thought Out of Action was better as a catalogue than the honeycomb because the honeycomb was like walking into one compartment and then another compartment."

Richard Serra, American Sculptor

Thought, Action, Walking

38

"Thought is made in the mouth."

"Thought is made in the mouth."

Tristan Tzara, French Artist

38

"The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure."

"The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure."

Annette Funicello, American Actress

Thought, Failure, Divorce

38

"I thought I would be Sheena of the Jungle as a little girl."

"I thought I would be Sheena of the Jungle as a little girl."

Pam Grier, American Actress

Thought, Jungle

38

"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

38

"I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach."

"I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach."

Len Wein, American Cartoonist

Thought, Writer

38

"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

38

"The second I met Zac, I thought he was a really cool guy. It's hard not to have chemistry with someone who is so attractive."

"The second I met Zac, I thought he was a really cool guy. It's hard not to have chemistry with someone who is so attractive."

Vanessa Hudgens, American Actress

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"They would never let me be a crossing guard when I was a little kid. It would come up, I'd always raise my hand, I would never get picked . They thought I was too wild, but I knew I was responsible enough, if I was given that task."

"They would never let me be a crossing guard when I was a little kid. It would come up, I'd always raise my hand, I would never get picked . They thought I was too wild, but I knew I was responsible enough, if I was given that task."

Mark Ruffalo, American Actor

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"The first song that I wrote was when I was with The Del Rios. I was like 14 years old but I was always putting my thoughts down on paper even before then because it was like an escape - a way of unleashing all the stuff."

"The first song that I wrote was when I was with The Del Rios. I was like 14 years old but I was always putting my thoughts down on paper even before then because it was like an escape - a way of unleashing all the stuff."

William Bell, American Musician

Thought, Thoughts, First, Old, Song

38

"Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching."

"Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching."

Mark Spitz, American Athlete

Thought, Thoughts, Coaching, Gold

38

"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

38

"What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline of your future path already exists, for you created its pattern by your past."

"What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline of your future path already exists, for you created its pattern by your past."

Sai Baba, Indian Leader

Thought, Thoughts, Future, Now, Past

38

"I kind of thought the writers were starting to take Taylor and make her kind of down and dirty."

"I kind of thought the writers were starting to take Taylor and make her kind of down and dirty."

Hunter Tylo, American Actress

Thought, Writers

38

"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

38

"I thought the stock was a great buy. I think anybody that bought the stock in 1999 was - saw over the next couple of years a strong growth. During the year of 1999, I significantly increased my ownership of shares in the company."

"I thought the stock was a great buy. I think anybody that bought the stock in 1999 was - saw over the next couple of years a strong growth. During the year of 1999, I significantly increased my ownership of shares in the company."

Jeffrey Skilling, American Criminal

Thought, Growth, Company, Ownership

38

"It's been about 15 years, and I've never really worked seriously in CGI and I thought that here was an opportunity to do the kinds of things that I was not able to do on Ghostbusters."

"It's been about 15 years, and I've never really worked seriously in CGI and I thought that here was an opportunity to do the kinds of things that I was not able to do on Ghostbusters."

Ivan Reitman, Canadian Actor

Thought, Opportunity, Years

38

"Oh, yeah, I've always thought of covering some of my influences like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder."

"Oh, yeah, I've always thought of covering some of my influences like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder."

Jon Secada, Cuban Musician

Thought, Wonder

38

"But I thought, I've just got to check out Hollywood, so I sent out pictures and resumes."

"But I thought, I've just got to check out Hollywood, so I sent out pictures and resumes."

Delta Burke, American Actress

Thought, Hollywood

38

"Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts."

"Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts."

Charles Lamb, English Critic

Thought, Thoughts

38

"Some people say to me, Isn't it too bad that people discovered you so late? I never thought that."

"Some people say to me, Isn't it too bad that people discovered you so late? I never thought that."

Imogen Cunningham, American Photographer

Thought, People

38

"I've always thought that if Israel really wanted to solve the problem, they'd just start tomorrow and push right to the Jordan River, and anything in their way goes. They don't need America or someone else to help."

"I've always thought that if Israel really wanted to solve the problem, they'd just start tomorrow and push right to the Jordan River, and anything in their way goes. They don't need America or someone else to help."

Bruce Dern, American Actor

Thought, America, Help, Israel

38

"I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence if I ran for political office."

"I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence if I ran for political office."

Samuel Dash, American Lawyer

Thought, Independence, Office

38

"I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine."

"I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine."

Spike Milligan, Irish Comedian

Thought, Reading, Shakespeare

38

"When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!"

"When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!"

Denzel Washington, American Actor

38

"One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whether the statement be true of false. It comes to be dominating thought in one's mind."

"One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whether the statement be true of false. It comes to be dominating thought in one's mind."

Robert Collier, American Publisher

38

"People have always doubted whether I was good enough to play this game at this level. I thought I was, and I thought I could be. What other people thought was really always irrelevant to me."

"People have always doubted whether I was good enough to play this game at this level. I thought I was, and I thought I could be. What other people thought was really always irrelevant to me."

Steve Nash, Canadian Athlete

Thought, People, Play

38

"What I hated was doing what somebody in LA thought Jeff Foxworthy ought to do."

"What I hated was doing what somebody in LA thought Jeff Foxworthy ought to do."

Jeff Foxworthy, American Comedian

38

"The only spoof I think is the title, which was just we thought of very early on and it kind of stuck."

"The only spoof I think is the title, which was just we thought of very early on and it kind of stuck."

Simon Pegg, British Comedian

38

"Well, I tried to get a record deal in 1966 or '67, and everyone thought I was too eclectic."

"Well, I tried to get a record deal in 1966 or '67, and everyone thought I was too eclectic."

Carly Simon, American Musician

38

"A programming language is for thinking about programs, not for expressing programs you've already thought of. It should be a pencil, not a pen."

"A programming language is for thinking about programs, not for expressing programs you've already thought of. It should be a pencil, not a pen."

Paul Graham, American Scientist

Thought, Language, Pen, Programming

38

"Make my breast transparent as pure crystal, that the world, jealous of me, may see the foulest thought my heart does hold."

"Make my breast transparent as pure crystal, that the world, jealous of me, may see the foulest thought my heart does hold."

George Villiers, English Politician

Thought, Heart, May, World

38

"They did offer me a chance of being a V in the crowd, but it's not my scene. I think they just thought it would be fun for me to do that, but I don't know. I heard that Stan Lee appears in every movie of his."

"They did offer me a chance of being a V in the crowd, but it's not my scene. I think they just thought it would be fun for me to do that, but I don't know. I heard that Stan Lee appears in every movie of his."

David Lloyd, British Artist

Thought, Being, Chance, Fun

38

"Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films - as if all my characters were sisters - but I'm not so sure now."

"Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films - as if all my characters were sisters - but I'm not so sure now."

Juliette Binoche, French Actress

Thought, Now, Sisters

38

"I thought we were making a nice little movie. That's how it was regarded by everyone else, too."

"I thought we were making a nice little movie. That's how it was regarded by everyone else, too."

Arthur Hiller, Canadian Director

38

"I never felt a feeling that I knew or could know to be unlike the feelings of other people. I never consciously thought, except after patterns that the world or my fellows set for me."

"I never felt a feeling that I knew or could know to be unlike the feelings of other people. I never consciously thought, except after patterns that the world or my fellows set for me."

Josiah Royce, American Philosopher

Thought, People, Feelings, World

38

"I was perceiving myself as good as a man or equal to a man and as powerful and I wanted to look ambiguous because I thought that was a very interesting statement to make through the media. And it certainly did cause quite a few ripples and interest and shock waves."

"I was perceiving myself as good as a man or equal to a man and as powerful and I wanted to look ambiguous because I thought that was a very interesting statement to make through the media. And it certainly did cause quite a few ripples and interest and shock waves."

Annie Lennox, Scottish Musician

Thought, Cause, Interest, Man

38

"I get a sense that we've all been educated into one school of thought. I'm not surprised at all to find among the overwhelming majority of scientists, are people who would hold one particular view because that's all they're exposed to."

"I get a sense that we've all been educated into one school of thought. I'm not surprised at all to find among the overwhelming majority of scientists, are people who would hold one particular view because that's all they're exposed to."

Thabo Mbeki, South African Statesman

Thought, People, Majority, School

38

"Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative."

"Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

Thought, Virtue, Moderation

38

"To be able to be caught up into the world of thought - that is being educated."

"To be able to be caught up into the world of thought - that is being educated."

Edith Hamilton, American Writer

Thought, Being, World

38

"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

38

"A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst possible turn."

"A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst possible turn."

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

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