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Thought Quotes

"I have trouble voicing my thoughts... I can't communicate very well that way."

"I have trouble voicing my thoughts... I can't communicate very well that way."

Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese Musician

Thought, Thoughts, Trouble

37

"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

37

"I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out and I thought we won."

"I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out and I thought we won."

Ken Kesey, American Author

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"I used to think that cyberspace was fifty years away. What I thought was fifty years away, was only ten years away. And what I thought was ten years away... it was already here. I just wasn't aware of it yet."

"I used to think that cyberspace was fifty years away. What I thought was fifty years away, was only ten years away. And what I thought was ten years away... it was already here. I just wasn't aware of it yet."

Bruce Sterling, American Writer

37

"I never thought I'd get a chance to sing with Wilson Pickett but we did."

"I never thought I'd get a chance to sing with Wilson Pickett but we did."

Eddie Floyd, American Musician

Thought, Chance

37

"I stopped living according to my core values. I knew what I was doing was wrong but thought only about myself and thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to."

"I stopped living according to my core values. I knew what I was doing was wrong but thought only about myself and thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to."

Tiger Woods, American Athlete

Thought, Values, Living, Wrong

37

"That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places."

"That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places."

Joe Eszterhas, Hungarian Writer

Thought, Drinking

37

"Ideas are not thoughts; the thought respects the boundaries that the idea ignores thereby failing to realize itself."

"Ideas are not thoughts; the thought respects the boundaries that the idea ignores thereby failing to realize itself."

Franz Grillparzer, Austrian Poet

Thought, Idea, Ideas, Thoughts

37

"A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer."

"A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer."

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German Critic

Thought, Heaven, Prayer

37

"That's when we decided to stop in '66. Everyone thought we toured for years, you know, but we didn't. I joined in '62, and we'd finished touring in '66 to go into the studio where we could hear each other... and create any fantasy that came out of anybody's brain."

"That's when we decided to stop in '66. Everyone thought we toured for years, you know, but we didn't. I joined in '62, and we'd finished touring in '66 to go into the studio where we could hear each other... and create any fantasy that came out of anybody's brain."

Ringo Starr, English Musician

Thought, Fantasy, Years

37

"I caved in to what people wanted me to do. I thought that they weren't going to like me if I didn't."

"I caved in to what people wanted me to do. I thought that they weren't going to like me if I didn't."

Fiona Apple, American Musician

Thought, People

37

"I will throw all my best efforts into it, my thoughts and political observations, but ultimately I want to create a narrative that keeps you turning the pages and leaves you with a sense that this thing has a reason for being there."

"I will throw all my best efforts into it, my thoughts and political observations, but ultimately I want to create a narrative that keeps you turning the pages and leaves you with a sense that this thing has a reason for being there."

Frank Miller, American Artist

Thought, Thoughts, Being, Reason, Sense

37

"Two years ago I hadn't even thought of the Woman in White, and I was doing a television show and I said I hadn't found a story and the next day somebody rang me and said have you ever thought of the Woman in White."

"Two years ago I hadn't even thought of the Woman in White, and I was doing a television show and I said I hadn't found a story and the next day somebody rang me and said have you ever thought of the Woman in White."

Andrew Lloyd Webber, British Composer

Thought, Day, Television, Woman

37

"I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree."

"I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree."

Robert Mapplethorpe, American Photographer

Thought, People

37

"All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter."

"All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter."

Sai Baba, Indian Leader

Thought, Action, Thoughts, Results

37

"I had almost forgotten to tell you that I have already been to the Parliament House; and yet this is of most importance. For, had I seen nothing else in England but this, I should have thought my journey thither amply rewarded."

"I had almost forgotten to tell you that I have already been to the Parliament House; and yet this is of most importance. For, had I seen nothing else in England but this, I should have thought my journey thither amply rewarded."

Karl Philipp Moritz, German Author

Thought, England, Importance, Journey

37

"When you drive by Radio City and you see your name up there and it's only 'your' name. I just went 'ooh'. I thought this is really like looking at another person."

"When you drive by Radio City and you see your name up there and it's only 'your' name. I just went 'ooh'. I thought this is really like looking at another person."

Diana Krall, Canadian Musician

37

"The political tradition of ancient thought, filtered in Italy by Machiavelli, says one thing clearly: every prince needs allies, and the bigger the responsibility, the more allies he needs."

"The political tradition of ancient thought, filtered in Italy by Machiavelli, says one thing clearly: every prince needs allies, and the bigger the responsibility, the more allies he needs."

Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Statesman

Thought, Italy, Needs, Responsibility

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"All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts."

"All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts."

James Lane Allen, American Author

Thought, Thoughts, Man, Result

37

"People were saying that David Geffen and I had gotten married and it just blew me away. Not that they thought I was gay, but that they thought I could land a guy that hot."

"People were saying that David Geffen and I had gotten married and it just blew me away. Not that they thought I was gay, but that they thought I could land a guy that hot."

Keanu Reeves, Canadian Actor

Thought, People, Gay, Land

37

"We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon our Thoughts, without being influenced in the course of our reflection by the Things which we have observed."

"We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon our Thoughts, without being influenced in the course of our reflection by the Things which we have observed."

William Whewell, English Philosopher

Thought, Thoughts, Being, Reflection

37

"Our thoughts create our reality - where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go."

"Our thoughts create our reality - where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go."

Peter McWilliams, American Writer

Thought, Thoughts, Direction, Focus, Reality

37

"I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted - stay up all night or eat ice-cream straight out of the container."

"I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted - stay up all night or eat ice-cream straight out of the container."

Bill Bryson, American Writer

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"I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I'd just try writing, and maybe start directing, but I did it very quietly."

"I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I'd just try writing, and maybe start directing, but I did it very quietly."

Dustin Hoffman, American Actor

Thought, Writing, Years

37

"Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift, through all the earth and perhaps in the end through a cliff into the sea, something of me. A ton of worms in an acre, that is a wonderful thought, a ton of worms, I believe it."

"Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift, through all the earth and perhaps in the end through a cliff into the sea, something of me. A ton of worms in an acre, that is a wonderful thought, a ton of worms, I believe it."

Samuel Beckett, Irish Playwright

Thought, Earth, End, First

37

"But I never, never thought of the ministry nor did - of course, television when I was growing up, there was no television. So I didn't know anything about it."

"But I never, never thought of the ministry nor did - of course, television when I was growing up, there was no television. So I didn't know anything about it."

Pat Robertson, American Clergyman

Thought, Growing up, Television

37

"I thought I might say something to newsmen that could be turned into a scandal."

"I thought I might say something to newsmen that could be turned into a scandal."

George Stevens, American Director

Thought, Scandal

37

"I never thought of myself as being a good songwriter. There are a ton of other people that are good songwriters, but I don't think I'm in the club. What I do well is perform, sometimes sing pretty good, and accompany myself well and arrange fairly well."

"I never thought of myself as being a good songwriter. There are a ton of other people that are good songwriters, but I don't think I'm in the club. What I do well is perform, sometimes sing pretty good, and accompany myself well and arrange fairly well."

Alex Chilton, American Musician

Thought, People, Being, Pretty

37

"I have a rude thought every three seconds!"

"I have a rude thought every three seconds!"

Lee Ryan, British Musician

37

"People today sometimes get uncomfortable with empirical claims that seem to clash with their political assumptions, often because they haven't given much thought to the connections."

"People today sometimes get uncomfortable with empirical claims that seem to clash with their political assumptions, often because they haven't given much thought to the connections."

Steven Pinker, Canadian Scientist

Thought, People, Today

37

"The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction."

"The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction."

Harry S. Truman, American President

Thought, People, Action, Direction

37

"Just as we descend into our consciences to judge of actions which our minds can not weigh, can we not also search in ourselves for the feeling which gives birth to forms of thought, always vague and cloudy?"

"Just as we descend into our consciences to judge of actions which our minds can not weigh, can we not also search in ourselves for the feeling which gives birth to forms of thought, always vague and cloudy?"

Alfred de Vigny, French Poet

Thought, Actions, Feeling

37

"Symbolism perhaps is a bit in your face, and I've tried my best to control that as best I can as I've grown older and thought that one could approach something with a little more subtlety."

"Symbolism perhaps is a bit in your face, and I've tried my best to control that as best I can as I've grown older and thought that one could approach something with a little more subtlety."

John Schlesinger, British Director

Thought, Control

37

"I went to college for one semester, and I took every subject I could, and I ended up failing. So I thought to myself, Ever since I was a kid, I've loved expression - and that's when I started thinking about acting."

"I went to college for one semester, and I took every subject I could, and I ended up failing. So I thought to myself, Ever since I was a kid, I've loved expression - and that's when I started thinking about acting."

Derek Luke, American Actor

Thought, Acting, College, Expression

37

"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

37

"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

37

"I had always turned it down-to me, smoking pot was absolutely the worst thing in the world. I thought of it as an addiction, and all my friends who smoked it, I felt they really needed help."

"I had always turned it down-to me, smoking pot was absolutely the worst thing in the world. I thought of it as an addiction, and all my friends who smoked it, I felt they really needed help."

Tommy Rettig, American Actor

Thought, Addiction, Friends, Help

37

"I thought, well of course, Kinsey absolutely adored teaching. He was a wonderful teacher. So these kids really inspired me. So that was a clue I hung onto. He loved young people, he absolutely loved them. And he loved teaching them and trying to help them."

"I thought, well of course, Kinsey absolutely adored teaching. He was a wonderful teacher. So these kids really inspired me. So that was a clue I hung onto. He loved young people, he absolutely loved them. And he loved teaching them and trying to help them."

Liam Neeson, Irish Actor

Thought, People, Help, Kids

37

"I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again."

"I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again."

Noel Coward, English Playwright

37

"If I can say one thing for my pictures, it is a certain craftsmanship. A thought which has gone into every angle. There is nothing there without an optical reason."

"If I can say one thing for my pictures, it is a certain craftsmanship. A thought which has gone into every angle. There is nothing there without an optical reason."

Douglas Sirk, German Director

Thought, Nothing, Reason

37

"And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared."

"And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared."

Homer, Greek Poet

37

"I mean, I've had bartenders and waiters and waitresses make a comment about a joke of mine, like pointing out some sort of logic error or something that I've never even thought about, and they're right."

"I mean, I've had bartenders and waiters and waitresses make a comment about a joke of mine, like pointing out some sort of logic error or something that I've never even thought about, and they're right."

Todd Barry, American Comedian

Thought, Error, Logic, Right

37

"Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought."

"Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought."

William Osler, Canadian Scientist

Thought, Nothing, Speech

37

"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

37

"I've always thought of the project as a sort of sexually driven digestive system, that it was a consumer and a producer of matter. And it is desire driven, rather than driven by hunger or anything like that."

"I've always thought of the project as a sort of sexually driven digestive system, that it was a consumer and a producer of matter. And it is desire driven, rather than driven by hunger or anything like that."

Matthew Barney, American Artist

Thought, Desire, Hunger, Project

37

"I knew Secrets and Lies was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good."

"I knew Secrets and Lies was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good."

Brenda Blethyn, English Actress

Thought, Attention, Film, Lies

37

"I thought of such Christian inventions as the ghetto and the Jewish badge of shame. The Nazis didn't have to go very far to pick up their know-how."

"I thought of such Christian inventions as the ghetto and the Jewish badge of shame. The Nazis didn't have to go very far to pick up their know-how."

Lionel Blue, British Clergyman

Thought, Christian, Inventions, Shame

37

"Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure."

"Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Thought, Intellect, Labor, Pleasure

37

"The thoughts of my emotionally so disturbed days must be found again, shifted and developed further. Here and there something of the loose remarks I make must be used, but only when it finds my attention again."

"The thoughts of my emotionally so disturbed days must be found again, shifted and developed further. Here and there something of the loose remarks I make must be used, but only when it finds my attention again."

Robert Musil, Austrian Writer

Thought, Thoughts, Attention

37

"A brain was only capable of what it could conceive, and it couldn't conceive what it had never experienced."

"A brain was only capable of what it could conceive, and it couldn't conceive what it had never experienced."

Graham Greene, British Playwright

Thought, Experience, Mind, Limitation, Knowledge

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