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Thought Quotes

"The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness... an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking."

"The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness... an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking."

Richard Carlson, American Author

Thought, Ability, Consciousness, Forget

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"I don't want to think about how many people have thought or still think that I'm crazy."

"I don't want to think about how many people have thought or still think that I'm crazy."

Dean Kamen, American Inventor

Thought, People, Want

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"I never thought that I was very intelligent."

"I never thought that I was very intelligent."

Marion Zimmer Bradley, American Writer

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"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

14

"I've always thought my poems told stories."

"I've always thought my poems told stories."

Douglas Dunn, Scottish Poet

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"The social sciences, I thought, needed the same kind of rigor and the same mathematical underpinnings that had made the "hard" sciences so brilliantly successful."

"The social sciences, I thought, needed the same kind of rigor and the same mathematical underpinnings that had made the "hard" sciences so brilliantly successful."

Herbert Simon, American Scientist

Thought, Successful

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"I liked Latin, I like languages, I liked all the myths, and the Roman tales that we were required to translate in Latin, and all these interesting people who were never quite what they thought they would be or seemed to be."

"I liked Latin, I like languages, I liked all the myths, and the Roman tales that we were required to translate in Latin, and all these interesting people who were never quite what they thought they would be or seemed to be."

Suzanne Farrell, American Dancer

Thought, People, Myths

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"Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."

"Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."

John F. Kennedy, American President

Thought, Comfort, Opinion

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"There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way."

"There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way."

F. Murray Abraham, American Actor

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"If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought."

"If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought."

Isaac Newton, English Mathematician

Thought, Public, Service

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"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

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"I said I thought first I was on the stairs; then I remembered I was in the kitchen when he came in."

"I said I thought first I was on the stairs; then I remembered I was in the kitchen when he came in."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

Thought, First, Kitchen, Stairs

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"Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the city of canals; it had never entered my mind that I should find similar conditions in a Dutch town."

"Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the city of canals; it had never entered my mind that I should find similar conditions in a Dutch town."

James Weldon Johnson, American Poet

Thought, Mind, Venice

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"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

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"I thought it was respectful to each country to sing in their language."

"I thought it was respectful to each country to sing in their language."

Nana Mouskouri, Greek Musician

Thought, Country, Language

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"All thing I thought I knew; but now confess, the more I know I know, I know the less."

"All thing I thought I knew; but now confess, the more I know I know, I know the less."

John Owen, English Theologian

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"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

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"We never thought the first movie would bomb."

"We never thought the first movie would bomb."

Kevin McDonald, Canadian Comedian

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"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

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"In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure."

"In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Thought, Failure, Positive

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"Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not."

"Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not."

Richard Armour, American Poet

Thought, Being, First

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"Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards."

"Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards."

Eric Holder, American Public Servant

Thought, Cowards, Nation

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"They sent me the script, asking me to play the part of a general. I have never played the part of an authority figure. I've never thought of myself that way. I was uncomfortable with it, but I worked at it and knew I had a guttural voice for a general."

"They sent me the script, asking me to play the part of a general. I have never played the part of an authority figure. I've never thought of myself that way. I was uncomfortable with it, but I worked at it and knew I had a guttural voice for a general."

Mark Goddard, American Actor

Thought, Authority, Play, Voice

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"I've always thought with relationships, that it's more about what you bring to the table than what you're going to get from it. It's very nice if you sit down and the cake appears. But if you go to the table expecting cake, then it's not so good."

"I've always thought with relationships, that it's more about what you bring to the table than what you're going to get from it. It's very nice if you sit down and the cake appears. But if you go to the table expecting cake, then it's not so good."

Anjelica Huston, American Actress

Thought, Relationships

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"I thought The Visitation was good fun. We did some of that filming at Ealing on the big set."

"I thought The Visitation was good fun. We did some of that filming at Ealing on the big set."

Sarah Sutton, British Actress

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"When I was drumming with Mick Fleetwood I thought I looked half mad. I thought I looked half crazy."

"When I was drumming with Mick Fleetwood I thought I looked half mad. I thought I looked half crazy."

Caroline Corr, Irish Musician

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"I chose Tennessee because I thought they'd give me an opportunity to play."

"I chose Tennessee because I thought they'd give me an opportunity to play."

Jamal Lewis, American Athlete

Thought, Opportunity, Play

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"The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought, That's what I want to do."

"The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought, That's what I want to do."

Michael Caine, English Actor

Thought, First, Want

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"I reached the stage where I was afraid to wiggle my leg, but then I thought 'why shouldn't I?' It's what I do and now I know how to turn an audience on again."

"I reached the stage where I was afraid to wiggle my leg, but then I thought 'why shouldn't I?' It's what I do and now I know how to turn an audience on again."

Steve Marriott, English Musician

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"But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think."

"But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think."

George Byron, Scottish Poet

Thought, Dew, Words

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"I realized at one point that David and I had not made a record together in almost 26 years and I thought that that was absurd because, first of all it had gone so fast, I didn't really realize, neither did David, that it had been that long."

"I realized at one point that David and I had not made a record together in almost 26 years and I thought that that was absurd because, first of all it had gone so fast, I didn't really realize, neither did David, that it had been that long."

Graham Nash, British Musician

Thought, First, Years

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"I have about concluded that wealth is a state of mind, and that anyone can acquire a wealthy state of mind by thinking rich thoughts."

"I have about concluded that wealth is a state of mind, and that anyone can acquire a wealthy state of mind by thinking rich thoughts."

Andrew Young, American Clergyman

Thought, Thoughts, Wealth, Mind, State

14

"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

14

"I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech."

"I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech."

E. L. Doctorow, American Author

Thought, Speech

14

"In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best."

"In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best."

Robert Hall, English Clergyman

Thought, Thoughts, Conscience, First, Prudence

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"The white audiences thought I was white, my features being what they are, and at every performance I'd have to take off my gloves to prove I was a spade."

"The white audiences thought I was white, my features being what they are, and at every performance I'd have to take off my gloves to prove I was a spade."

Ethel Waters, American Musician

Thought, Performance, Audiences, Being

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"I couldn't imagine what Fox thought they were doing, contemplating such a jagged protagonist for a prime-time drama. I only knew that I wanted the role very much."

"I couldn't imagine what Fox thought they were doing, contemplating such a jagged protagonist for a prime-time drama. I only knew that I wanted the role very much."

Hugh Laurie, British Comedian

14

"Modern as the style of Pascal's writing is, his thought is deeply impregnated with the spirit of the Middle Ages. He belonged, almost equally, to the future and to the past."

"Modern as the style of Pascal's writing is, his thought is deeply impregnated with the spirit of the Middle Ages. He belonged, almost equally, to the future and to the past."

Lytton Strachey, English Critic

Thought, Future, Past, Spirit

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"I have never thought where I will go, or forced any targets on myself."

"I have never thought where I will go, or forced any targets on myself."

Sachin Tendulkar, Indian Athlete

14

"I always thought Ray Bourque was a great competitor."

"I always thought Ray Bourque was a great competitor."

Mats Sundin, Canadian Athlete

14

"And I thought if I don't pre-interview - first of all, we couldn't afford it - but the second thing was it would force me to do my own research, which takes two weeks."

"And I thought if I don't pre-interview - first of all, we couldn't afford it - but the second thing was it would force me to do my own research, which takes two weeks."

James Lipton, American Educator

Thought, First, Force, Research

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"I thought we would have at most an audience of 5,000 devotees because I made the decision to stick to craft, not to gossip, not to be interested in any of the juicy stuff that they talk about on other shows, but stick to the question of craft."

"I thought we would have at most an audience of 5,000 devotees because I made the decision to stick to craft, not to gossip, not to be interested in any of the juicy stuff that they talk about on other shows, but stick to the question of craft."

James Lipton, American Educator

Thought, Decision, Gossip, Question

14

"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

14

"I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse."

"I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse."

Diane Arbus, American Photographer

Thought, Favorite, First, Photography

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"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

14

"We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget."

"We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget."

Joan Didion, American Author

Thought, Forget

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

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

Homer, Greek Poet

14

"I now resolved to go to bed early, with a firm purpose of also rising early the next day to revisit this charming walk; for I thought to myself, I have now seen this temple of the modern world imperfectly; I have seen it only by moonlight."

"I now resolved to go to bed early, with a firm purpose of also rising early the next day to revisit this charming walk; for I thought to myself, I have now seen this temple of the modern world imperfectly; I have seen it only by moonlight."

Karl Philipp Moritz, German Author

Thought, Purpose, Temple, Bed

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"I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what an inhuman world without the aged."

"I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what an inhuman world without the aged."

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English Poet

Thought, Children, Melancholy, World

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"In South America, I heard the 8th Symphony of Beethoven. And the young conductor thought, Beethoven must be heroic. But this is piece which shouldn't be heroic. And this was such a misunderstanding, such a deep misunderstanding."

"In South America, I heard the 8th Symphony of Beethoven. And the young conductor thought, Beethoven must be heroic. But this is piece which shouldn't be heroic. And this was such a misunderstanding, such a deep misunderstanding."

Kurt Masur, German Musician

Thought, America, Deep

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