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Thought Quotes

"Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow."

"Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow."

Paracelsus, Swiss Scientist

Thought, Thoughts, Energy, Heaven

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"I write scripts in storyboard fashion using stick figures, and thought balloons and word balloons and captions. Then I'll write descriptions of what scenes should look like and turn it over to the artist."

"I write scripts in storyboard fashion using stick figures, and thought balloons and word balloons and captions. Then I'll write descriptions of what scenes should look like and turn it over to the artist."

Harvey Pekar, American Writer

Thought, Artist, Balloons, Fashion

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"I cannot help but think that great results would have been obtained had my views been thought better of; yet I am much inclined to accept the present condition as for the best."

"I cannot help but think that great results would have been obtained had my views been thought better of; yet I am much inclined to accept the present condition as for the best."

James Longstreet, American Soldier

Thought, Help, Present, Results

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"I thought cryptography was a technique that did not require your trusting other people-that if you encrypted your files, you would have the control to make the choice as to whether you would surrender your files."

"I thought cryptography was a technique that did not require your trusting other people-that if you encrypted your files, you would have the control to make the choice as to whether you would surrender your files."

Whitfield Diffie, American Scientist

Thought, People, Control, Choice

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"Right after 9/11 there was a magazine with a cover of kids, mostly 12-14 year-olds, who were being trained for military combat. I thought that this had just gone too far."

"Right after 9/11 there was a magazine with a cover of kids, mostly 12-14 year-olds, who were being trained for military combat. I thought that this had just gone too far."

Eddie Bernice Johnson, American Politician

Thought, Being, Kids, Military

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"We have nine ships and in the next two years will have ten, eleven and twelve. So things are going very nicely and all because of that program that people thought was mindless and so forth."

"We have nine ships and in the next two years will have ten, eleven and twelve. So things are going very nicely and all because of that program that people thought was mindless and so forth."

Gavin MacLeod, American Actor

Thought, People, Ships, Will

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"When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process."

"When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process."

Oliver Stone, American Director

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"I never thought anything like that would have gone on."

"I never thought anything like that would have gone on."

Bernie Ebbers, Canadian Businessman

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"When we were filming, I thought that I was Peter Pan, you know? I thought I was the coolest kid in the world, so I wound up being the coolest kid in the world."

"When we were filming, I thought that I was Peter Pan, you know? I thought I was the coolest kid in the world, so I wound up being the coolest kid in the world."

Jeremy Sumpter, American Actor

Thought, Being, World

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"I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out."

"I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out."

David Prowse, British Actor

Thought, Rights

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"How hard it is to make your thoughts look anything but imbecile fools when you paint them with ink on paper."

"How hard it is to make your thoughts look anything but imbecile fools when you paint them with ink on paper."

Olive Schreiner, South African Writer

Thought, Thoughts, Fools, Southafrican

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"What is the source of all this trouble? I'm saying that the source is basically in thought. Many people would think that such a statement is crazy, because thought is the one thing we have with which to solve our problems. That's part of our tradition."

"What is the source of all this trouble? I'm saying that the source is basically in thought. Many people would think that such a statement is crazy, because thought is the one thing we have with which to solve our problems. That's part of our tradition."

David Bohm, American Scientist

Thought, People, Problems, Saying

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"And so there I was living in California from Brooklyn, New York, and it was this whole new world for me and I was meeting vegetarians. I thought, let me try this vegetarian thing. I got really into that."

"And so there I was living in California from Brooklyn, New York, and it was this whole new world for me and I was meeting vegetarians. I thought, let me try this vegetarian thing. I got really into that."

Warren Cuccurullo, American Musician

Thought, Living, Meeting, World

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"I reached for sleep and drew it round me like a blanket muffling pain and thought together in the merciful dark."

"I reached for sleep and drew it round me like a blanket muffling pain and thought together in the merciful dark."

Mary Stewart, English Novelist

Thought, Pain, Sleep

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"Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details of process thought, and are very illuminating and helpful."

"Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details of process thought, and are very illuminating and helpful."

John Polkinghorne, British Physicist

Thought, Ideas, Theology

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"There's many times this year I've sat back and thought, I'm making a living from making things up. It's the only skill I have so I've been really lucky."

"There's many times this year I've sat back and thought, I'm making a living from making things up. It's the only skill I have so I've been really lucky."

Colin Mochrie, Scottish Actor

Thought, Living, Skill

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"Hawaii's the 50th state? I thought it was a suburb of Guam."

"Hawaii's the 50th state? I thought it was a suburb of Guam."

Bobby Heenan, American Entertainer

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"I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better."

"I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better."

Tavis Smiley, American Author

Thought, America, Community, Deep

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"This is another major feature of thought: Thought doesn't know it is doing something and then it struggles against it is doing. It doesn't want to know that it is doing it."

"This is another major feature of thought: Thought doesn't know it is doing something and then it struggles against it is doing. It doesn't want to know that it is doing it."

David Bohm, American Scientist

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"Once you 'got' Pop, you could never see a sign again the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again."

"Once you 'got' Pop, you could never see a sign again the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again."

Andy Warhol, American Artist

Thought, America

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"The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I could get back that enthusiasm I had when I was doing shows at college."

"The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I could get back that enthusiasm I had when I was doing shows at college."

Francis Ford Coppola, American Director

Thought, Enthusiasm, College, Wishing

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"For many years, I thought a poem was a whisper overheard, not an aria heard."

"For many years, I thought a poem was a whisper overheard, not an aria heard."

Rita Dove, American Poet

Thought, Whisper, Years

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"I distracted myself from the fear and terrorism by thinking about things like how the universe began and whether time travel is possible."

"I distracted myself from the fear and terrorism by thinking about things like how the universe began and whether time travel is possible."

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Activist

Thought, Fear, Terrorism, Universe, Time

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"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 have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist."

"I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist."

Leo Kottke, American Musician

Thought, Artist, First

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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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"If a prospective Presidential approach can't be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn't been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won't "sail" anyway. Send it back for further thought."

"If a prospective Presidential approach can't be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn't been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won't "sail" anyway. Send it back for further thought."

Donald Rumsfeld, American Politician

Thought, People

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"It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done."

"It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done."

Matthew Arnold, English Poet

Thought, Light, Spring, Sun

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"It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first. It's hard to get players to give in to the group and become selfless as opposed to selfish."

"It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first. It's hard to get players to give in to the group and become selfless as opposed to selfish."

Isaiah Thomas, American Athlete

Thought, People, Care, First

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"I got bad calls every match, and I never got an apology. So I thought it was rather strange."

"I got bad calls every match, and I never got an apology. So I thought it was rather strange."

Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakian Athlete

Thought, Apology

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"I've always thought that a lot of the problems in the world would be solved if a spaceship did arrive, then anyone with one head and two arms and two legs would be your brother! It wouldn't matter where they were from or what they believed or anything. It might be good for us."

"I've always thought that a lot of the problems in the world would be solved if a spaceship did arrive, then anyone with one head and two arms and two legs would be your brother! It wouldn't matter where they were from or what they believed or anything. It might be good for us."

Sigourney Weaver, American Actress

Thought, Problems, World

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"Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought."

"Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought."

Joseph Barbera, American Cartoonist

Thought, Impression, Failure, Despair

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"All the dialogue on tape, and we'd play the tape in performance. Then I thought it'd be interesting if the actor's repeated what they heard on the tape, but at a slower speed, so we'd get a web of language."

"All the dialogue on tape, and we'd play the tape in performance. Then I thought it'd be interesting if the actor's repeated what they heard on the tape, but at a slower speed, so we'd get a web of language."

Richard Foreman, American Playwright

Thought, Performance, Actor, Language

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"There are weapons that are simply thoughts. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy."

"There are weapons that are simply thoughts. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy."

Rod Serling, American Writer

Thought, Thoughts, Suspicion, Weapons

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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 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

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"When I was a kid a growing up in Ontario, Canada, Lake Erie was so polluted, I never thought it would ever, EVER be turned around where they could start cleaning it out in my lifetime!"

"When I was a kid a growing up in Ontario, Canada, Lake Erie was so polluted, I never thought it would ever, EVER be turned around where they could start cleaning it out in my lifetime!"

Rick Danko, Canadian Musician

Thought, Canada, Growing up

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"A show that no one thought had a chance has just finished its fifth year: Charmed. I think it's tougher for the younger networks, so I think they have a little more patience for the sake of the show. But who knows?"

"A show that no one thought had a chance has just finished its fifth year: Charmed. I think it's tougher for the younger networks, so I think they have a little more patience for the sake of the show. But who knows?"

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

Thought, Chance, Patience

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"Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to."

"Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to."

Paul Valery, French Poet

Thought, Man, Misfortune

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"When I got out of high school, I thought, I'll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this out of my system, and then go to med school."

"When I got out of high school, I thought, I'll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this out of my system, and then go to med school."

Gregg Allman, American Musician

Thought, Play, School

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"I thought my nose was too prominent so I had this corrected via plastic surgery in 1959."

"I thought my nose was too prominent so I had this corrected via plastic surgery in 1959."

Marie Windsor, American Actress

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"Thus one memory follows another until the waves dash together over our heads, and a deep sigh swells the breast, which warns us that we have forgotten to breathe in the midst of these pure thoughts."

"Thus one memory follows another until the waves dash together over our heads, and a deep sigh swells the breast, which warns us that we have forgotten to breathe in the midst of these pure thoughts."

Max Muller, German Educator

Thought, Thoughts, Deep, Memory

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"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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"I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out."

"I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out."

Wally Schirra, American Astronaut

Thought, Name, Service, Space

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"A lot of people thought Steve Jobs was a CEO of Apple but he never was until he came back to Apple in 1997."

"A lot of people thought Steve Jobs was a CEO of Apple but he never was until he came back to Apple in 1997."

Andy Hertzfeld, American Inventor

Thought, People, Jobs

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"We're animals. We're born like every other mammal and we live our whole lives around disguised animal thoughts."

"We're animals. We're born like every other mammal and we live our whole lives around disguised animal thoughts."

Barbara Kingsolver, American Novelist

Thought, Thoughts, Animals

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"I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be."

"I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be."

Ken Venturi, American Athlete

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"You know, Equal Interest played at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival Awards and not one musician from that category was even thought of. Even thought of! The idea, that here's this vital energy, and that element doesn't even know it exists!"

"You know, Equal Interest played at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival Awards and not one musician from that category was even thought of. Even thought of! The idea, that here's this vital energy, and that element doesn't even know it exists!"

Joseph Jarman, American Musician

Thought, Idea, Awards, Energy

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"The name Crow was inspired by a number of things. I thought it would be cool to have a robot with sort of a Native American feel to it."

"The name Crow was inspired by a number of things. I thought it would be cool to have a robot with sort of a Native American feel to it."

Joel Hodgson, American Entertainer

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"I couldn't be in a relationship and behave like somebody else or pretend I felt something I didn't feel. And that includes saying things I thought might jeopardize the relationship."

"I couldn't be in a relationship and behave like somebody else or pretend I felt something I didn't feel. And that includes saying things I thought might jeopardize the relationship."

Kenny Loggins, American Musician

Thought, Saying

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