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"I don't think that was too successful. Because I always thought that the two of them should have been more separate. Also I had planned the monorail station to be in the center. So that one day you would have go to World Showcase and then the other day to Future World."

"I don't think that was too successful. Because I always thought that the two of them should have been more separate. Also I had planned the monorail station to be in the center. So that one day you would have go to World Showcase and then the other day to Future World."

John Hench, American Artist

Thought, Successful, Day, Future

31

"Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps."

"Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps."

Bo Jackson, American Athlete

31

"I wrote speculative fiction because I loved to read it, and thought I could do better than some of the people who were getting published."

"I wrote speculative fiction because I loved to read it, and thought I could do better than some of the people who were getting published."

Fred Saberhagen, American Author

Thought, People, Fiction

31

"She said 'I'm by commission. You don't have to pay anything until you sell anything.' I said, 'Well fine. You want to be my agent and not make anything.' I thought, 'Boy, is she dumb.'"

"She said 'I'm by commission. You don't have to pay anything until you sell anything.' I said, 'Well fine. You want to be my agent and not make anything.' I thought, 'Boy, is she dumb.'"

Amy Tan, American Novelist

Thought, Dumb, Want

31

"The abortion cases produced an enormous amount of mail to my chambers, vastly more than to the other chambers, I am sure. I sometimes thought there wasn't a woman in the United States who didn't write me a letter on one side or the other of that issue."

"The abortion cases produced an enormous amount of mail to my chambers, vastly more than to the other chambers, I am sure. I sometimes thought there wasn't a woman in the United States who didn't write me a letter on one side or the other of that issue."

Sandra Day O'Connor, American Judge

Thought, Abortion, Mail, states

31

"Four years ago maybe we thought we were inferior to Brazil, subconsciously we didn't see ourselves beating them. Now we believe in ourselves, we can be on the pitch with any team in the world and think we can win."

"Four years ago maybe we thought we were inferior to Brazil, subconsciously we didn't see ourselves beating them. Now we believe in ourselves, we can be on the pitch with any team in the world and think we can win."

Rio Ferdinand, English Athlete

Thought, Brazil, Now, World

31

"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

31

"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

31

"And so while the great ones depart to their dinner, the secretary stays, growing thinner and thinner, racking his brain to record and report what he thinks that they think that they ought to have thought."

"And so while the great ones depart to their dinner, the secretary stays, growing thinner and thinner, racking his brain to record and report what he thinks that they think that they ought to have thought."

Arthur Bryant, British Historian

31

"Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback."

"Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback."

Len Wein, American Cartoonist

Thought, Positive, Catastrophes

31

"In the '70s, everybody thought drugs were just good times. People didn't really know about drug addiction, or that such a thing existed. When I grew up in the '70s I thought you had to take drugs. It was almost like I didn't think you had a choice."

"In the '70s, everybody thought drugs were just good times. People didn't really know about drug addiction, or that such a thing existed. When I grew up in the '70s I thought you had to take drugs. It was almost like I didn't think you had a choice."

Aimee Mann, American Musician

Thought, People, Addiction, Choice

31

"So I think in those circumstances, there's some potential that you could see a big pendulum swing like 1994, which people you thought weren't vulnerable all of the sudden get in trouble."

"So I think in those circumstances, there's some potential that you could see a big pendulum swing like 1994, which people you thought weren't vulnerable all of the sudden get in trouble."

John Podesta, American Lawyer

Thought, People, Circumstances, Potential

31

"Now, I - for several years while I was researching this book, I felt quite obsessed by thoughts about sentencing, punishment, how judges arrive at their decisions."

"Now, I - for several years while I was researching this book, I felt quite obsessed by thoughts about sentencing, punishment, how judges arrive at their decisions."

Helen Garner, Australian Novelist

Thought, Thoughts, Decisions, Judges, Now

31

"I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style."

"I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style."

Louis Aragon, French Poet

Thought, People, Books, Footsteps

31

"When the Internet publicity began, I remember being struck by how much the world was not the way we thought it was, that there was infinite variation in how people viewed the world."

"When the Internet publicity began, I remember being struck by how much the world was not the way we thought it was, that there was infinite variation in how people viewed the world."

Eric Schmidt, American Businessman

Thought, People, Being, Infinite

31

"The Comedy Store in LA, it's a really loose room and it's really dark and creepy and a great place to explore your own thoughts onstage."

"The Comedy Store in LA, it's a really loose room and it's really dark and creepy and a great place to explore your own thoughts onstage."

Joe Rogan, American Comedian

Thought, Thoughts, Comedy

31

"The confusing thing, I thought, was that most of America already knew that we were overly reliant on oil, especially on foreign oil. But it was news that this administration had begun to at least acknowledge that problem."

"The confusing thing, I thought, was that most of America already knew that we were overly reliant on oil, especially on foreign oil. But it was news that this administration had begun to at least acknowledge that problem."

Chris Van Hollen, American Politician

Thought, America, News, Oil

31

"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

31

"It is safe to make a choice of your thoughts, scarcely ever safe to express them all."

"It is safe to make a choice of your thoughts, scarcely ever safe to express them all."

Isaac Barrow, English Mathematician

Thought, Thoughts, Choice

31

"Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me."

"Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me."

Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch Athlete

Thought, Thoughts

31

"I was kind of confused. I thought, Well, if I get drafted, I'll go. Everybody was very concerned with it. I had friends who went. Some that came back and some that didn't."

"I was kind of confused. I thought, Well, if I get drafted, I'll go. Everybody was very concerned with it. I had friends who went. Some that came back and some that didn't."

Tom Berenger, American Actor

Thought, Friends

31

"Living with these teenage boys allowed me to see how much their psyches were like their girl counterparts. They were more familiar to me than I would have thought."

"Living with these teenage boys allowed me to see how much their psyches were like their girl counterparts. They were more familiar to me than I would have thought."

Marlo Thomas, American Actress

Thought, Boys, Living, Teenage

31

"When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation."

"When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation."

Felicity Kendal, English Actress

Thought, Anticipation

31

"Only after awhile. After it came out and people began to engage in discussions about the social reflections of the film that I realized it had an importance I hadn't thought of."

"Only after awhile. After it came out and people began to engage in discussions about the social reflections of the film that I realized it had an importance I hadn't thought of."

Rod Steiger, American Actor

Thought, People, Film, Importance

31

"I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product."

"I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Thought, People, Name

31

"I never thought of myself as either a woman or a man. I thought of myself as a person who was born to a writer, who was doomed to be a writer."

"I never thought of myself as either a woman or a man. I thought of myself as a person who was born to a writer, who was doomed to be a writer."

Marguerite Young, American Author

Thought, Man, Woman, Writer

31

"To fly as fast as thought, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived."

"To fly as fast as thought, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived."

Richard Bach, American Novelist

31

"While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little more thought and a little less belief their number may be substantially reduced."

"While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little more thought and a little less belief their number may be substantially reduced."

John B. S. Haldane, British Scientist

Thought, Belief, Humanity, Martyrs

31

"I wanted to stimulate thought instead of throwing things out or try to give a perspective. I just put stuff up and it's up for two or three weeks and I get tired of it, so I take it down and put something else up."

"I wanted to stimulate thought instead of throwing things out or try to give a perspective. I just put stuff up and it's up for two or three weeks and I get tired of it, so I take it down and put something else up."

Krist Novoselic, American Musician

Thought, Perspective

31

"I just sat down and thought, I'm going to write a song today, I'm going to give it a try. So I just stuck it on a tape like everything else. That was just another song."

"I just sat down and thought, I'm going to write a song today, I'm going to give it a try. So I just stuck it on a tape like everything else. That was just another song."

Jules Shear, American Musician

Thought, Song, Today

31

"I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago."

"I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago."

James Caan, American Actor

Thought, Golf, Years

31

"You know how you smoke out a sniper? You send a guy out in the open, and you see if he gets shot. They thought that one up at West Point."

"You know how you smoke out a sniper? You send a guy out in the open, and you see if he gets shot. They thought that one up at West Point."

Samuel Fuller, American Director

30

"Kinsey thought that Freud in his own way was as dangerous as the Catholic Church."

"Kinsey thought that Freud in his own way was as dangerous as the Catholic Church."

Bill Condon, American Director

Thought, Church

30

"I thought Microsoft did a lot of things that were good and right building parts of the browser into the operating system. Then I thought it out and came up with reasons why it was a monopoly."

"I thought Microsoft did a lot of things that were good and right building parts of the browser into the operating system. Then I thought it out and came up with reasons why it was a monopoly."

Steve Wozniak, American Businessman

Thought, Building, Right

30

"Well, in 1947... in Europe and in Italy especially, we thought of America as all-powerful."

"Well, in 1947... in Europe and in Italy especially, we thought of America as all-powerful."

Giovanni Agnelli, Italian Designer

Thought, America, Europe, Italy

30

"Most students have thoughts about emigrating to Israel. A significant number go on aliyah. We are proud of our Israel programs, which come at a considerable cost to the university."

"Most students have thoughts about emigrating to Israel. A significant number go on aliyah. We are proud of our Israel programs, which come at a considerable cost to the university."

Norman Lamm, American Educator

Thought, Thoughts, Israel, Students, University

30

"I guess another message I'd like to say with this book is no matter how many times you fail... I failed a lot of times trying to get clean, and never thought I'd get to this point."

"I guess another message I'd like to say with this book is no matter how many times you fail... I failed a lot of times trying to get clean, and never thought I'd get to this point."

Lawrence Taylor, American Athlete

Thought, Trying

30

"I was heartbroken at the end of that, because I thought that was going to be it for me. Somehow I had worked my way into this movie and it had exposed me to people and I had a chance to be an actor, which I loved, but I didn't think it was ever going to happen again."

"I was heartbroken at the end of that, because I thought that was going to be it for me. Somehow I had worked my way into this movie and it had exposed me to people and I had a chance to be an actor, which I loved, but I didn't think it was ever going to happen again."

Jason Schwartzman, American Actor

Thought, People, Chance

30

"I knew I wanted to have a doll of myself on the cover. I thought, I wanna see myself as a Ken doll."

"I knew I wanted to have a doll of myself on the cover. I thought, I wanna see myself as a Ken doll."

David Byrne, Scottish Musician

30

"I've always thought that it's good to watch the news to find out what everybody else is looking at and believing, if only because that's how consensus is constructed."

"I've always thought that it's good to watch the news to find out what everybody else is looking at and believing, if only because that's how consensus is constructed."

Barbara Kruger, American Artist

30

"I thought I had to show all my stuff and I almost tore the boards of the grandstand with my fastball."

"I thought I had to show all my stuff and I almost tore the boards of the grandstand with my fastball."

Cy Young, American Athlete

30

"Because I never thought the Lord would treat me any different from any other honest man or that I had an official position that compelled the Lord to help me in any other way than He would help any other man."

"Because I never thought the Lord would treat me any different from any other honest man or that I had an official position that compelled the Lord to help me in any other way than He would help any other man."

John Harvey Kellogg, American Businessman

Thought, Help, Man

30

"I've always thought live albums were cop-outs."

"I've always thought live albums were cop-outs."

David Coverdale, English Musician

30

"I thought it was terrible. I don't know who to believe. Williams was very loyal and honest. Nobody could ever say different. Sometimes, that got him into a lot of trouble. But after he died and they cut his head off, that made me sick."

"I thought it was terrible. I don't know who to believe. Williams was very loyal and honest. Nobody could ever say different. Sometimes, that got him into a lot of trouble. But after he died and they cut his head off, that made me sick."

Curt Gowdy, American Celebrity

Thought, Trouble

30

"It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor."

"It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor."

Christine Gregoire, American Politician

30

"You know, I have guys that are almost stalkers... it is very strange. I had this one guy that e-mailed me off my site, and thought we were boyfriend and girlfriend. He then came to my house in London, I do not know how he found it."

"You know, I have guys that are almost stalkers... it is very strange. I had this one guy that e-mailed me off my site, and thought we were boyfriend and girlfriend. He then came to my house in London, I do not know how he found it."

Caprice Bourret, American Model

Thought, Boyfriend, Girlfriend, London

30

"I would have thought he would be there out of just plain curiosity. It was incredible that he was missing."

"I would have thought he would be there out of just plain curiosity. It was incredible that he was missing."

James Kirkwood, American Playwright

Thought, Curiosity

30

"I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments."

"I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments."

Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss Scientist

Thought, Accomplishments, Luck, Scientists

30

"Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves."

"Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves."

Rio Ferdinand, English Athlete

Thought, Order, Will

30

"I didn't know I was doing film noir, I thought they were detective stories with low lighting!"

"I didn't know I was doing film noir, I thought they were detective stories with low lighting!"

Marie Windsor, American Actress

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