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"Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth."

"Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth."

Aaron Hill, English Poet

Thought, Thoughts, Beliefs, Consequences, Morals

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"I was able to sit at Lincoln's side and see how he thought and how he acted, and how he felt about what was going on around him. I felt the pressures that were on him. You can see what people were writing to him, how they were nudging him."

"I was able to sit at Lincoln's side and see how he thought and how he acted, and how he felt about what was going on around him. I felt the pressures that were on him. You can see what people were writing to him, how they were nudging him."

David Herbert Donald, American Historian

Thought, People, Writing

26

"When you do not know how to focus your thoughts effectively, they can become scattered, miscellaneous, and fixated on "stuff"-negative notions, toxic relationships, and situations from the past."

"When you do not know how to focus your thoughts effectively, they can become scattered, miscellaneous, and fixated on "stuff"-negative notions, toxic relationships, and situations from the past."

Darren L. Johnson, American Author

Thought, Thoughts, Focus, Miscellaneous, Past

26

"It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts."

"It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts."

Boris Yeltsin, Russian Statesman

Thought, People, Thoughts, Gold

26

"I heard that you did not have a judge to interview this month in the Bulletin, so I thought I'd help out. Besides, with the Stock Market tanking recently, it reminded me of the good old days."

"I heard that you did not have a judge to interview this month in the Bulletin, so I thought I'd help out. Besides, with the Stock Market tanking recently, it reminded me of the good old days."

Joseph Force Crater, American Judge

Thought, Help, Old

26

"He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty."

"He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty."

Mary Wilson Little, American Writer

Thought, Day, May, Study

26

"We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts."

"We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts."

J. William Fulbright, American Politician

Thought, Thoughts

26

"Usually if nobody hates a piece, nobody loves it, either; and a magazine which sets itself the goal of provoking thought is not doing its job if everybody agrees with what it does."

"Usually if nobody hates a piece, nobody loves it, either; and a magazine which sets itself the goal of provoking thought is not doing its job if everybody agrees with what it does."

Stanley Schmidt, American Writer

Thought, Goal, Job

26

"I've thought maybe of getting younger artists out doing stuff, like I used to do a lot of. I don't wanna do it day in and day out like I used to, but I still wanna do it."

"I've thought maybe of getting younger artists out doing stuff, like I used to do a lot of. I don't wanna do it day in and day out like I used to, but I still wanna do it."

Bootsy Collins, American Musician

Thought, Artists, Day

26

"Till I was 13, I thought my name was "Shut Up.""

"Till I was 13, I thought my name was "Shut Up.""

Joe Namath, American Athlete

26

"For years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors and vice versa. The difference did not exist. Our company is too big. It goes with the welfare of the country."

"For years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors and vice versa. The difference did not exist. Our company is too big. It goes with the welfare of the country."

Charles Erwin Wilson, American Businessman

Thought, Company, Country, Difference

26

"I thought it would be a lot of fun and I wasn't going to do the movie without Johnny. The studio suggested a couple people, and I'd never met Johnny, but I thought we'd be a perfect team for this movie because we're both a little bit unpredictable."

"I thought it would be a lot of fun and I wasn't going to do the movie without Johnny. The studio suggested a couple people, and I'd never met Johnny, but I thought we'd be a perfect team for this movie because we're both a little bit unpredictable."

Sean William Scott, American Actor

Thought, People, Fun

26

"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 always thought security was a joke at New York airports, and in U.S. airports to begin with. You can go through any European or Middle Eastern airport and things are a lot tougher."

"I always thought security was a joke at New York airports, and in U.S. airports to begin with. You can go through any European or Middle Eastern airport and things are a lot tougher."

Richard Drew, American Photographer

Thought, Security

26

"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

26

"I got sick of the dough, and thought I'd go on the loaf."

"I got sick of the dough, and thought I'd go on the loaf."

Curly Howard, American Actor

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"I never thought I'd live to see the day that an American administration would denounce the state of Israel for rebuilding Jerusalem."

"I never thought I'd live to see the day that an American administration would denounce the state of Israel for rebuilding Jerusalem."

Mike Pence, American Politician

Thought, Day, Israel

26

"Maybe some people thought I was 'safe' so they didn't really bothered to vote for me at all."

"Maybe some people thought I was 'safe' so they didn't really bothered to vote for me at all."

Chris Daughtry, American Musician

Thought, People, Vote

26

"We all just kinda did everything we thought we were supposed to do and girls dated the guys they were supposed to and did things with the guys they were supposed to."

"We all just kinda did everything we thought we were supposed to do and girls dated the guys they were supposed to and did things with the guys they were supposed to."

Evan Rachel Wood, American Actress

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"Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way."

"Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way."

Tom Brokaw, American Journalist

Thought, Thoughtful

26

"This campaign was special because we always kept the challenger mentality we had from the start. We managed to keep the against-all-odds, can-do spirit that kept us going when no one thought we could win."

"This campaign was special because we always kept the challenger mentality we had from the start. We managed to keep the against-all-odds, can-do spirit that kept us going when no one thought we could win."

Geoff Davis, American Politician

Thought, Spirit

26

"That thing of hell and eternal punishment is the most absurd, as well as the most disagreeable thought that ever entered into the head of mortal man."

"That thing of hell and eternal punishment is the most absurd, as well as the most disagreeable thought that ever entered into the head of mortal man."

George Berkeley, Irish Philosopher

Thought, Hell, Man, Punishment

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"You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind."

"You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind."

Emmet Fox, American Author

Thought, Positive, Mind

25

"We feel that there are so many kids who need adopting. We thought we'd do it after having a couple of our own, but we just changed our mind."

"We feel that there are so many kids who need adopting. We thought we'd do it after having a couple of our own, but we just changed our mind."

Hugh Jackman, Australian Actor

Thought, Kids, Mind

25

"I've been at this for 40 years. And, as an academic, I've been content with relatively small audiences, with the thought that the audience I long for will find its way eventually to what I have written, provided that what I have written is good enough."

"I've been at this for 40 years. And, as an academic, I've been content with relatively small audiences, with the thought that the audience I long for will find its way eventually to what I have written, provided that what I have written is good enough."

Stephen Greenblatt, American Critic

Thought, Audiences, Content, Will

25

"The bad press came because they thought I should fight more. I couldn't get the fights because if I would sign to fight one of King's guys I would be signed to him. I chose not to do that. In hindsight, that might have been a mistake."

"The bad press came because they thought I should fight more. I couldn't get the fights because if I would sign to fight one of King's guys I would be signed to him. I chose not to do that. In hindsight, that might have been a mistake."

Gerry Cooney, American Athlete

Thought, Mistake, Fight, Hindsight

25

"Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and, more that all, must be prayed for."

"Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and, more that all, must be prayed for."

Thomas Arnold, English Educator

Thought, Knowledge, Value

25

"I was really, because I thought it was extremely excruciating when I watched a tape of it, that my husband taped for me and I never watched it again after that."

"I was really, because I thought it was extremely excruciating when I watched a tape of it, that my husband taped for me and I never watched it again after that."

Jo Brand, British Comedian

Thought, HusbThought

25

"To be well turned out, a woman should turn her thoughts in."

"To be well turned out, a woman should turn her thoughts in."

Mainbocher, American Designer

Thought, Thoughts, Woman

25

"I really believe that we're a studio-based band, and I have always thought that."

"I really believe that we're a studio-based band, and I have always thought that."

Josh Silver, American Musician

25

"When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off."

"When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off."

Vanna White, American Celebrity

25

"A woman will allow herself to be clouded by her emotions. Her reasonable thought becomes completely unreasonable over the most ridiculous thing. It's a girl thing."

"A woman will allow herself to be clouded by her emotions. Her reasonable thought becomes completely unreasonable over the most ridiculous thing. It's a girl thing."

Lea DeLaria, American Comedian

Thought, Emotions, Will, Woman

25

"I never thought of myself as a New York poet or as an American poet."

"I never thought of myself as a New York poet or as an American poet."

Kenneth Koch, American Poet

25

"I was so delirious that I drank a glass of water, thought it wine and got glorious drunk."

"I was so delirious that I drank a glass of water, thought it wine and got glorious drunk."

Will M. Cook, American Composer

Thought, Water, Wine

25

"And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever."

"And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever."

John Pomfret, American Poet

Thought, Control, America, Democracy

25

"I thought last week's game was ugly and this was even uglier."

"I thought last week's game was ugly and this was even uglier."

Mike Tice, American Coach

25

"There has been a great gulf in psychological thought between the perception of space and objects on one hand and the perception of meaning on the other."

"There has been a great gulf in psychological thought between the perception of space and objects on one hand and the perception of meaning on the other."

James J. Gibson, American Psychologist

Thought, Perception, Meaning, Space

25

"Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation."

"Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation."

John Jay Chapman, American Poet

Thought, Contemplation, Goodness, Thinking, Victims

25

"Everybody was starting to grow long hair and wear pink suits and purple glasses and stuff and then, I suppose, some people thought we were crazy, but we weren't really crazy because we're all still here!"

"Everybody was starting to grow long hair and wear pink suits and purple glasses and stuff and then, I suppose, some people thought we were crazy, but we weren't really crazy because we're all still here!"

Noel Redding, English Musician

Thought, People, Hair

25

"I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the band in more of a Las Vegas direction. And there he is."

"I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the band in more of a Las Vegas direction. And there he is."

Eddie Van Halen, Dutch Musician

Thought, Direction, Trying

25

"For sure, all over Poland, kids had my picture of a lemur on their bedroom wall - but the chances are they may never get to see a real lemur in Madagascar. I thought this was great and it really meant a lot to me."

"For sure, all over Poland, kids had my picture of a lemur on their bedroom wall - but the chances are they may never get to see a real lemur in Madagascar. I thought this was great and it really meant a lot to me."

Nigel Dennis, British Writer

Thought, Kids, May

25

"You don't know whether he's thought through how this is going to affect the Middle East."

"You don't know whether he's thought through how this is going to affect the Middle East."

Chris Matthews, American Journalist

25

"We had this scene where I'm supposed to be bending over to get something. I thought it was kind of cute."

"We had this scene where I'm supposed to be bending over to get something. I thought it was kind of cute."

Melinda Clarke, American Actress

25

"I loved to write when I was a child. I wrote, but I always thought it was something that you did as a child, then you put away childish things."

"I loved to write when I was a child. I wrote, but I always thought it was something that you did as a child, then you put away childish things."

Rita Dove, American Poet

25

"And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too."

"And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too."

Sam Donaldson, American Journalist

25

"I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the character's name. We thought S was perfect."

"I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the character's name. We thought S was perfect."

Joe Shuster, Canadian Artist

Thought, Character, First, Name

25

"Welcome, wild harbinger of spring! To this small nook of earth; Feeling and fancy fondly cling, Round thoughts which owe their birth, To thee, and to the humble spot, Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot."

"Welcome, wild harbinger of spring! To this small nook of earth; Feeling and fancy fondly cling, Round thoughts which owe their birth, To thee, and to the humble spot, Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot."

Bernard Barton, American Poet

Thought, Thoughts, Chance, Earth, Fancy

25

"I've always thought of myself as being extremely lucky. The idea is to keep that luck going. Headlining the Stanley was a real kick. I think it's the type of thing I could get used to."

"I've always thought of myself as being extremely lucky. The idea is to keep that luck going. Headlining the Stanley was a real kick. I think it's the type of thing I could get used to."

Donnie Iris, American Musician

Thought, Idea, Being, Luck

25

"There's nothing I've done which I'm ashamed of or I thought was actually bad."

"There's nothing I've done which I'm ashamed of or I thought was actually bad."

Mike Figgis, English Director

Thought, Nothing

25

"Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness. If you think of yourself only, you cannot develop because you are choking the source of development, which is spiritual expansion through thought for others."

"Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness. If you think of yourself only, you cannot develop because you are choking the source of development, which is spiritual expansion through thought for others."

Charles William Eliot, American Educator

Thought, Development, First, Spiritual

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