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Thought Quotes

"But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought."

"But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought."

George Orwell, British Author

Thought, Language

14

"I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency."

"I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency."

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President

Thought, Name, Presidency

13

"Independent Thinking simply means making up your own mind."

"Independent Thinking simply means making up your own mind."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Thought, Thinking, Independence, Mind, Decision

13

"We call a man a bigot or a slave of dogma because he is a thinker who has thought thoroughly and to a definite end."

"We call a man a bigot or a slave of dogma because he is a thinker who has thought thoroughly and to a definite end."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Thought, End, Man

13

"You are not a human being, but you are a thinking and dreaming machine."

"You are not a human being, but you are a thinking and dreaming machine."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Thought, Dreams, Imagination, Consciousness, Being

13

"Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious."

"Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious."

Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher

Thought, Action, Unconscious

13

"I took thought, and invented what I conceived to be the appropriate title of 'agnostic'."

"I took thought, and invented what I conceived to be the appropriate title of 'agnostic'."

Thomas Huxley, English Scientist

13

"An outree explanation, violating all our preconceptions, would never pass for a true account of a novelty. We should scratch round industriously till we found something less excentric."

"An outree explanation, violating all our preconceptions, would never pass for a true account of a novelty. We should scratch round industriously till we found something less excentric."

William James, American Philosopher

Thought, Explanation, Novelty, Expectation, Mind

13

"Words are a lens to focus one's mind."

"Words are a lens to focus one's mind."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Thought, Language, Clarity, Mind, Focus

13

"The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be of the noblest."

"The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be of the noblest."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

Thought, Action, End, Man

13

"Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires."

"Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

Thought, Thoughts

13

"Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes."

"Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Thought, Thoughts, Eyes

13

"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."

"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

Thought, Labor, Learning

13

"I thought to myself, Join the army. It's free. So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds."

"I thought to myself, Join the army. It's free. So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds."

John Candy, Canadian Comedian

13

"Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other."

"Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

13

"I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness."

"I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness."

bell hooks, American Critic

Thought, Children, Quiet

13

"Eternity eludes us, even as a thought."

"Eternity eludes us, even as a thought."

Mason Cooley, American Writer

Thought, Eternity

13

"I'd like CBS, at this point, to say where they got those documents from. I think they should say where they got these documents because I thought it was a very poor job of reporting by CBS."

"I'd like CBS, at this point, to say where they got those documents from. I think they should say where they got these documents because I thought it was a very poor job of reporting by CBS."

Bob Novak, American Entertainer

Thought, Job, Poor

13

"It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up."

"It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

Thought, Day, Pity

13

"We are what we think."

"We are what we think."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Thought, Thinking, Mind, Power, Creation

13

"Every thought we think is creating our future."

"Every thought we think is creating our future."

Louise L. Hay, American Author

Thought, Future

12

"When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman."

"When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman."

Jean de la Bruyere, French Philosopher

Thought, Thoughts, Excellence, Spirit

12

"Genuine friends will NOT be intimidated by your success. They will be happy for you and celebrate you! Don't fool yourself, jealousy and friendship do NOT mix."

"Genuine friends will NOT be intimidated by your success. They will be happy for you and celebrate you! Don't fool yourself, jealousy and friendship do NOT mix."

Stephanie Lahart, American Author

Thought, Friendship, Success, Jealousy, Emotion

12

"I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions."

"I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions."

George Carlin, American Comedian

Thought, Thinking, Opinion, Freedom, Observation

12

"The question that sometime's drive's me hazy, am i or the other's crazy?"

"The question that sometime's drive's me hazy, am i or the other's crazy?"

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Thought, Confusion, Sanity, Reality, Perception

12

"I played Baby New Year. When everybody started hollering and throwing confetti, I thought it was for me."

"I played Baby New Year. When everybody started hollering and throwing confetti, I thought it was for me."

Frederick Kelly, American Athlete

Thought, Baby, Newyear

12

"We thought that's the way you were supposed to be if you were in a rock 'n' roll band. Flamboyant."

"We thought that's the way you were supposed to be if you were in a rock 'n' roll band. Flamboyant."

David Johansen, American Musician

12

"Maybe where there's clarity of air, there's clarity of thought."

"Maybe where there's clarity of air, there's clarity of thought."

Chet Huntley, American Journalist

Thought, Clarity

12

"To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also."

"To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Thought, Nothing

12

"True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price."

"True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Thought, Thoughts, Actions, Freedom, Honor

12

"I thought comedians had to have black on their faces or red beards."

"I thought comedians had to have black on their faces or red beards."

Dorothy Gish, American Actress

Thought, Comedians, Faces

12

"One great use of words is to hide our thoughts."

"One great use of words is to hide our thoughts."

Voltaire, French Writer

Thought, Thoughts, Words

12

"They argued because they liked argument, liked the swift run of the unfettered mind along the paths of possibility, liked to question what was not questioned."

"They argued because they liked argument, liked the swift run of the unfettered mind along the paths of possibility, liked to question what was not questioned."

Ursula K. Le Guin, American Writer

Thought, Argument, Curiosity, Mind, Possibility

12

"I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people."

"I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Thought, People, Courage

12

"The fingers of your thoughts are molding your face ceaselessly."

"The fingers of your thoughts are molding your face ceaselessly."

Charles Reznikoff, American Poet

Thought, Thoughts

12

"A man thinking or working will always be alone, let him be where he will."

"A man thinking or working will always be alone, let him be where he will."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Thought, Thinking, Work, Solitude, Self

12

"All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato."

"All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato."

George Santayana, American Philosopher

12

"My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and the thought of his own."

"My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and the thought of his own."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

Thought, Emotion, Opinion

12

"When you confidently defend fiction, think about reality also."

"When you confidently defend fiction, think about reality also."

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Thought, Fiction, Reality, Thinking, Truth

12

"Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free."

"Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

Thought, Habit, Privilege

12

"We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given to us without any thought or effort on our part. It just comes! That is the miracle of it."

"We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given to us without any thought or effort on our part. It just comes! That is the miracle of it."

William Griffith Wilson, American Celebrity

Thought, Attitude, Effort, Liquor

12

"For all who are amazed or annoyed by the diverse quotes, it is just a reflection how a human mind asynchronously changes the thought patterns, un-edited, raw and authentic!"

"For all who are amazed or annoyed by the diverse quotes, it is just a reflection how a human mind asynchronously changes the thought patterns, un-edited, raw and authentic!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Thought, Mind, Quotes, Reflection

11

"One thought fills immensity."

"One thought fills immensity."

William Blake, English Poet

11

"It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our lives and the lives of those who spring from us."

"It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our lives and the lives of those who spring from us."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Thought, Thoughts, Actions, Spring

11

"I wrote about people who liked fake fireplaces in their parlor, who thought a brass horse with a clock embedded in its flank was wonderful."

"I wrote about people who liked fake fireplaces in their parlor, who thought a brass horse with a clock embedded in its flank was wonderful."

Betty Smith, American Novelist

Thought, People

11

"A thought often makes us hotter than a fire."

"A thought often makes us hotter than a fire."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

11

"My view is that if your philosophy is not unsettled daily then you are blind to all the universe has to offer."

"My view is that if your philosophy is not unsettled daily then you are blind to all the universe has to offer."

Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Author

Thought, Philosophy, Curiosity, Wonder, Knowledge

11

"Everything starts as a thought. Whether you feel happy or sad, calm or anxious, content or unfulfilled is a function of your thoughts."

"Everything starts as a thought. Whether you feel happy or sad, calm or anxious, content or unfulfilled is a function of your thoughts."

Mensah Oteh, Nigerian Author

Thought, Emotion, Mindset, Happiness

11

"The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions."

"The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions."

John Dawkins, Australian Politician

Thought, Books, Man, Opinions

11

"Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom."

"Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Thought, Freedom, Man

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