- Nov 07, 2020
Mind Quotes
What occupies the mind, for better or worse.
Quotes about the "mind" here range widely — a lifelong search for hidden meaning sits alongside a startlingly honest admission that resentment has occupied more mental space than friendship ever did. For related reflection, see Body quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
No, no, I didn't know him. He lost his mind around 1917 because of the tragedy of the Armenians.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was the youngest of six brothers, and he was the brains. I never thought he was making what he should have. He had to split it with five brothers. So I made up my mind: I was going to go on my own and make my own money.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started to itch to do a play again and 'Macbeth' came to the surface in my mind. I never thought I would do it in a conventional way. A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn't interest me.
- Curious
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn't difficult at all. Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies. We're not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 14 or 15, a camp counselor told me I was smart. I had never been very good in school, but he told me once that I was smart but my mind operated a little differently.
- Changed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was critical of race-based affirmative action early on in my career and I've changed my mind. And I've publicly acknowledged that I was wrong.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are people who say, 'Oh this guy is quite thick.' I think the reason is that, increasingly, I don't mind being simple in terms of literary expression. Others say, 'No, no, no. He went to Cambridge. He got a good degree. He must be Einstein.'
- Once
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't mind watching plays once in a while, but as long as I don't have to be in them.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep these in parallel vigor one must exercise, study, and love.
- Coppola
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- Nov 07, 2020