- 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
- Creative Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to write in bed, starting when I woke up. I believe that creative work comes from our subconscious mind, so I try to keep the gap between sleep and writing as minimal as possible.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a screenwriter, and I kind of grew up in that world. I always had a mind for characters and dialogue, and my head was filled with that stuff, so it seemed like a good place to start.
- Personality
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't mind finding these ugly sides to my personality and exaggerating them because that's something you can write towards.
- Peace Of Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I suppose I could admire all these slow Seattle drivers for their safety-mindedness, consideration for others, and peace of mind. Instead, I'm a fury of annoyance.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't mind being compared to Whitney, there are people miles worse to be compared to.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my nature, and I always bear in mind that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only recreation there allowed, however, is that of the mind, and of this there is but little.
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
The child's mind is not the type of mind we adults possess. If we call our type of mind the conscious type, that of the child is an unconscious mind. Now an unconscious mind does not mean an inferior mind. An unconscious mind can be full of intelligence. One will find this type of intelligence in every being, and every insect has it.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
To identify the enemy is to free the mind.
- Optimism
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- Nov 07, 2020
The optimism of a healthy mind is indefatigable.
- Dress
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- Nov 07, 2020
I saw a photo of a Christian Lacroix couture dress when I was in my teens and decided right then that that's how I wanted to look on my wedding day. In my mind, that's what angels looked like.
- Assumed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was so surprised, astonished, when I lost my mind, because I didn't think that I ever would. I assumed I would always be just fine.
- Follow
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- Nov 07, 2020