- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thinking Quotes
How different minds work through doubt, bias, and possibility.
These quotes trace thinking through several angles: imaginative military leadership, the swing between doubt and optimism about humanity, and a writer's fear of losing the ability to work. For quotes centered on inner dialogue and identity, see Myself quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's not a lot of room for thinking in popular culture; there's not a lot of room for being conflicted.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every child needs to become literate in one or more languages, and every child should become comfortable in the major scholarly disciplines - historical, scientific, mathematical, and artistic-humanistic thinking. Beyond that, I am not in favour of a uniform system. I think there should be some choices.
- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of writing is thinking.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up thinking of myself as an American but also, because of my parents and the Iranian culture that was in our home, as an Iranian. So if there's any such thing as dual loyalty, then I have it - at least culturally.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was on the 'Knock Madness' tour, I was just thinking about life; I started questioning God. I was praying a lot. I was just really emotional. I was going through a break up situation as well. And I just felt like I needed to be home. I was over the rap thing. I just felt like I wasn't getting the respect and credit that I deserve.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a regional car commercial and an internet potato chip commercial. I was seriously thinking I needed to quit and get a serious job where I can feed myself and it doesn't kill my soul.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of me, even when I was trying to get acting jobs, I was still kind of thinking, 'Oh I should do something else with my life.'
- Habit
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew out of the habit of thinking or worrying about being seen as the typical Asian. I don't even know what that means anymore. I'm not really concerned with it.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my favorite things in books is watching someone make the mistake. You know it's going to happen. You keep thinking: 'Don't do it!' But of course they're going to do it. It's riveting. You learn through them that it's okay. It's the ecstatic fall, where you watch someone make that terrible decision, and there's such pleasure in it.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of my personality and my affinity for certain pieces of pop culture and art all stem from a sort of Japanese aesthetic and way of thinking.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I took 'P.S. I Love You' thinking it was going to be a little funny, and I ended up crying every day on that film.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020