- Life
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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
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember thinking, when I was in my early 30s, that this is the best age to be, and I still believe your 30s are a wonderful time.
- Building Blocks
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- Nov 07, 2020
The building blocks of mathematical thinking are requisite for more advanced conceptualization. If a student is not ready to move on, then the teacher must take time to assist that learner.
- Ego
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- Nov 07, 2020
The minute I ever start thinking about what a character would do is the minute I bring my ego into play. It's the minute I'm putting a judgment on something.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like making stories and characters that people can relate to. I also like giving the audience a departure from whatever they're thinking about in their life and enjoying a show or a movie.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
My process is thinking, thinking and thinking - thinking about my stories for a long time.
- Find
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't find Hollywood interesting, so I'm thinking of studying architecture instead.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm kind of concerned about 'Ego & Hubris' because I'm thinking that people will read it and maybe even be entertained by it, but at the end of it, you know, they'll wonder, 'Why did this guy write this? What was the point of it?'
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm from the beatnik generation, where everybody wanted to be a poet or writer or something. And at that time, I was a jazz critic, and I was always thinking, theorizing about what makes great art or what's important in art.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
America has never been moved to perfect our desire for greater democracy without radical thinking and radical voices being at the helm of any such quest.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really don't spend time thinking about the past. I think about the future. I'm not stopping.
- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie.
- Negative
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- Nov 07, 2020