Philosophy of Mind Quotes · Page 144

The camera seems to me, next to unassisted and weaponless consciousness, the central instrument of our time.

— James Agee

And so we keep on thinking, because the next thought might be the answer.

— Jonah Lehrer

The artist should strive to express his thought and not the surface of it.

— Albert Pinkham Ryder

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

— Antoine Rivarol

Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.

— Victor Hugo

In my teaching, I enjoyed creating models to clearly communicate my thoughts.

— Erno Rubik

Obviously, my perception of the world is one where humans are a threat to our survival.

— Kevin Bacon

Your thoughts, words and actions express the qualities of your mind.

— Terry Mark

“Living consciousness is somehow the influence that turns the possibility of something into something real. The most essential ingredient in creating our…

— Lynn McTaggart

Cracking the code to positive thinking demands the reversal of negative habits taking place within your subconscious mind by reconditioning your thoughts.

— Joseph Mercado

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.

— Joseph Campbell

“through the miracle of consciousness, the human psyche provides the mirror in which Nature sees herself reflected.”

— Anthony Stevens

Progress changes consciousness, and when people's consciousness changes, then their awareness of what is possible changes as well - a virtuous circle.

— William J. Clinton

“Freedom is a feeling, and the brave heart gets it ، Independence is a thought, and an enlightened mind can obtain it .”

— Elhachemi Sabi

The Self is infinite. The Self is eternal. You are that Self. Beyond words, thoughts, ideas, forms and belief systems. There is…

— Frederick Lenz

“When you learn how to control your mind, you open a door to the vastness of creativity, inspiration, and brilliance that is…

— S.J. Scott

“In the twenty-first century it sounds childish to compare the human psyche to a steam engine. Today we know of a far…

— Yuval Noah Harari

[her] mind blackens. The blackness is not a thought, but if it could be pressed into a thought, if a chemical from…

— Steve Martin

Who among us has not dreamt, in moments of ambition, of the miracle of a poetic prose, musical without rhythm and rhyme,…

— Charles Baudelaire

When I came into consciousness as a writer when I was in my early 20s, I just assumed that a writer did…

— W. S. Di Piero

Every man on the planet should do some physical work: he should help in the bread-labor of mankind. He should also do…

— Edwin Markham

“System 1 operates automatically and quickly, with little or no effort and no sense of voluntary control. System 2 allocates attention to…

— Daniel Kahneman

Human consciousness arose but a minute before midnight on the geological clock. Yet we mayflies try to bend an ancient world to…

— Stephen Jay Gould

If you will think of ourselves as coming out of the earth, rather than having been thrown in here from somewhere else,…

— Joseph Campbell

Consciousness sustains physical order or the lack of it. The choice is yours.

— Anonymous

“We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things.”

— Vladimir Nabokov

Your thought is the parent that gives birth to all things.

— Neale Donald Walsch

“I have layer upon layer of thoughts in my head and the bottom one has nothing to grip on to.”

— Hanne Ørstavik

“Our hearts can never be at peace, if we don't value our thoughts”

— Kumbirai Dhliwayo

“Your thoughts are incredibly powerful. Choose yours wisely.”

— Joe Dispenza

To look to God is to look to the realm of consciousness that can deliver us from the pain of living.

— Marianne Williamson

“Actions - not thoughts or intentions - were the way to judge others.”

— Nicholas Sparks

Choose your thoughts carefully [...] you are the masterpiece of your own life.

— Rhonda Byrne

Art is not consciousness per se, but rather its antidote- evolved from within consciousness itself.

— Susan Sontag

Our perception of time is really driven by our perception of the unfamiliar, vivid, and new.

— Brian Chesky

“To alter the universe, alter your thoughts, because the only universe you will ever know is in your mind.”

— Bryant McGill

Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise.

— Thomas Watson, Jr

I am not devaluing thoughts. Just do not mix up what we think with what actually is.

— Taizan Maezumi

Every time you create a gap in the stream of mind, the light of your consciousness grows stronger

— Eckhart Tolle

“Beautify your thoughts. Thoughts are the headwaters of action, life and manifestation.”

— David Wolfe