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title: "22 Conscious Thought Quotes by 22 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Conscious Thought quotes by 22 authors. Discover the best Conscious Thought sayings and thoughts."
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> [There is generally not any conscious thought; it's all instinct, and practice takes over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cindy-nelson/there-is-generally-not-any-conscious-thought-it-s-all-instinct-and/)

[Cindy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cindy-nelson/)

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> [The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-beecham/the-function-of-music-is-to-release-us-from-the-tyranny-of-conscious/)

[Thomas Beecham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-beecham/)

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> [Conscious thought is the tidying up at the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mason-cooley/conscious-thought-is-the-tidying-up-at-the-end/)

[Mason Cooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mason-cooley/)

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> [One half-conscious thought was burned in my mind: stay on your feet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tunney/one-half-conscious-thought-was-burned-in-my-mind-stay-on-your-feet/)

[Gene Tunney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tunney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/gene-tunney-24298_burned_one-half-conscious-thought-was-burned-in_3160053.png)

> [“What you hold in your conscious thought, you invite more of it into your life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-mininni/what-you-hold-in-your-conscious-thought-you-invite-more-of-it-into/)

[Lisa Mininni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-mininni/)

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> [“Life alone is precious, but conscious thought is the greatest gift the universe offers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/life-alone-is-precious-but-conscious-thought-is-the-greatest-gift-the/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

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> [“Happiness, like sleep, in order to be fully effective must involve some sort of yielding of conscious thought.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-richardson/happiness-like-sleep-in-order-to-be-fully-effective-must-involve-some/)

[Jon Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-richardson/)

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> [There's really not much conscious thought involved when I record. I just kind of record what feels good. I'm not trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-rns/there-s-really-not-much-conscious-thought-involved-when-i-record-i/)

[BØRNS](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-rns/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5f/b-rns-41723_conscious_there-s-really-not-much-conscious-though_1744704.jpg)

> [all conscious thought is a process in time; so that to think consciously about Time is like trying to use a foot-rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-l-sayers/all-conscious-thought-is-a-process-in-time-so-that-to-think/)

[Dorothy L. Sayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-l-sayers/)

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> [“Make rituals of the important elements of your work. It ensures that they get done without much conscious thought.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-s-sivasubramanian/make-rituals-of-the-important-elements-of-your-work-it-ensures-that/)

[Mani S. Sivasubramanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-s-sivasubramanian/)

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> [True understanding is possible only when we are fully conscious of our thought, not as an operative observer on this thought, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiddu-krishnamurti/true-understanding-is-possible-only-when-we-are-fully-conscious-of/)

[Jiddu Krishnamurti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiddu-krishnamurti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/jiddu-krishnamurti-249_choices_true-understanding-is-possible-only-when_2427150.jpg)

> [The first stage of meditation is simply to ignore thought; to become conscious that there is something beyond thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/the-first-stage-of-meditation-is-simply-to-ignore-thought-to-become/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

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> [“You are not who you think. You're not even the thinker. You are the one conscious of the thought.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamand-kojouri/you-are-not-who-you-think-you-re-not-even-the-thinker-you-are-the-one/)

[Kamand Kojouri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamand-kojouri/)

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> [The mind does different things in performance, and conscious thought sometimes takes a backseat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-watts/the-mind-does-different-things-in-performance-and-conscious-thought/)

[Reggie Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-watts/)

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> [For most people on the planet, consciousness can be equated with thought. They haven't experienced what it means to be conscious without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/for-most-people-on-the-planet-consciousness-can-be-equated-with/)

[Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/)

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> [“Belief is the unmitigated, simplest form of mental representation. It’s a psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-khatkar/belief-is-the-unmitigated-simplest-form-of-mental-representation-it-s/)

[Michael Khatkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-khatkar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/497/michael-khatkar-57903_confidence_belief-is-the-unmitigated-simplest-form_2083916.jpg)

> [Prayer and contemplation are both exercises in concentration. The normal deluge of conscious thought is restricted and the mind is brought to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henepola-gunaratana/prayer-and-contemplation-are-both-exercises-in-concentration-the/)

[Henepola Gunaratana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henepola-gunaratana/)

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> [“When the mind becomes conscious of itself as thought it simultaneously becomes conscious of itself as action. Thought and action, truth and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-g-collingwood/when-the-mind-becomes-conscious-of-itself-as-thought-it/)

[R. G. Collingwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-g-collingwood/)

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> [I back away from conscious thought and turn the problem over to my unconscious mind. It will scan a broader array of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-fry/i-back-away-from-conscious-thought-and-turn-the-problem-over-to-my/)

[Arthur Fry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-fry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/arthur-fry-72806_brain_i-back-away-from-conscious-thought-and-t_1407268.jpg)

> [“Every conscious thought you have, every moment you spend on an idea, is a commitment to be stuck with that idea and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-michel/every-conscious-thought-you-have-every-moment-you-spend-on-an-idea-is/)

[Kevin Michel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-michel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eef/kevin-michel-33071_every-moment_every-conscious-thought-you-have-every-m_433130.jpg)

> [“life is simply one continual watch against the menace of death;—it has transformed us into unthinking animals in order to give us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-maria-remarque/life-is-simply-one-continual-watch-against-the-menace-of-death-it-has/)

[Erich Maria Remarque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-maria-remarque/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8c/erich-maria-remarque-568_death_life-is-simply-one-continual-watch-again_1874033.jpg)

> [We have no proper understanding of the relationship between conscious thought and conscious sensation. The various forms of thought and sensation are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-crane/we-have-no-proper-understanding-of-the-relationship-between-conscious/)

[Tim Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-crane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/tim-crane-19350_conscious_we-have-no-proper-understanding-of-the-r_784092.jpg)

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