Thinking Quotes by Mason Cooley

Writing about an idea frees me of it. Thinking about it is a circle of repetitions.

— Mason Cooley

I change my opinions often, but not my way of thinking.

— Mason Cooley

The banker rubs his nose, thinking of his cat stalking something on the lawn.

— Mason Cooley

At the dinner table, if you can't think of anything to say, sit quietly. Don't throw rolls, or chew on your napkin.

— Mason Cooley

Existence is not a mystery unless you think it has a meaning.

— Mason Cooley

Life is always rich, thought only occasionally so.

— Mason Cooley

Think of the many different relations of form and content. E.g., the many pairs of trousers and what's in them.

— Mason Cooley

A small boy puts his hand on the wall, and looks down intently as he wriggles his toes. The birth of thought?

— Mason Cooley

Thought maps existence; fantasy colors it.

— Mason Cooley

Logic teaches rules for presentation, not thinking.

— Mason Cooley

Thoughts can be revised. Deeds cannot.

— Mason Cooley

Travelling carries me to the surface, away from the deeps of home-thoughts.

— Mason Cooley

Every few years something new breaks into the circle of my thoughts.

— Mason Cooley

To make a thought my own, I must think it often.

— Mason Cooley

I cling to depression, thinking it a form of truth.

— Mason Cooley

Against classical philosophy: thinking about eternity or the immensity of the universe does not lessen my unhappiness.

— Mason Cooley

Never invite to dinner: those who won't decide until the last minute; those who come more than half an hour late; those…

— Mason Cooley

I feel that I have something significant to say, but I cannot think what it is.

— Mason Cooley

Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it.

— Mason Cooley

Thought enables us to see Fate coming.

— Mason Cooley

You are as happy as you think you are, but not necessarily as miserable as you imagine.

— Mason Cooley

Many think that assigning blame settles matters.

— Mason Cooley

There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them.

— Mason Cooley

No matter how close thought sticks to the actual, it follows its own rules.

— Mason Cooley

Our most important decisions are made while we are thinking about something else.

— Mason Cooley