--- title: "8 Thinking Happened Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Thinking Happened quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Thinking Happened sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/richard-brautigan-2765_guess_my-name-i-guess-you-are-kind-of-curious_466136.png" --- > [“My Name “I guess you are kind of curious as to who I am, but I am one of those who do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-brautigan/my-name-i-guess-you-are-kind-of-curious-as-to-who-i-am-but-i-am-one/) [Richard Brautigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-brautigan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/richard-brautigan-2765_guess_my-name-i-guess-you-are-kind-of-curious_466136.png) > [“Why was it that her temper and her thinking never happened at the same time? Her temper behaved like a glutton sitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/why-was-it-that-her-temper-and-her-thinking-never-happened-at-the/) [Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca1/ann-brashares-572_anger_why-was-it-that-her-temper-and-her-think_779009.jpg) > [“Most of us spend very little time in the present moment. We usually are either thinking about something that has not yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-sterner/most-of-us-spend-very-little-time-in-the-present-moment-we-usually/) [Thomas M. Sterner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-sterner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/thomas-m-sterner-49515_little-time_most-of-us-spend-very-little-time-in-the_2067011.jpg) > [“My biggest regret is being naive enough in thinking that what happened is a big enough reason to miss out on each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-warren/my-biggest-regret-is-being-naive-enough-in-thinking-that-what/) [Frank Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-warren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/frank-warren-13519_regret_my-biggest-regret-is-being-naive-enough_2507450.png) > [I have to remind myself, Stop thinking about the future. Stop thinking about what happened at work today, or another choice you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-gunn/i-have-to-remind-myself-stop-thinking-about-the-future-stop-thinking/) [Anna Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-gunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48e/anna-gunn-17659_choices_i-have-to-remind-myself-stop-thinking-ab_2566129.png) > [Your mind and your thoughts could be stuck in the past, continually thinking about what has already happened. If that's the case,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-williams/your-mind-and-your-thoughts-could-be-stuck-in-the-past-continually/) [Craig Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/craig-williams-3452_life_your-mind-and-your-thoughts-could-be-stu_2671018.jpg) > [Life and study have persuaded me of the openness of history. There is no inevitability in history. Thinking about what might have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fritz-stern/life-and-study-have-persuaded-me-of-the-openness-of-history-there-is/) [Fritz Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fritz-stern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/fritz-stern-90936_believe_life-and-study-have-persuaded-me-of-the_2945613.png) > [If you are thinking about something that happened a long time ago: Somebody asked you a question and you did not know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-brautigan/if-you-are-thinking-about-something-that-happened-a-long-time-ago/) [Richard Brautigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-brautigan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/richard-brautigan-2765_answers_if-you-are-thinking-about-something-that_3161864.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking-happened/#itemlist", "name": "Thinking Happened Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“My Name “I guess you are kind of curious as to who I am, but I am one of those who do not have a regular name. 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