Thinking Quotes · Page 529

People get God and religion confused. I think God is a bit too hip to join any of his unauthorized fan clubs.

— John Fugelsang

If the Buddhist's job is to be detached, I think that the artist's job is to be both detached and attached.

— Gerald Stern

Americans think that if you're popular, there must be something wrong with you.

— Daryl Hall

Nowadays, saying what you really think can be a serious error since one risks being misunderstood.

— Oscar Wilde

The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn't even thought of -…

— Eli Broad

I think being very thin has had a lot to do with how I've been cast.

— Ben Whishaw

I think I have the only parents in the world who would not have said something against become an actress.

— Gena Rowlands

People would be so much more interesting if they'd behave like who they are, and not like what they think others expect…

— Dov Davidoff

I think what endurance sports teach you is to stay dedicated, stay focused, and also to understand you're going to have ups…

— Kyrsten Sinema

I think the New York Public Library is so, so amazing. It's literally the coolest place - It's good shelter from the…

— Natalie Portman

I think that one thing fiction can offer, and must offer, is a place where someone's mind and their imagination can come…

— Ben H. Winters

I think that the existence of Beethoven is remarkable, but I do not bristle at the suggestion that this event had a…

— Elliott Sober

In the beginning, everybody that gets to work with me, thinks Im nice. But three weeks later, they hear a bell ringing.…

— Andrew Eldritch

If I'm not with a butch everyone just assumes I'm straight. It's like I'm passing too, against my will. I'm sick of…

— Leslie Feinberg

Everyone thinks you're so strong and self-confident, but inside you're a frightened child, waiting to suffer betrayal again from those who should…

— Christina Dodd

As a journalist, I think the only question that you ask yourself - once you've determined that the material is authentic -…

— Glenn Greenwald

Once more September marveled that even the Dodo knew what she wanted to be when she was grown. She simply could not…

— Catherynne M. Valente

I try to think of a way to get there without going past it. There are lots of ways, but they all…

— Catherine Ryan Hyde

It's no use to go and take courses in playwriting any more than it's much use taking courses in acting. Better play…

— Noel Coward

They were lovebirds. They entertained each other endlessly with little gifts: sights worth seeing out the plane window, amusing or instructive bits…

— Kurt Vonnegut

When I first started writing cookbooks, I remember thinking to myself, what makes me think I can write a cookbook? There are…

— Ina Garten

I'm focussing on what I haven't attained, not what I have. A lot has come to me early. I don't want to…

— Alex Rodriguez

It is unheard-of, uncivilized barbarism that any woman should still be forced to bear such monstrous torture. It should be remedied. It…

— Isadora Duncan

I have optimism and am incredibly hopeful for the future. I often say to friends, it's always darkest before the dawn, and…

— Lawrence English

Business is full of complexities. That's what makes it so interesting. Anyone who thinks it's boring hasn't given it much thought.

— Donald Trump

Do you think Arabs are dumb? They gave us our numbers. Try doing long division with Roman numerals.

— Kurt Vonnegut

I think the main thing to remember when writing a novel is to stay true to the characters.

— Cassandra Clare

I get fired up when emotions are involved. I think it pulls a little bit of extra out of me.

— Jon Jones

Why does everyone think a guy who prefers love to people is missing something in his life?

— Slash Coleman

Keep at it, always be thinking about it, always be developing, always try to grow and learn more - and never stay…

— Chrissy Costanza

What if you could be anything, or anybody, you chose to be? Think about it. What would you choose to be?

— Anonymous

If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I think people see the human side of…

— Payne Stewart

In thinking about the end of the world, it's only fair to be rigorous and think about whether it would even be…

— Cord Jefferson

I think, for East and West, the first thing we need is a good grounding in basic Buddhadharma.

— Tenzin Palmo

Nothing in life is as important as you think it is while you are thinking about it.

— Daniel Kahneman

I think Michigan and the people of Michigan know - really, they know that I'm going to protect them. They're great people.

— Donald Trump

I watch a film and the most important thing to me is what I think of the movie.

— Clive Owen

Just think how many thoughts a blanket smothers while one lies alone in bed, and how many unhappy dreams it keeps warm.

— Franz Kafka

Do not think me fussy when I specify tidiness. It is essential... In printing, remember that cleanliness and order wait upon success.

— Walter J. Phillips

I think when tattoos are new and colorful, they look bad. But they look better the older and more bleached out they…

— Urs Fischer