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The academic mind, as we know, is sometimes capable of assuming an aggressive attitude. The official mind, on the contrary, is and has to…

— Ronald Fisher

Pretending is the basis of civilised society, and it is sometimes necessary for all of us. Without it we are nothing more than a…

— Jeff Lindsay

The instinct for self-deception in human beings makes them try to banish from their minds dangers of which at bottom they are perfectly aware…

— Stefan Zweig

When you get in some people minds, they won't think how they normally would.

— Jalen Ramsey

What amazes me is how far some people will go to justify their behavior to themselves, just to preserve that self-perception.

— Christopher Golden

The person who thinks with [their] own brain is to be preferred to the one who blindly approves everything… Better an error consciously committed…

— Errico Malatesta

Society has put before you the ideal of a 'perfect man'. No matter in which culture you were born, you have scriptural doctrines and…

— U.G. Krishnamurti

Peace of mind comes when we exercise our right to be honest, especially with ourselves.

— Anonymous

You can develop the right mental attitude when you realize that nothing external can upset you or hurt you without your mental consent.

— Joseph Murphy

When virtuous mental attitudes, like mindfulness, respect, and compassion, are invoked to justify nonvirtuous acts like hunting, fishing, and eating animal products, the mental…

— Norm Phelps

“We cannot control the mind by trying to force it to be peaceful or positive. Many have attempted this using a plethora of methods…

— Christopher Dines

This sort of behavior is left to the psychotic, dogmatic, fundamentalist believers you see on your TV everyday letting off bombs and killing people…

— Maynard James Keenan