Mental Quotes

2442 Mental quotes by 1534 unique authors

In order to be effective you need not only virtue but also mental strength. — Aristotle
I can see no justification whatever for the attitude which refuses on purely a priori grounds to accept action at a distance ... Such an… — Percy Williams Bridgman
By action and reaction do we become strong or weak, according to the character of our thoughts and mental states. Fear is the deadly nightshade… — Edward S. Walker, Jr.
We cannot, even given our most imaginative efforts, construct a concept of Self that does not impute some causal influence of prior mental states on… — Jerome Bruner
I suspect the psychological pressure associated with that crisis caused the first mental blackout I had ever suffered. It contributed to a deterioration in my… — Kamisese Mara
We have to get the word out that mental illnesses can be diagnosed and treated, and almost everyone suffering from mental illness can live meaningful… — Rosalynn Carter
You must form a clear and definite mental picture of what you want. You cannot transmit an idea unless you have it yourself. — Wallace D. Wattles
All improvement in your life begins with an improvement in your mental pictures. — Brian Tracy
When a new idea comes our way, we must put it on our mental scales and weigh it carefully before deciding its value. — Jim Rohn
The acquirement and enjoyment of physical well-being, mental calm and spiritual peace are priceless to their possessors... — Joseph Pilates
Some people have got a mental horizon of radius zero and call it their point of view. — David Hilbert
Do you really need to mentally label every sense perception and experience? Do you really need to have a reactive like/dislike relationship with life where… — Eckhart Tolle
We can program ourselves to be the person we want to be, whatever the subject matter is, live in it by a mental physical program… — Michael Jackson
To create worry humans elongate fear with anticipation and memory, expand it in imagination and fuel it with emotion. The uniquely human mental process called… — Edward Hallowell
When a man works by faith, he works by mental exertion instead of by physical force. — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Before you can kill a demon, you have to be able to say it's name. Names have power. While the word Alzheimer's terrorizes us, it… — Terry Pratchett
I'd say that golf is about 75% mental. If your state of mind gets out of kilter, you're worse off than a tomcat floating on… — Sam Snead
We all start out with no discipline, no patience, no perseverance, no determination. We all start out at zero. People say, 'You have talent.' No,… — Edward James Olmos
There is no reason to believe ... that the "essential purpose" of language is "communication". ... Language can be used to transmit information, but it… — Noam Chomsky
For centuries, we in the West have thought of ourselves as rational animals whose mental capacities transcend our bodily nature. In this traditional view our… — George Lakoff
The ego is a false sense based on mental concepts. It is identification with the body and the mind-primarily identification with thought form. — Eckhart Tolle
A quiet mind does not mean that there will be no thoughts or mental movements at all, but that these will be on the surface,… — Sri Aurobindo
One thing is certain: The power of belief, the power of thought, will move reality in the direction of what we believe and conceive of… — Daisaku Ikeda
People need to know that they have all the tools within themselves. Self-awareness, which means awareness of the body, awareness of their mental space, awareness… — Deepak Chopra
Valuing differences is what really drives synergy. Do you truly value the mental, emotional, and psychological differences among people? Or do you wish everyone would… — Stephen Covey

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