Minded Quotes

814 Minded quotes by 682 unique authors

Which path do you intend to take, Nell?' said the Constable, sounding very interested. 'Conformity or rebellion?' Neither one. Both ways are simple-minded - they… — Neal Stephenson
She looks at herself in the mirror. The idea is to look sexy again. And for whom exactly? Yourself, of course. Yes, well, that's all… — Joshua Ferris
So many indigenous people have said to me that the fundamental difference between Western and indigenous ways of being is that even the most open-minded… — Derrick Jensen
I think most serious and omnivorous readers are alike- intense in their dedication to the word, quiet-minded, but relieved and eagerly talkative when they meet… — Paul Theroux
Unfortunately for the betterment of mankind it is not always the fair-minded who are in the right. — Saul Bellow
It wasn't so much that he minded telling Leslie that he was afraid to go; it was that he minded being afraid. It was as… — Katherine Paterson
I recently heard of someone studying the ellipsis (or three dots) for a PhD. And, I have to say, I was horrified. The ellipsis is… — Lynne Truss
She didn't like to be talked about. Equally, she didn't like not to be talked about, when the high-minded chatter rushed on as though she… — A. S. Byatt
What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: Curious and teachable. — Roger Ebert
The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting. — Confucius
Oh dear," said Sarah anxiously, "I do wish he wouldn't do these silly things." I'm sure we all wish that, Sarah," said Marcia sternly. "But… — Angie Sage
He (Intellectuals) claims that label to compensate for his own inadequacies. It's as old as that saying: tell me what you boast of and I'll… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The man with the greatest soul will always face the greatest war with the low minded person. — Albert Einstein
Colin : “Perhaps now is the time to tell you that I have a weakness for agreeable women.” Sugar Beth : “Well, that sure does… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
You're so heavenly minded, you're no earthly good. — Johnny Cash
I didn't particularly feel like being arrested, so I argued with the soldiers a bit. Several of them died during the argument - those things… — David Eddings
America's intellectual community has never been very bright. Or honest. They're all sheep, following whatever the intellectual fashion of the decade happens to be. Demanding… — Orson Scott Card
For great are you, Lord, and you look kindly on what is humble, but the lofty-minded you regard from afar. Only to those whose hearts… — Saint Augustine
Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry. — Cassandra Clare
So long as you minded your manners and kept your weapons concealed, they let you enter and leave in peace. Those who broke the one… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
One must always be careful of books,' said Tessa, 'and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.' 'I'm not sure… — Cassandra Clare
I chose cultural anthropology, since it offered the greatest opportunity to write high-minded balderdash. — Kurt Vonnegut
It is our destiny to live with the wrong as well as the right kind of citizens, and to learn from them, the wrong-minded ones,… — Henry Miller
As gentle a man as he was, as tender as was his heart, there was nothing weak about Michael Hosea. He was the strongest-minded man… — Francine Rivers
I will tell you a little secret about archaeologists, dear Reader. They all pretend t be very high-minded. They claim that their sole aim in… — Barbara Mertz

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