Thinker Quotes

492 Thinker quotes by 370 unique authors

The church hates a thinker precisely for the same reason a robber dislikes a sheriff, or a thief despises the prosecuting witness. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. Then all things are at risk. It is as when a conflagration has… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
In America, we hurry-which is well; but when the day's work is done, we go on thinking of losses and gains, we plan for the… — Mark Twain
Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it. — Paramahansa Yogananda
See who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away - the ego will… — Ramana Maharshi
What, indeed, is an atheist? He is one who destroys delusions which are harmful to humanity in order to lead men back to nature, to… — Baron d'Holbach
Remember, every great leader (or visionary or brave thinker) was initially laughed at. Now they are revered. — Robin Sharma
When God lets loose a great thinker on this planet, then all things are at risk. There is not a piece of science but its… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college. As First Lady Michelle… — Arne Duncan
Jesus Christ to me, is probably the most compassionate and revolutionary thinker of all time. — Scott Fujita
The profession of being a creative thinker is not so obvious. — David M. Kelley
Ross Perot came and visited Apple several times and visited the Macintosh factory. Ross was a systems thinker. — John Sculley
Since Brooks Brothers is a 189-year-old company, there are plenty of references and inspirations I can draw from their archives and catalogs. The wearer of… — Thom Browne
In Henry Adams, I discovered not only the prototype of the modern thinker but also someone who is more interesting: a viper-toothed, puling, supercilious crank,… — P.J. O'Rourke
My mother was a very positive thinker; she was always active, always doing something good. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world. — Malcolm Gladwell
I would say Gary Snyder, who is from my part of the world as a poet and environmental thinker, will be read just as Henry… — Robert Hass
First, he must hold rational values, and to do this he must be a thinker. — Andrew Bernstein
A hero holds purposes appropriate to man and is, therefore, a thinker. — Andrew Bernstein
The heart is the best reflective thinker. — Wendell Phillips

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