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Thinking Quotes by M. Scott Peck
- We skim over the surface thoughtlessly. But we must acknowledge that thinking well is a time-consuming process. We can't expect instant results. We have to…
- In thinking about miracles, I believe that our frame of reference has been too dramatic. We have been looking for the burning bush, the parting…
- When we cling, often forever, to our old patterns of thinking and behaving, we fall to negotiate any crisis, to truly grow up, and to…
- Some Catholics have a concept I very much admire: the Sacrament of the Present Moment. It suggests that every moment of our lives is sacred,…
- I can remember years ago sitting on my bed and suddenly thinking, "I am God."
- Since [narcissists] deep down, feel themselves to be faultless, it is inevitable that when they are in conflict with the world they will invariably perceive…
- Abandon the urge to simplify everything, to look for formulas and easy answers, and to begin to think multidimensionally, to glory in the mystery and…
- I gave examples from my clinical practice of how love was not wholly a thought or feeling. I told of how that very evening there…
- Given the imperfections of our society and the apparent downward spiral of spiritual and moral values in recent years, thinking has become a grave issue.…
- It is no surprise that many people resist the arduous effort involved in continually monitoring and revising their thinking... Yet if all the energy required…
- It can take a lifetime for many people to come to terms with the freedom they truly have to think for themselves. But this path…
- Consciousness is the foundation of all thinking; and thinking is the foundation of all consciousness. Perhaps the best measure of someone's degree of consciousness can…
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- I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful. — Aaliyah
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think. — J. J. Abrams
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I don't think I have a signature. — J. J. Abrams
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- The soul never thinks without a picture. — Aristotle
- I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I… — J. J. Abrams
- I think you have a passion and an obsession for something when it's not necessarily ubiquitous. — J. J. Abrams