Thought Quotes

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I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that people have risked their lives to get. — Christiane Amanpour
I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson. — Stephen Ambrose
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent the mountains and everything that exists. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious. — Henri Frederic Amiel
For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will. — Henri Frederic Amiel
As a musician, life is not over just because you are getting older, and so I find retirement a very frightening and dark thought. — Ian Anderson
I suppose when I started playing guitar, it was the means to an end. I never thought of myself as a fully fledged guitar instrumentalist.… — Ian Anderson
I was quite keen on silviculture, the growing of trees, and that was something I gave a lot of thought to. Maybe I could've gone… — Ian Anderson
I thought, 'If you're going to be on TV, and if you're going to be out and glamorous, the natural look can stay at home.' — Pamela Anderson
I got into lobbying kind of against my will at first. I frankly didn't want to be a lobbyist, but I realized that in lobbying… — Jack Abramoff
I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it. — Julie Andrews
Whenever something went wrong when I was young - if I had a pimple or if my hair broke - my mom would say, 'Sister… — Maya Angelou
I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The… — Maya Angelou
I thought Nixon was getting ganged up on, but when I heard the tapes, I was shocked and terribly saddened. — Walter Annenberg
People around you are quick to read your attitude of thought toward them. Inner thoughts and feelings are communicated in ways other than by the… — Grenville Kleiser
Misfortune can force you into doing things you should be doing anyway. Lessons come from adversity. Anything can happen to anyone... You can find a… — Christopher Reeve
I had an idea of what I thought was funny. It's kind of based on how I am. — Jennifer Aniston
When I was 14, I thought I looked terrible. I wore these typical Slavic shoes with metal bottoms so you could always hear me coming… — Marina Abramovic
I never thought I'd be in a position where people would be talking about my sexuality and saying how good I look in underwear. — Fiona Apple

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