Thought Quotes
21087 Thought quotes by 8606 unique authors
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Death is the most misunderstood phenomenon. People have thought of death as the end of life. That is the first, basic misunderstanding.
— Rajneesh
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Why do we cling to life and why are we afraid of death? You may not have thought about it. The reason why we cling…
— Rajneesh
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The thought that really crushes us is the thought of the futility of life of which death is the visible manifestation.
— Giacomo Leopardi
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Take life as it comes and death as it comes. Death is really beautiful; if it were a bad thing, God would not let it…
— Paramahansa Yogananda
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To the last day of your life, be positive; try to be cheerful. Even at the very end, don't think, "I am finished." Instead of…
— Paramahansa Yogananda
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We fear death because of pain, and because of the thought that we may become obliterated. This idea is erroneous. Jesus showed himself in a…
— Paramahansa Yogananda
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We should think more about it, and accustom ourselves to the thought of death. We can't allow the fear of death to creep up on…
— Dmitri Shostakovich
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Now I know that patience and time can do more than even strength and passion. The years of frustration are ready to be harvested. All…
— Og Mandino
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Mad; adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence; not conforming to standards of thought, speech, and action derived by the conformants from study…
— Ambrose Bierce
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There is no such thing as morality or immorality in thought. There is immoral emotion.
— Oscar Wilde
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Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all…
— Alexander Pope
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Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Life without Freedom is like a body without a soul, and Freedom without Thought is like a confused spirit. . . . Life, Freedom and…
— Khalil Gibran
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We got a lot of letters of people who didn't like them, like my own family who thought they were unnecessary and unpleasant and taking…
— Vera Wang
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I saw young women in the street dressing in a way that I thought was influencing the designers. Fashion was being influenced by all sorts…
— Anna Wintour
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All of us cherish our beliefs. They are, to a degree, self-defining. When someone comes along who challenges our belief system as insufficiently well-based -…
— Carl Sagan
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As I have often written, power is the fundamental ingredient of the human experience. Every action in life, every thought, every choice we make-even down…
— Caroline Myss
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To keeping silence I resigned My friends would think I was a nut Turning water into wine Open doors would soon be shut So I…
— Peter Gabriel
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When you no longer are compelled by desire and fear . . . when you have seen the radiance in eternity from all forms of…
— Joseph Campbell
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Life is a place where it is necessary to move gently. Whether it be in thought, speech, or action, the rhythm must be controlled; the…
— Hazrat Inayat Khan
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In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought.
— Michael Crichton
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It was the hard work of our people, the freedom they enjoyed and their faith in God that built this country and made it the…
— Ronald Reagan
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Our conflict is not likely to cease so soon as every good man would wish. The measure of iniquity is not yet filled; and unless…
— George Washington
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That wise Men have in all Ages thought Government necessary for the Good of Mankind; and, that wise Governments have always thought Religion necessary for…
— Benjamin Franklin
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War Is A Racket : I suspected I was just part of a racket at the time. Now I am sure of it. Like all…
— Smedley Butler
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