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But I do say that educated and scholarly men, if they’re brilliant and creative to begin with—which, unfortunately, is rarely the case—tend to leave infinitely… — J D Salinger
There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under the jurisdiction. I can decide how I spend… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. — Benjamin Disraeli
Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now, but new words would have to be made and said to fit them. — Zora Neale Hurston
Eve didn't choose to eat the apple. She was tempted by the serpent." "Yes," I argue, thoughts coming out half-formed. "But...she didn't have to take… — Libba Bray
I thought such awful thoughts that I cannot even say them out loud because they would make Jesus want to drink gin straight out of… — Anne Lamott
Let us labor for an inward stillness-- An inward stillness and an inward healing. That perfect silence where the lips and heart Are still, and… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
((Doc is getting ready to do a Pap-smear on Reece)) "Looks healthy," Doc commented. "Good, because it hasn't been getting any exercise in quite a… — Nora Roberts
When we read, it is not ours to absorb all that is written. Our thoughts are jealous and they constantly blank out the thoughts of… — Milorad PaviÄ‡
Every human being on the face of the earth has a steel plate in his head, but if you lie down now and then and… — Sue Monk Kidd
I believe there are techniques of the human mind whereby, in its dark deep, problems are examined, rejected or accepted. Such activities sometimes concern facets… — John Steinbeck
Our thoughts are clay, they are moulded with the changes of the days;--when we are resting they are good; under fire, they are dead. Fields… — Erich Maria Remarque
In a story you only had to wish, you only had to write it down and you could have the world...It seemed so obvious now… — Ian Mcewan
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in… — Albert Einstein
The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the… — Eckhart Tolle
[He] looked up and imagined the hand of God flinging stars like shining dust across the heavens. No. He was wrong to think such pagan… — Francine Rivers
Cherish your visions. Cherish your ideals. Cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes… — James Allen
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself. — Boyd K. Packer
In terms of evolutionary history, it was only yesterday that men learned to walk around on two legs and get in trouble thinking complicated thoughts.… — Haruki Murakami
When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movements become headlong - faster and… — Frank Herbert
In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live… — Henry David Thoreau
I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love...I believe in sunshine, fresh air, friendship, calm… — Elbert Hubbard
According to Madam Pomfrey, thoughts could leave deeper scars than almost anything else. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values,… — Mahatma Gandhi

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