Confined Quote by Marjo-Riikka Makela

I would be lost without the feeling of antagonism that people have towards me. I write out of defiance.

— Jamaica Kincaid

This I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected.

— John Steinbeck

Inspiration pushes me out of my tight intellectual comfort zone and into humility, the wonderous state of not knowing. From this place of zero,…

— Sharon Gannon

If only they would all just leave me alone with my books and my letters, I would be content to let life, and the…

— Alison Weir

I do not allow others to influence my thinking unless it is positive or uplifting.

— Louise Hay

Just imagine walking away from something you've started. Something you really believed would be good. I don't think I could ever do that.

— Anonymous

Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.

— Russell Simmons

Often thoughts are given to me with the sole purpose of giving them away.

— Holly Near

I'd walk and think about my entire life. I'd find my strength again, far from everything that had made my life ridiculous.

— Cheryl Strayed

If I had to live my life in anticipation of what others thought of me, little would get done.

— Henry Rollins

When you have an inspired thought, you must trust it and act on it.

— Rhonda Byrne

I can't do anything about the thoughts that come into my head, but I can do something about the ones that stay there!.

— Penney Peirce