Quotes About Thoughtful

I remembered my conversation with Myles Dunphy when I agreed to join him in the fight to save the blue gum forest. 'Opportunities are made, Mrs Rockcliffe,' he had said. 'They don't happen of themselves. I don't want to read about the achievements of people with verve. I want to be one of those people myself. It's not enough to be intelligent and thoughtful. You have to be bold.

but he was keeping an open mind about whether we needed to act at it. "I'd

Easygoing, thoughtful, and without ego, Don was a Federal Reserve System veteran.

Waiting seemed the wiser course.

didn't seem wise.

I'm trying to make work that is reflective and is encouraging of reflection.

I was a reflective child.

I was a boring man but a reflective man.

I like to regard myself as someone who's capable of critical thought, that is to say, who can evaluate claims.

I had a fairly regular childhood. I was a pretty boring kid. I didn't do much. I was always thinking, but I didn't really say a lot.

I was always a relatively quiet and introspective kid.

I love getting anything homemade - anything that's from the heart. If you can make or craft your own something, that always goes above and beyond, like, a candle - which is great, but if it's homemade, that's so much better for me.

I wouldn't characterize my work, however, as directly political.

I'd like to think I'm a caring human being.

glum. It meant having the blues in a way that annoyed other people. Having the blues aggressively. "Well, why don't you take a week and do some thinking on it?

She couldn't avoid being serious about things she cared for, and happiness made her grave at the thought of all the things which might destroy it.

If I had a worldview, and I don't know if I do, but if I did, it's one that's intensely humanistic.

I think any thinking person should be worried about climate change.

Independent cinema is more thoughtful, delicate. While Western blockbusters can have their own kind of delicateness, it's not delicate enough. You have to be ready to compromise to enter that field. I will do so only if it's worth it.

I don't think all comedy should be mindless. Have something that's thoughtful. Maybe some things are tongue-in-cheek; maybe some things are very direct. I like that people have to think about things. That excites me. Because if you say certain things, it starts a dialogue. Even if you disagree, it's still a dialogue.

I'm not a natural leader. I'm too intellectual; I'm too abstract; I think too much.

When I get serious criticism - if I get serious criticism - it's about how I'm thinking and engaging in a topic. I can't think of an example of someone saying, 'You're too nice.'

In terms of television and movies, I've been really interested in seeing the partnership of comedy and beauty and heart. I think they can go together really well and really thoughtfully. But, I'm a total one-hour drama addict. I think when you're a comedian, you tend towards dramas because that's the less stressful thing to watch.

I internalize a lot of thoughts, and sometimes it seems like I'm not listening or totally zoned out, but I'm always on a loop of ideas and song titles. I'm definitely kind of a space cadet, but I'm very laid back.