Quotes About Thought

In interpreting a work of art, we draw upon our own aims and endeavors, inform it with a meaning that has its origin in our own ways of life and thought. In a word, any art that really affects us becomes to that extent modern art.

The name of God should no longer come from the mouth of man. This word that has so long been degraded by usage no longer means anything.... To use the word God is more than sloth, it is a refusal to think, a king of short cut, a hideous shorthand.

Für jeden einzelnen Menschen aber, der eine bestimmte Sprache spricht, ist die ausgesprochene Bezeichnung eines beliebigen Dinges der grobe Ausdruck für seinen inneren Denkvorgang. Sie ruft diese Denktätigkeit hervor, und sie beschreibt sie auch wieder. Sie formt die Vorstellung, und die Vorstellung zeigt sich im Bewußtsein als Mentalfunktion. Und dieser Prozeß kann so gesteigert werden, daß er schöpferisch wird. Das ist das Mantra-Chaitanya.

A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking.

believed three things about older age. First, that it should be dedicated to service, not goofing off. Second, our greatest gift later in life is wisdom, in which learning and thought create a worldview that can enrich others. Third, our natural ability at this point is counsel: mentoring, advising, and teaching others, in a way that does not amass worldly rewards of money, power, or prestige.

Our mind must be free in order to express our qualities.

It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity.

It is foolishly thought by some that democratical constitutions will not, cannot, last; that the States will quarrel with each other; that a king, or at least a nobility, are indispensable for the prosperity of a nation.

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

'Let the Bullets Fly' indeed attracted an audience, but how it did this is also a question for me.

I approach my character with the question: What would an animal think? How would an animal respond? A lot of times, it's quick action and no fear, and sometimes it's irrational fear. You don't always know.

I got the call, 'Celtic want you.' And I knew Celtic were a top, top team. I thought it would be much easier than it was. It was quicker than I thought. When you got the ball, there was always a defender at you.

The best decisions are taken quickly and well. You can prepare yourself, have all aspects of the game thought through, but the one who shines on the pitch is the one with intuition.

Filming is about continuing to be alert and to think, and I find it quite exhausting.

I know I'm just as mortal as everybody else and I think about that quite a bit, but I really do feel like everyone lives with this - they're just not aware of it.

I am a radical in thought (and principle) and a conservative in method (and conduct).

I'm raised to actually think, to use my brain.

Backward ran sentences until reeled the mind.

I gain strength from postive thought and from the daily conversation with God.

I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.

Most of the time I'm thinking, I'm glad that scene was improvised.

When you come up with a good idea, you don't have to do a whole lot. The idea does it for you.

Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free.

When I got the script for 'Eclipse,' I thought it was a damn good story.