Quotes About Mind

Being a great horseman does not rely on physical strength but more on the mind and sensibility.

As naturally athletic as I'm gifted to be, where certain things came easily, I always rely on my brain first.

The mind is a monkey, hopping around from thought to thought, image to image. Rarely do more than a few seconds go by in which the mind can remain single-pointed, empty.

Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not only to enter but to pass on through by way of a ready exit without pausing anywhere along the route.

As instruments for knowing the objects, the sense organs are outside, and so they are called outer senses; and the mind is called the inner sense because it is inside. But the distinction between inner and outer is only with reference to the body; in truth, there is neither inner nor outer. The mind's nature is to remain pure like ether.

Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever.

When I was nominated for an Oscar and seated next to Martin Scorsese, there was nothing in my mind that made me think, 'Hey, in three years maybe I'll make another remake of 'Punisher.''

What is memory? To remember is an effort and to forget, effortless. And some memories get etched so deep in our system that they are remembered effortlessly.

I'm not good at remembering things, in general.

I have had fear in the past, yes. I've learned to fight it. But I still have my moments. I just have to remind myself that fear is all within your mind, and that you're only holding yourself back when you give in to it. Even fear of success can be scary.

I do the best I can to remind my family as often as possible that I love them more than life itself, and to let them know that every step I take is with them in the very front of my mind.

There's no way to remove the observer - us - from our perceptions of the world.

The mind of the Renaissance was not a pilgrim mind, but a sedentary city mind, like that of the ancients.

Because my master was this renaissance man, I wasn't just learning a fighting style, I was learning how kung fu permeates all aspects of life, from eating to healthy living to mental state.

I probably got many personalities living in my head and they all have to pay rent, OK?

The payment made by a manufacturer to a patentee for the privilege of using the patent process, is usually termed, in commercial language, a rent; and under the same head must be ranked all extraordinary qualities of body and mind.

The ego always needs to be 'doing,' and repeating a mantra guides my mind to a deeper, less active experience.

The process of repeating a rhythm while it gently evolves has an incredible effect on the brain, or on mine anyway.

No one repeats a word I say without imitating my voice; it drives me out of my... mind.

If danger arises in the present moment, there may be an emotion. There may even be pain. But that's a challenge, not a problem. For a problem to exist, you need time and repetitive mind activity.

Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced.

Let there be no mistake. A gay man alone could never begin to replicate the inner workings of the female mind.

There are those, I know, who will reply that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is. It is the American Dream.

Well I think that the mind of a serial killer and the mind of the detectives represent the duality we face as people.