Thinking Quotes - Page 7

Thinking always deceives us when it becomes a substitute for action.

every thought that deviates from the officially prescribed and permanently changing line is already suspect, no matter in which field of human activity it occurs. Simply because of their capacity to think, human beings are suspects by definition, and this suspicion cannot be diverted by exemplary behavior, for the human capacity to think is also a capacity to change one's mind.

Life is a process of self-sustaining and self-generated action. If an organism fails in that action, it dies...It is only the concept of ‘Life’ that makes the concept of 'Value’ possible. It is only to a living entity that things can be good or evil.

You are on your way to building a significant life when your service to others stops focusing on the now and the immediate future and instead focuses on generations to come and how your actions today will impact them long after you are gone.

Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.

Whenever I think of something but can't think of what it was I was thinking of, I can't stop thinking until I think I'm thinking of it again. I think I think too much.

Never go into battle for your ego, Learn to battle for something much greater.

The way you think is what you are.

Being a philosopher requires a lot of thinking and no action. Being a model requires a lot of action and no thinking.

The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.

The ordinary think inside of the box, the extraordinary think outside of the box, but genius thinks inside, outside, below and above the box.

A life of constant victory is the result of correct thinking

One thinking man in a crowd worth a thousand men!

I Am ! Two powerful words.... You must confess... I Am who God called me to be. I Am a Success. I Am not what you think of me. I Am more than a conqueror. I Am walking by Faith. I Am a Gift.

Vision inspires and clarifies what needs to be done in the present to achieve the promise of the future.

Don't just think out of the box, stand on the box to see new possibilities and opportunities in becoming distinguished.

The rest of the time, I don't do so much thinkin'. 'Cuz if I did, I'd go runnin' back to where things is simple.

The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.

Although a decision is often viewed as the turning point, it is action that creates tangible results.

There is always something through which things get into our minds. There is always something in mind which does not only control the mind, but also the life we live in totality!

You will fall short of achieving your goals if your focus is fragmented and your attention, energy, and concentration diversified.

If you crave for Knowledge, the banquet of Knowledge grows and groans on the board until the finer appetite sickens. If, still putting all your trust in Knowledge, you try to dodge the difficulty by specialising, you produce a brain bulging out inordinately on one side, on the other cut flat down and mostly paralytic at that: and in short so long as I hold that the Creator has an idea of a man, so long shall I be sure that no uneven specialist realises it. The real tragedy of the Library at Alexandria was not that the incendiaries burned immensely, but that they had neither the leisure nor the taste to discriminate.... but we may agree that, in reading, it is not quantity so much that tells, as quality and thoroughness of digestion.

To leave a man's ego bigger, retweet him. To leave his faculty of reasoning better, challenge his tweet.

A scolded mouse knows no grievance.

Design does need more recognition as thinking and problem-solving process, maybe even a strategic differentiator.

Fair mindedness doesn't require a lot of thought, it requires a lot of bravery.

Nothing is as it seems, but something is everything it is made out to be.

And sometimes I try to stop speculating the future out of existence, and other times I just lean back and run with it because maybe it's for the best.

A positive mind is the sharpest tool that brings down the monuments of failure. The quickest way to fail is to murder your mind with negative thoughts!

I was thinking lots of things, but most of them needed to stay thoughts, not words.

The more one thinks, the less one sees.

Thinking is itself, however, an adventure.

Accepting complete responsibility is the unsung character trait of those who find uncommon success, and failure to accept responsibility is a common trait of those who end up with a mediocre life.

Don't be average and lazy, If you want to successes you should work hard to achieve it

Elevate your mind and you elevate your world.

You see, everything going on in your life is stemming within you. The control of your life should always be in your hands. What other people think about you should not stop you from moving forward in life.

A lot of what people did and said when they "predicted" things, Morey now realized, was phony: pretending to know things rather than actually knowing things. There were a great many interesting questions in the world to which the only honest answer was, "It's impossible to know for sure".

There are always a few, Claire, who like being told what to do instead of being required to think. And those are the ones you should fear. That goes equally for humans, I'm afraid. Critical thinking has become a sadly rare skill these days.

Start every day by making a list of all the experiences you will fill your day with and make an effort.

Your success is hidden in the quality of your decisions and the consistency of your actions.

Mechanistic thinking focuses on “what,” and holistic thinking digs into “why.

The study of thinking machines teaches us more about the brain than we can learn by introspective methods. Western man is externalizing himself in the form of gadgets.

If you got on your knees to give thanks for the undeserved kindness and mercy in your life, you would be shocked by how rich you truly are.

But you can't be too careful of these strange new ideas and new things. You must not tamper with them. If you try to understand them, they may entangle and get hold of you, and then where will you be? Hide your mind from them, and hide them from your mind. Stick to the plain common sense of life. There will always be a tomorrow rather like today. At least so far there always has been a fairly similar tomorrow. Once or twice lately there have been jolts... Try not to notice these jolts. 'It is no good meeting trouble halfway.

We tend to get irritated when we see somebody doing something that is unusual and unfamiliar to our thinking

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make them think, they'll hate you.

I have been under the influence- of boggling information over the years.

If you learn to be grateful and celebrate each day, you have mastered the secret to living.

There is a devilishly direct relationship between the significance of an idea and how nervous we become at the prospect of having to think about it.

Pool is a game of thinking, strategy and accuracy - just like in business.

Places are people as well as rocks, trees and buildings. Places are moments in time.

Self-discipline is a prerequisite to progress.

We are what we think.

Think deeply about things. Don’t just go along because that’s the way things are or that’s what your friends say. Consider the effects, consider the alternatives, but most importantly, just think.

Don’t think about those who are not doing it. Focus on your dreams, goals and actions and make sure it is done well.

It isn’t what you don’t know that’s the problem. It is what you’re unwilling to ask.

How you choose to live is one of the best indicators of the future you will have.

Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so. By the same token, though, I suppose that boulders and mountains and moons could be accused of being a little too phlegmatic.

Boredom is probably more frequent and more tormenting if you do not have sight or hands.

Discover where and what makes you come alive and make a deliberate decision to live there.