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Mind Quotes

What occupies the mind, for better or worse.

Quotes about the "mind" here range widely — a lifelong search for hidden meaning sits alongside a startlingly honest admission that resentment has occupied more mental space than friendship ever did. For related reflection, see Body quotes.

My mum wanted me to be a doctor like my dad, and at 7, I really wanted to be a politician, and I managed in my mind to combine the two.

Quotes by Leo Varadkar

Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and belief.

Quotes by Leo Burnett

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.

Quotes by Leo Durocher

When you go further and further into starvation you chose yourself, your mind becomes totally obsessed with not eating. It's like a religion where everything is sinful, and there is a heaven at the end where you are thin and...

Quotes by Lena Andersson

You have to speak your mind, but without being cruel.

Quotes by Len Goodman

From my earliest acquaintance with the science of political economy, it has been evident to my mind that capital was the product of labor, and that therefore, in its best analysis there could be no natural conflict between capital and...

Quotes by Leland Stanford

I've learned that the perfect picture that I hold in my mind of what my life looks like is constantly changing, growing, evolving. I remind myself that I am exactly where I need to be in my life; otherwise, I...

Quotes by Leigh-Allyn Baker

Divorce is a 50-50 thing, and it can be a number of petty things that finally drive you out of your mind.

Quotes by Lee Radziwill

The problem is to keep the monkey mind from running off into all kinds of thoughts.

Quotes by Lee Kuan Yew

The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

Quotes by Lee Iacocca

I had gotten a master's degree in administration supervision with it in mind that I would some day be a professor, then get a doctorate degree and move up and eventually be president of a university.

Quotes by Lee Corso

I'm not a neat freak. I don't mind things being messy but I mind them being dirty. I just can't relax in a dirty environment. I like things organized.

Quotes by Leah Remini

What a woman does or does not do to her face is personal. And as with most other things, makeup or a lack thereof can serve as either a prison or a fortress commanded by the mind: you can become...

Quotes by Leandra Medine

You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the breach to relieve injustice, and still keep an open mind to every disconcerting fact, or an open ear to the cold voice of doubt.

Quotes by Learned Hand

I don't dispute Scientology can help people; I think that is a very important fact to keep in mind.

Quotes by Lawrence Wright

As a child I wanted to be everything from a doctor, lawyer, flight attendant to an IT pro- fessional and could never make up my mind. I figured as an actor I'd get to play all these professions.

Quotes by Lavrenti Lopes

I have a magpie mind, by which I mean I see and hear little things - photos, fragments of conversation - and store them away for future use.

Quotes by Laurie Graham

I'm an eighteenth-century girl at heart. I wouldn't mind being set down in London in 1715, in the midst of all the drama of the Hanoverian succession.

Quotes by Lauren Willig

I certainly believe that being in contact with one's spirit and nurturing one's spirit is as important as nurturing one's body and mind. We are three dimensional beings: body, mind, spirit.

Quotes by Laurence Fishburne

If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?

Quotes by Laurence J. Peter

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "Mind" quotes touch on?
A number of things - spiritual searching and Gnostic belief, how hate can occupy the mind more than friendship, wanting a calm leader who gives peace of mind, and a personal story about religious commitment in a relationship.
Is there a quote about spirituality or mystery here?
Yes, one quote reflects on identifying as Gnostic and having spent a lifetime looking for "some great mystery," tied to a deep-seated notion in the mind about learning "just the right thing." For more, see the Always page.
Is there a quote about hate or negative feelings occupying the mind?
Yes, one quote candidly states that the speaker's "hates have always occupied my mind much more actively" than friendships have, and even describes them as more spiritually satisfying - an unusually frank admission.
Is there a quote about calm leadership?
Yes, one quote values having "someone at the helm who can give you piece of mind and does not panic" under pressure. Browse the Good page for more on steady, reassuring qualities.
Is there a personal story about religion and relationships?
Yes, one quote describes a partner named Gert who was always of the mind that she wouldn't go to another church except the Catholic Church, a detail recalled from dating her in New York City and later in Oxford. For more personal reflections, see the Life and Body pages.

Other entries value calm, steady leadership that avoids panic, and describe quiet, long-held religious conviction carried through decades of a relationship. Continue with Good quotes or Life quotes.