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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.

Whenever I was encouraged by my elders to pick up a book, I was often told, 'Read so as to know the world.' And it is true; books have invited me into different countries, states of mind, social conditions and...

Quotes by Hisham Matar

I won't mind playing a baddie if the character is exciting.

Quotes by Hiten Tejwani

Let's just say my mind is different.

Quotes by Hima Das

I don't mind doing glamorous roles, comic roles, weekly shows, or something different from what I've done earlier.

Quotes by Hina Khan

I've always got maybe around four different titles in mind, maybe about four different ideas that I'd love to make.

Quotes by Hideaki Itsuno

As far as how I create games, I'm just reflecting what I feel, the things I have in my mind. I put those out there. Some of the things that I'm going through, the things that surround me, might be...

Quotes by Hideo Kojima

There was a board game called 'Sorcery,' which is one of my favorites, and I would often revisit the game. It's not a video game, but it definitely stands out in my mind as a game that impacted me.

Quotes by Hidetaka Miyazaki

I've got so many ideas, and sometimes the more exhausted my body gets, the more active my mind gets.

Quotes by Hilary Mantel

Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin.

Quotes by Hermann Hesse

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Quotes by Hesiod

The revolution in Russia was victorious with the help of the poor peasants. This should always be borne in mind here in Western Europe and all the world over. But the workers in Western Europe stand alone: this should never...

Quotes by Herman Gorter

The march of conquest through wild provinces, may be the march of Mind; but not the march of Love.

Herman Melville

The President has a quick and able mind, though not everybody gives him that, not by a long shot.

Quotes by Herman Wouk

Ideas which have been developed simultaneously or in immediate succession in the same mind mutually reproduce each other, and do this with greater ease in the direction of the original succession and with a certainty proportional to the frequency with...

Quotes by Hermann Ebbinghaus

A city is a state - of mind, of taste, of opportunity. A city is a marketplace - where ideas are traded, opinions clash and eternal conflict may produce eternal truths.

Quotes by Herb Caen

Ladies, just a little more virginity, if you don't mind.

Quotes by Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Let it be immediately added, however, that this economic independence and prosperity has always been absolutely associated in the American mind with free political institutions.

Quotes by Herbert Croly

The slow rhythm of the body, the insistent rhythm of the wit, were they becoming irreconcilable in modern civilisation? The sedentary life, frustration and irritability; work with the body, fatigue - and peace of mind.

Quotes by Henry Williamson

Education must be aimed at creating a wider imagination in the child, not at suppressing. The child's mind must be set free.

Quotes by Henry Williamson

Your mind knows only some things. Your inner voice, your instinct, knows everything. If you listen to what you know instinctively, it will always lead you down the right path.

Quotes by Henry Winkler

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.