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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.

The accomplishments in college and even in the pros are more in my mind because you constantly see Duke on TV during basketball season. You constantly see the NBA.

Quotes by Grant Hill

There is no reason and no way that a human mind can keep up with an artificial intelligence machine by 2035.

Quotes by Gray Scott

I only do solo albums when songs are screaming at me to be let out of my mind.

Quotes by Graham Nash

I do my thinking while I walk. It just loosens up the mind in the way that you don't get when you are sitting at a desk.

Quotes by Graham Swift

I was a fantastic student until ten, and then my mind began to wander.

Quotes by Grace Paley

When people see a talented girl, it calls to mind the very rare breed of women who have managed to succeed. If I were a dude with the exact same voice, band and songs, I doubt they'd compare me to...

Quotes by Grace Potter

In my mind, an album shouldn't be self-titled unless it feels that way.

Quotes by Grace Potter

With my childhood and growing up in a very free place where my parents were artists and always encouraging me to explore, you wouldn't think I was locked up in my own mind, but I was.

Quotes by Grace Potter

I like to make little movies or fake stories about something that happened in my life. I will make a movie in my mind that would translate the same feeling or emotion that I had in whatever just happened.

Quotes by Grace VanderWaal

My father once said something very shrewd about me to a woman journalist who had told him how courageous she thought I was for always speaking my mind. My father said, 'If you couldn't care less what anyone says about...

Quotes by Gore Vidal

I am told the Cheney-Bush team dislikes their junta being compared to the Nazis. If they ceased behaving like Nazis, no comparison would come to mind.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting.

Quotes by Gottfried Leibniz

Because of the fact that being a professional actor is not a career that is widely pursued back home in the Cayman Islands, I never thought it was a viable profession. It didn't even cross my mind. So when I...

Quotes by Grace Gealey

Nobody had any idea that 'If You Could Read My Mind' would become a hit single.

Quotes by Gordon Lightfoot

You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.

Quotes by Gordie Howe

My brother's friend worked at a TV station, so we went in; the producer of a show asked if I wouldn't mind taking some photos for his wife, who was a talent agent. Next thing I know, I'm enroute to...

Quotes by Godfrey Gao

I fear if I cannot think again, if my mind suddenly goes blank. It will be embarrassing.

Quotes by Goenawan Mohamad

Our children are our most cherished possession. In their early years, we must make sure they get a healthy start in life. They must receive the right food for a healthy body, the right education for a bright and inquiring...

Quotes by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

In my own mind, I am still a fat brunette from Toledo, and I always will be.

Quotes by Gloria Steinem

A work of fiction is conceived very much the same way as a dream occurs in the mind of a sleeper.

Quotes by Gloria Vanderbilt

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.