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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.

It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

Quotes by Edmund Spenser

A closed mind is a dying mind.

Quotes by Edna Ferber

I am a woman of the 21st Century who is self-assured and speaks my mind.

Quotes by Ednita Nazario

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense.

Quotes by Edsger Dijkstra

The American landscape has no foreground and the American mind no background.

Quotes by Edith Wharton

Laughter is the mind's intonation. There are ways of laughing which have the sound of counterfeit coins.

Quotes by Edmond de Goncourt

Man is a mind betrayed, not served, by his organs.

Quotes by Edmond de Goncourt

No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries...

Quotes by Edmund Hillary

You're just playing, playing, playing, and then an image or something will come into your mind, and basically you're just narrating it with music, letting it move along.

Quotes by Edie Brickell

When I fish, there are a lot of images that come to my mind of when I was a child. I did not have things I have now, so to go fishing now is completely different. I am very grateful...

Quotes by Edinson Cavani

When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.

Quotes by Edith Hamilton

I wouldn't mind at all coming back to earth after my death.

Quotes by Edith Piaf

Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind.

Quotes by Edith Piaf

An effeminate education weakens both the mind and the body.

Quotes by Edgar Quinet

Boxing is all about how cool and controlled and clear your mind is. Violence only gets in the way of you winning a fight. It's a sport that's more about the strategy than anything. You lose or you win in...

Quotes by Edgar Ramirez

The earth is my altar, the sky is my dome, mind is my garden, the heart is my home and I'm always at home - yea, I'm always at Om.

Quotes by Eden Ahbez

Someone was asking me what my favorite outfit is, and 100%, without a doubt in my mind, is my forever lazy.

Quotes by Eden Sher

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Edgar Allan Poe

I use a Bruce Lee technique: 'The way of no way.' He had the idea that he would learn everything, so that whoever he had to fight, he could improvise anything. The best way of starting a gig is just...

Quotes by Eddie Izzard

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.