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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 human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe in biology.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

Of course, there is no reconciliation between the theory of evolution by natural selection and the traditional religious view of the origin of the human mind.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

When things are going well, I can't write fast enough to keep up with my mind. Writing walks, speech runs and talk flies. Other times, though, it's like fishing.

Quotes by Dylan Moran

Paper acts as an eraser on the mind, as soon as you look at what you've written.

Quotes by Dylan Moran

I had already been approached to do modeling, but in the beginning, I didn't want to hear of it. Then, after two months of delivering pizza, I changed my mind, and I presented myself at the agency.

Quotes by Dylan Penn

We've made so much headway with storytelling - mostly on cable, let's be honest - but also on the networks and, you know, I think it's about time that the leads are women. I'm not a woman, so I'm a...

Quotes by Dylan Walsh

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.

Quotes by E. B. White

Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own.

Quotes by e. e. cummings

Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.

Quotes by E. Joseph Cossman

If you are ready to put a product or service on the market, look at that product or service and see how you can test it inexpensively. Keep in mind, you'll only need one; you don't need 1,000 to get...

Quotes by E. Joseph Cossman

I began to ask two questions while I was reading a book that excited me: not only what was going to happen next, but how is this done? How is it that these words on the page make me feel...

Quotes by E. L. Doctorow

Einstein said, if everything exists as a substance of qualities, and qualities exist only in mind, then all is mind.

Quotes by Dyan Cannon

If I could not be in this free and wonderful country - I wouldn't want to be anywhere else, mind you - Mexico is where I would live. I love Mexico, and I love the Mexican people.

Quotes by Dusty Rhodes

When you have a dream in mind and you want it so bad and you fail, it crushes you.

Quotes by Drew Scott

I don't design for myself. I design something keeping in mind that it has to please a lot of women.

Quotes by Dries van Noten

I arrived at school pensive, introverted, and not very sporty, so magic became a place of mystery and intrigue, an escape for my boyish mind.

Quotes by Drummond Money-Coutts

All good work has magic in it, and addresses the mind in a subtle way.

Quotes by Duane Michals

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.