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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.

I really want to understand the mind so I can be more comfortable with the way people are. Being comfortable with people is incredibly important.

Quotes by Drew Barrymore

When I address admitted students each spring, I ask them to consider two questions: Why would Harvard be the right place for the person I am? Why would it be the right place for the person that I want to...

Quotes by Drew Gilpin Faust

In my mind, my music is kind of inseparable from my hometown and my life growing up.

Quotes by Drew Holcomb

I just want to pitch well enough for us to win. In my mind, that's what it's all about.

Quotes by Drew Pomeranz

I don't mind walking guys as long as I don't give up runs.

Quotes by Drew Pomeranz

I still have the mentality of a 19-year-old mind.

Quotes by Doyle Brunson

Eminem is just incredible. That's the word that comes to mind: 'incredible.'

Quotes by Dr. Dre

I don't really mind any scrutiny. It doesn't bother me. I'm going to still live my life and do everything I do the same way and not lose any sleep.

Quotes by Draymond Green

We know that people are less open in conversations if the other conversant puts a cell phone on the table. Even if it's turned off. The sign is enough to close the mind and make a prospective client or lover...

Quotes by Douglas Rushkoff

So slowly in my mind formed the idea of melodrama, a form I found to perfection in American pictures. They were naive, they were that something completely different. They were completely Art-less.

Quotes by Douglas Sirk

Character is that quality of mind which makes truth-telling instinctive rather than strange.

Quotes by Douglas Southall Freeman

I fell in love at 14 and I remember that mad, tense feeling and all the mad things you do for the person - all those extremes and all the stuff you don't mind putting up with.

Quotes by Douglas Booth

I've met so many leaders who realize that telling your colleagues something that is on your mind is so much easier than keeping it in. Sometimes the things we make up in our heads are not nearly as big a...

Quotes by Douglas Conant

I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind feels like the 11th never happened.

Quotes by Douglas Coupland

Mind you, physical training doesn't necessarily mean going to an expert for advice. One doesn't have to make a mountain out of a molehill. Get out in the fresh air and walk briskly - and don't forget to wear a...

Quotes by Douglas Fairbanks

Bowie has been in my mind as someone who disappeared from the public for a long time and then emerged. A strange, exotic creature - he seems to inherit a tradition of enigma and exclusiveness.

Quotes by Douglas Hodge

It is a rare mind indeed that can render the hitherto non-existent blindingly obvious. The cry 'I could have thought of that' is a very popular and misleading one, for the fact is that they didn't, and a very significant...

Quotes by Douglas Adams

The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness.

Quotes by Dorothy Thompson

I love art that haunts me, that stays with me, that is left embedded in my mind. I don't really think there is any use for owning or collecting art; it is more about remembering and preserving it in the...

Quotes by Doug Aitken

I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward.

Quotes by Doug Collins

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.