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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.

'Younger' is about reinvention and how age is very much a state of mind. I think the show is ultimately about reinvention. I do think it explores, ultimately, the differences between generations, through the prism of reinvention. That reinvention is...

Quotes by Darren Star

When I brought 'Sex and the City' to HBO, I wanted to do something independent, where I could be like, 'I don't care if anybody watches this thing. Just let me do something that I would love to see.' Honestly,...

Quotes by Darren Star

I open my mind and allow the Holy Spirit to come in.

Quotes by Darryl Glenn

Keep in mind, when two enemies are talking, they're not fighting, they're talking. They might be yelling and screaming, but at least they're talking. It's when the talking ceases that the ground becomes fertile for violence.

Quotes by Daryl Davis

Times might be tough, your head and thoughts might be spinning, but I find it's physically impossible to do that spiral thing when your mind is focused on giving and creating opportunity.

Quotes by Daryn Kagan

Your mind simply can't focus forward and downward all at the same time.

Quotes by Daryn Kagan

If you're guilty of something, you can focus on that, but if something terrible happens, and you can't imagine how you could have changed it, that's very difficult for the mind. In some ways, it's more difficult not to be...

Quotes by Darin Strauss

When you write fiction, you have an ideal reader in your mind who's sort of you but smarter.

Quotes by Darin Strauss

When I see a film I've finished, it's like another person made it. Like another mind.

Quotes by Dario Argento

Life has always treated me well. I therefore won't mind leaving it behind.

Quotes by Dario Fo

As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch it.

Quotes by Darren Aronofsky

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

Quotes by Daphne du Maurier

When I came up with Burnley, I had my mind set that I've got a job to do in helping to keep Burnley up.

Quotes by Danny Ings

I think we all have those moments at one point or other in our lives... when we see someone and immediately imagine a whole universe around them. A relationship, a future, and all based on just a second which might...

Quotes by Danny Wallace

Divorce is hard enough when you're an adult - never mind when you're a child. That was probably when my shyness started, when I was at my shyest.

Quotes by DanTDM

So I do make a real effort that all of my videos are things that, if I had kids, I wouldn't mind them watching.

Quotes by DanTDM

I don't mind the rich getting richer, but the poor shouldn't be getting poorer, and there should be more people moving into the middle class.

Quotes by Dannel Malloy

I knew at the time that that wasn't the part I would be doing, they just wanted a screentest so they could have a look at it to show to the directors and producers. Then they wrote a part for...

Quotes by Dannii Minogue

I think the human mind is fascinating. I love figuring out why people are doing what they do.

Quotes by Danielle Fishel

In my mind, numbers and words are far more than squiggles of ink on a page. They have form, color, texture and so on. They come alive to me, which is why as a young child I thought of them...

Quotes by Daniel Tammet

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.