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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.

Kristin Scott Thomas is terrific. She has a career in France and a career in England: how cool is that? I wouldn't mind that.

Quotes by Rachael Stirling

I don't mind being the center of attention as a character but in real life it's not for me.

Quotes by Rachel Bilson

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.

Rabindranath Tagore

Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.

Quotes by Rachael Ray

I envision the script as a story in my mind, memorize the entire thing and have it play out. It helps me figure out where my character needs to go.

Quotes by Quvenzhane Wallis

I still feel like I'm alone at times - even if I'm in the midst of a million people. Because no one - including me - understands my mind creatively. I haven't really been formally introduced to my gift yet....

Quotes by R. Kelly

When I think of musical geniuses, I think of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Prince. That's who comes to mind.

Quotes by R. Kelly

I don't mind being called Maddy at all, but I mind the closeness that you assume you get by calling me by my pet name. So merely by calling me Maddy, I don't give you the authority to come and...

Quotes by R. Madhavan

I'm a historian in my own mind.

Quotes by Quentin Tarantino

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.

Quotes by Quintilian

To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.

Quotes by Quintilian

It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.

Quotes by Quintilian

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.

Quotes by Quintilian

The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.

Quotes by Quintilian

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

Quotes by Pythagoras

When I said, 'I'm only 19, but my mind is old' - at that time, when I said that line, I was 18.

Quotes by Prodigy

I want to act in films such as 'My Left Foot' and 'A Beautiful Mind.'

Quotes by Prosenjit Chatterjee

The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.

Quotes by Publilius Syrus

If people say Rani Mukerji recommended me, than I have no issue. If someone says that, then I enjoy that kind of news. I don't mind people writing such stories.

Quotes by Prithviraj Sukumaran

Even in Malayalam films, I don't mind if I am not cast as hero.

Quotes by Prithviraj Sukumaran

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.