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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.

My next book - each one while I'm working on it - dances in my mind and thrills me at every turn. If it didn't, why would I write it?

Quotes by Yann Martel

Words aren't very good at describing complicated, strange visual things. You can try, and the reader will have some sort of image in their mind, but words aren't good at that.

Quotes by Yann Martel

We get so obsessed with our body, but when you have cancer, you forget your mind and your soul and your relationships are all affected. We will continue to build on and create more resources on topics like, 'How do...

Quotes by Yael Cohen

I was studying architecture at Berkeley when my father passed away in 2007. We knew he had cancer, but we didn't expect it to escalate so rapidly. In my mind, it was like, 'He'll pull through.' When he didn't, I...

Quotes by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Never, never in my life did I have it in my mind to become an actress or be part of a film.

Quotes by Yalitza Aparicio

One must know the so-called 'lesson of a downpour.' A man, caught in a sudden rain en route, dashes along the road not to get wet or drenched. Once one takes it for granted that in rain he naturally gets...

Quotes by Yamamoto Tsunetomo

There is one God - supreme among gods and men - who is like mortals in neither body nor mind.

Quotes by Xenophanes

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.

Quotes by Xun Kuang

Anybody who respects democracy has to keep in mind that never in this country was a separate state carved out without a resolution being passed in the assembly.

Quotes by Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

Man consists of two parts, his mind and his body, only the body has more fun.

Quotes by Woody Allen

Boruc is nuts. He is a very good friend of mine, and so I'm sure he wouldn't mind me saying he's a nutter. He really is crazy.

Quotes by Wojciech Szczesny

Backward ran sentences until reeled the mind.

Quotes by Wolcott Gibbs

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Winston Churchill

I'm able to control the body through just the power of the mind.

Quotes by Wim Hof

I know my body. I know my mind. I know what I can do.

Quotes by Wim Hof

Every body has mind power, I have learned to direct it toward my body and thus influence the cold and heating-system of my metabolism.

Quotes by Wim Hof

We as a species have unlimited power of our mind. We can make anything happen.

Quotes by Wim Hof

Golf is so mental. It gets my mind right before the game.

Quotes by Willie Cauley-Stein

Being more vocal - I think that's something, as a professional, you have to be really good at. You have to be able to speak your mind.

Quotes by Willie Cauley-Stein

Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

Quotes by William Westmoreland

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.