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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.

Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprang up.

Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.

Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.

Quotes by Oliver Herford

It's never fun having to bulk up for a job on an action film, then lose weight for another role. I don't actually mind working out, but it's the diet: I'm half-French, so I love my food, and boiled chicken...

Quotes by Oliver Jackson-Cohen

I'm not musically inclined. It blows my mind that people can write music. I don't have that talent; I look up to the people that do.

Quotes by Olesya Rulin

On a Terrence Malick set, your thoughts are his voice. You think you're thinking, but actually he's thinking for you. He speaks to you, and he's the voice in your mind.

Quotes by Olga Kurylenko

If a man can make me laugh and stimulate me intellectually, then I wouldn't mind if he was 4 ft. 8 in. with a huge belly. The only thing that would put me off is bad breath - but even...

Quotes by Olga Kurylenko

I found that traveling on my own created a different state of mind because when you travel with your partner or a friend there is an endless tendency to exchange information, feelings and associations.

Quotes by Olga Tokarczuk

I create doubt in the reader's mind. That is what literature is for: to provoke, to raise doubts, to talk about things that are not obvious.

Quotes by Olga Tokarczuk

Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind.

Quotes by Ogden Nash

Do you think my mind is maturing late, or simply rotted early?

Quotes by Ogden Nash

My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting...

Quotes by Oksana Baiul

I view Bitcoin as the more democratic version of money and value transfer because no one controls it... I expect the Internet to be around longer than any nation-state, so a nation-state-backed currency is actually less safe than an Internet...

Quotes by Olaf Carlson-Wee

A healthy mind and body are essential. No excesses. Proper food. The body is like a Rolls-Royce. With care, it could last 200 years. It's a dynamo; the more you use it, the more you recharge it.

Quotes by Oleg Cassini

Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.

Quotes by Octavia Spencer

I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes.

Quotes by Octavia Spencer

We go along, without a fixed itinerary, yet at the same time with an end (what end?) in mind, and with the aim of reaching the end. A search for the end, a dread of the end: the obverse and...

Quotes by Octavio Paz

I do have my cheat days, but I prefer to follow this vegan diet because it keeps my body and mind both happy.

Quotes by Nushrat Bharucha

I had a quick grasp of the secret to sanity, it had become the ability to hold the maximum of impossible combinations in one's mind.

Norman Mailer

All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?'

Quotes by Norman Ralph Augustine

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.