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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 wouldn't mind doing Broadway, but I am definitely trying to get a album out there first.

Quotes by Naima Adedapo

My priority is to ensure peace and harmony in Malaysia. That is uppermost in my mind.

Quotes by Najib Razak

The gap between the committed and the indifferent is a Sahara whose faint trails, followed by the mind's eye only, fade out in sand.

Quotes by Nadine Gordimer

My long-term aim has always been to play football at the highest level I possibly could for a big club. When that is in your mind, you don't give up; you constantly fight and battle to make that happen.

Quotes by Naby Keita

When I was a child, that really was in my mind, to play for a great club like Liverpool.

Quotes by Naby Keita

I definitely learned that when I want something done, I'm very tunnel-visioned out. I don't come out of the house. I beat myself up. I don't eat. I don't sleep until it's done, especially if I have a deadline in...

Quotes by Mya

Doing the classics is always nice because it's a part of the archive, and that's what people love to hear, and I don't mind that.

Quotes by Mya

I gravitate toward people with a big, sane, sound mind and big heart with a soft spot for elders, children, and animals.

Quotes by Mya

My first reaction on being awarded the Nobel Prize was, actually, I thought of Fischer Black, my colleague. He unfortunately had passed away. And there was no doubt in my mind that if he were still alive, he would have...

Quotes by Myron Scholes

Be true to yourself, stay focused and stay you, take advice from other folks, use what you can, but never mind what is not for you. For the most part, trust yourself and believe in what you are doing.

Quotes by Musiq Soulchild

Physiologically less violent and psychologically more suitable to a concrete type of mind.

Quotes by Muhammad Iqbal

The thought of a limit to perceptual space and time staggers the mind.

Quotes by Muhammad Iqbal

There are talented people along the way, although very few come to mind. They're not very daring. Part of the problem is that comedians don't want to overthrow anything. They want to join it.

Quotes by Mort Sahl

Mind you, the limelight exists anywhere in the world. When you're not in the U.K., it can be as active somewhere else in the world, and for me, that's more or less been the case, so I never dropped out...

Quotes by Morten Harket

You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think.

Quotes by Mortimer Adler

The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.

Quotes by Mortimer Adler

In idling, the motor's running, but you're letting your mind take in anything. Things pop into it. Those are the gifts of subterranean conscious.

Quotes by Mortimer Adler

If you're playing somebody who is not you, then you can imagine that you are that person. You can feel like he feels, move like he moves, look like he looks - in your own mind.

Quotes by Morgan Freeman

I'm not good at Disney acting. I'm really not. I never was on that audition list, which I don't mind. I don't know. I look back, and I'm kind of wiping my forehead at the thought of, 'What if I...

Quotes by Morgan Saylor

A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.

Quotes by Morihei Ueshiba

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.