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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.

Dig into life with wild roving abandon, opening your mind to the delicious possibilities that perplex the mind, entice the heart, and excite the spirit.

Quotes by Maximillian Degenerez

Ripen your mind to the glorious history of the ages and revel in your mastery as today's youth shall look upon you as a sage.

Quotes by Maximillian Degenerez

I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions.

Quotes by Maxine Hong Kingston

When I am composing, I try to clear my mind of having to publish, or having to sell a book or find readers. That kind of thinking gets in the way.

Quotes by Maxine Hong Kingston

If I'm working on a poem, it's at the forefront of my mind; I'm working on it when I'm cooking dinner or stretched out on the sofa. But if I don't really have it by the 10th draft, I know...

Quotes by Maxine Kumin

I'm going to continue to speak my mind in the way that I do.

Quotes by Maxine Waters

We tend to think that when we're awake, we're on, and when we're sleeping our mind is off, but actually, we're not off. There's a lot going on!

Quotes by Max Richter

I can't usually sleep if I'm listening to music. It seems to fire up my mind, and I keep engaging with it to see what it's doing.

Quotes by Max Richter

If you are a bit weak in your head, maybe you can train your mind, but it will never be your strong point.

Quotes by Max Verstappen

I try and open a few doors to the mind, encourage people to embrace change and to stretch their capabilities.

Quotes by Max Walker

All the analysis of infinite reality which the finite human mind can conduct rests on the tacit assumption that only a finite portion of this reality constitutes the object of scientific investigation, and that only it is 'important' in the...

Quotes by Max Weber

What it comes down to is I don't mind if Superman kills people because he has no reason not to kill people. I know that one of the tenets of the character is that he doesn't, but the reason that...

Quotes by Max Landis

The artist writes, paints, sings or dances the burden of some idea or feeling off his mind.

Quotes by Max Nordau

All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.

Quotes by Max Planck

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where...

Quotes by Max Eastman

Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind.

Quotes by Max Eastman

A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.

Quotes by Max Eastman

The UFC has a mind of its own. Whatever they want to do, I'm down for.

Quotes by Max Holloway

I don't mind my work being a record of the time it was written in.

Quotes by Max Brooks

WWE, in the back of my mind, was always the dream job, and most people don't get their dream jobs.

Quotes by Mauro Ranallo

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.