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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.

Often undecided whether to desert a sinking ship for one that might not float, he would make up his mind to sit on the wharf for a day.

Quotes by Max Aitken

When a company owns one precise thought in the consumer's mind, it sets the context for everything and there should be no distinction between brand, product, service and experience.

Quotes by Maurice Saatchi

In fact, I argue that the future of advertising, whatever the technology, will be to associate each brand with one word. This is one word equity. It's the modern equivalent of having the best site on the high street, except...

Quotes by Maurice Saatchi

Gianni Agnelli was a sharp mind, and most of his interviews carried meanings between the lines that only now are fully readable.

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

Jorginho is not a physical player, he is a technical player, but the most important quality is that he is very quick in the mind. He has the ability to move the ball very quickIy.

Quotes by Maurizio Sarri

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

Quotes by Maurice Baring

We don't mind being ripped apart, but don't rip the songs apart. They're like our kids.

Quotes by Maurice Gibb

When Andy died, I just drank to dumb my mind.

Quotes by Maurice Gibb

That's what Buddhism has been trying to unravel - the mechanism of happiness and suffering. It is a science of the mind.

Quotes by Matthieu Ricard

Modeling is a great beginning, but it's also a kind of trap if you have any ambition or a mind that needs to be stimulated.

Quotes by Maud Adams

I've changed my mind about the interview. I shall never give interviews.

Quotes by Maude Adams

It is a principle of our nature that feelings once excited turn readily from the object by which they are excited to some other object which may for the time being take possession of the mind.

Quotes by Matthew Simpson

It would be misleading to say, 'I believe in the Force,' in the same sense that it would be misleading to say, 'I believe in the sun.' Give it whatever name you like - the Force, the Tao, the Holy...

Quotes by Matthew Stover

I don't dabble and spend much mind or time dealing with, I don't know, people's perceptions of me. I truly don't.

Quotes by Matthew McConaughey

I was going to be the next big voice-over thing, of course, in my mind. I didn't.

Quotes by Matthew Moy

Though pleas'd to see the dolphins play, I mind my compass and my way.

Quotes by Matthew Green

One of the things that I miss the most about cricket and batting in particular is that meditation of cricket, that involvement of myself - mind, body and spirit - to delivering that one specific process, which is to execute...

Quotes by Matthew Hayden

I don't start out making films with a certain goal in mind.

Quotes by Matthew Heineman

Nature, with equal mind, Sees all her sons at play, Sees man control the wind, The wind sweep man away.

Quotes by Matthew Arnold

It is almost impossible to exaggerate the proneness of the human mind to take miracles as evidence, and to seek for miracles as evidence.

Quotes by Matthew Arnold

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.