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I would like to think that enough examples of non-compromise are going to start people thinking that there must be a better way to try to govern the country.

Quotes by David Souter

There's nothing particularly wrong with being more pessimistic than optimistic. Optimism is broad-based, non-detail-oriented thinking; pessimism is detail-oriented thinking.

Quotes by David Rakoff

I left Gorbachev's office thinking that everything about him was outsized: his achievements, his mistakes, and, now, his vanity and bitterness.

Quotes by David Remnick

Just being raised in a home where my mother, from as early as I can remember, always taught me to be thinking about other people first, basically that our service was going to be the measure of our success.

Quotes by David Robinson

When you get that signing bonus, don't start thinking about all the things you can do with $1 million.

Quotes by David Robinson

The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.

Quotes by David Ogilvy

I wasn't one of those kids who grew up watching movies thinking, 'That's what I want to do when I grow up.' I didn't really particularly know I had an aptitude for it.

Quotes by David Oyelowo

The minute you hear the word 'share,' you start thinking Twitter and Facebook. These are the places that people can very quickly share something they've just discovered.

Quotes by David Perry

Anybody who sits down to write, and they think 'thriller,' maybe shouldn't be thinking that way. Maybe we should be thinking 'novel,' maybe 'thriller' way in the background, but that these are real people to whom things are happening. It...

Quotes by David Morrell

I watch a lot of football. It was always my hobby. My wife just sits there with a bored face, thinking, 'Is he really watching this?'

Quotes by David Moyes

When you make a melody that doesn't come with words from the get-go, sometimes you're just thinking about random vowel sounds that go with it - and it's really, really hard to write lyrics that actually obey the vowel sounds.

Quotes by David Longstreth

Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money.

Quotes by David Lynch

I remember growing up thinking that astronauts and their job was the coolest thing you could possibly do... But I absolutely couldn't identify with the people who were astronauts. I thought they were movie stars.

Quotes by David M. Brown

The main tenet of design thinking is empathy for the people you're trying to design for. Leadership is exactly the same thing - building empathy for the people that you're entrusted to help.

Quotes by David M. Kelley

The way I would measure leadership is this: of the people that are working with me, how many wake up in the morning thinking that the company is theirs?

Quotes by David M. Kelley

A lot of folks are still demanding more evidence before they actually consider Iraq a threat. For example, France wants more evidence. And you know I'm thinking, the last time France wanted more evidence they rolled right through Paris with...

Quotes by David Letterman

President Bush has said that he does not need approval from the UN to wage war, and I'm thinking, well, hell, he didn't need the approval of the American voters to become president, either.

Quotes by David Letterman

One of the things that writing and speech can do is express what we're thinking one thought at a time.

Quotes by David Lipsky

I don't want to leave people thinking they've merely seen another actor using his same bag of tricks and fake charm.

Quotes by David Keith

I like thinking about the fragility of the human flesh and our bodies - our decay and eventual death.

Quotes by David LaChapelle

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes say about staying positive?
One quote is honest about the struggle: "At times, I'm thinking negatively, thinking that we don't learn from our mistakes, but then I get more positive-minded." It ends on the hopeful note that the speaker still believes "in the good of humanity." For more uplifting lines, see our Good page.
Is there a quote about self-doubt affecting creative work?
Yes - one quote touches on how confidence issues can stall a project: "when I'm not writing I start thinking I can't do it," reflecting on the "long gaps" that come from a "lack of confidence." Browse more in our Myself collection.
Does the collection talk about guarding against bias?
One quote makes a strong case for self-awareness, saying it's "essential that we guard our own thinking and not be among those who cry out against prejudices applicable to themselves, while busy spawning intolerances for others."
Is there a quote about leadership and imaginative thinking?
Yes - one quote suggests that "A commander in chief with military experience might be able to prod a conservative military into thinking more imaginatively." For more on everyday perspective, see our Me page.
Do any of these quotes reflect on personal growth?
Several do - from pushing past negative thoughts to overcoming self-doubt, these quotes show how much our inner thinking shapes what we accomplish. Explore more in our Life section.

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