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I grew up in Los Angeles, and I've made movies all over the world... I've been in New York, Norway, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, London - I've been in all these cities, shooting away in the winter, thinking, 'People who choose...

Quotes by John Landis

The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith

Young entrepreneurs should spend an awful lot of time thinking about what they want to go into.

Quotes by John Kluge

Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation.

Quotes by John Jay Chapman

Thinking you're a genius is death.

Quotes by John Jeremiah Sullivan

You go to a contest, and it's like, 'OK, I'm here for two weeks. All my energy, time, thinking, and everything is going toward that.' Everything you're doing is building toward the score at the end.

Quotes by John John Florence

Whenever I play Shakespeare, I keep thinking, 'how did this Englishman know so much about me?'

Quotes by John Kani

The reason we have such a reform budget is because we've been thinking about these things for a long time.

Quotes by John Kasich

They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence to put them out. My argument was that that type of thinking was out of date.

Quotes by John Hume

I think we're in good shape, but the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is in some small way mitigated by the fact that we now have more people talking about it, thinking about it and working on it, so that we...

Quotes by John Hickenlooper

I grew up thinking that you were supposed to read and write all your waking hours.

Quotes by John Hope

After you start learning all about the mechanics of piloting a riverboat, you stop seeing all the pretty sunsets and you start thinking about the weather.

Quotes by John Hartford

The very effect of the education they were given... was to make men think; and, thinking, they became less and less satisfied with the miserable pays they received.

Quotes by John Grierson

Everywhere, people are beginning to question masculine notions of control, aggression and black-and-white thinking - and instead are favoring more empathetic, nurturing and collaborative approaches.

Quotes by John Gerzema

We grew up in my family thinking that politics was a really fascinating way to spend one's career and a way to be involved in the issues of the day. And certainly, my father and my relatives really loved all...

Quotes by John F. Kennedy Jr.

I stuck with that size because I could bend the strings so well, and somewhere along the line I must have gotten it into my mind that I had small hands, so I was thinking I'd never be able to...

Quotes by John Fogerty

I would finally renounce my delusional hypotheses and revert to thinking of myself as a human of more conventional circumstances and return to mathematical research.

Quotes by John Forbes Nash, Jr.

I seem to be thinking rationally again in the style that is characteristic of scientists. However, this is not entirely a matter of joy as if someone returned from physical disability to good physical health.

Quotes by John Forbes Nash, Jr.

I can see there's a connection between not following normal thinking and doing creative thinking. I wouldn't have had good scientific ideas if I had thought more normally.

Quotes by John Forbes Nash, Jr.

Think about how much it costs to incarcerate someone. Do we want them just sitting in prison, lifting weights, becoming violent and thinking about the next crime? Or do we want them having a little purpose in life and learning...

Quotes by John Ensign

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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