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Thoughts Quotes

What runs through the mind, said out loud.

These thoughts quotes treat inner reflection as fleeting rather than absolute, whether it's a favorite philosophy book or an anxious thought mid-round on a golf course. See our Mind quotes.

To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.

Quotes by Aeschylus

I love the idea of trying to do the work of old-fashioned novelists of plotting and of really making you curious about what's going to happen next and all that, but also trying to load it up with your weird...

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

With writing, I can express myself, really, and share my ideas and just let my thoughts flow out.

Quotes by Adora Svitak

When you go to the Sistine Chapel with Sophia Loren, it can be quite some time before your thoughts turn to the ceiling.

Quotes by Adam West

Life Quotes

Mostly I make lists for projects. This can be daunting. Breaking something big into its constituent parts will help you organize your thoughts, but it can also force you to confront the depth of your ignorance and the hugeness of...

Quotes by Adam Savage

We all have thoughts and feelings that we believe are fundamental to our lives but that are better left unspoken.

Quotes by Adam Grant

When you start putting too much thought into it, the music starts getting too revealing. You don't need to know all my inner thoughts.

Quotes by Action Bronson

But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives and thoughts, as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.

Quotes by Abraham Maslow

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all.

Abraham Lincoln

Man Quotes

Acting gives you freedom to express your thoughts.

Quotes by Abhimanyu Singh

They say an elephant never forgets. Well, you are not an elephant. Take notes, constantly. Save interesting thoughts, quotations, films, technologies... the medium doesn't matter, so long as it inspires you.

Quotes by Aaron Koblin

For me, all my negative thoughts that I have about, 'How did you miss that pitch? Why did you miss that pitch? You shouldn't have missed that pitch.' I just kind of sit there and kind of crush it up,...

Quotes by Aaron Judge

Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth.

Quotes by Aaron Hill

It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They speak powerfully and put my thoughts into vivid perspective.

Quotes by A. N. Wilson

Me Quotes

I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio.

Quotes by A. N. Wilson

Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts.

Quotes by A. N. Wilson

Experience has taught me, when I am shaving of a morning, to keep watch over my thoughts, because, if a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.

Quotes by A. E. Housman

The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts.

Quotes by A. E. van Vogt

When you're living a lie, the scariest thing is to be alone with your thoughts.

Quotes by Zoey Tur

Mind Quotes

As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the...

Quotes by Zola Jesus

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about thoughts in comedy writing?
Yes - one quote describes finding it liberating that in dialogue comedy, characters' words are "fleeting thoughts and observations and not presented as truths."
Is there a quote about books that shape someone's thinking?
Yes, one quote mentions traveling with two books - 'The Theory on Moral Sentiments' by Adam Smith and 'The Meditations' - while noting it's "not that I agree with either views expressed in the books."
Is there a quote about thoughts during a golf tournament?
Yes - one quote recalls, "One of my thoughts on the back nine was 'I don't know how Tiger has won 14 of these things,' I couldn't feel my legs on the back nine." For more reflective, in-the-moment quotes, see our Mind collection.
Is there a quote about music or sound clearing your mind?
Yes, one quote shares that making sound as a child "freed me from all the thoughts in my head," describing singing and yelling as an emotional outlet. For more on inner reflection, browse our Me collection.
Where can I find more quotes about the mind and personal reflection?
For more on inner life and self-reflection, check out our Life collection, or browse Man for related perspectives.

A few lines trace thoughts back to childhood compulsions and self-expression, a theme shared with our Life and Me quotes.