Top 25 Deep Thought Quotes of 170

The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.

The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.

Essence, Deep Thought, Transcendentalism

Harvard Business Review, John P. Kotter, Michael Porter, Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg (2015). “Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation: Health Care Collection (8 Items)”, p.1721, Harvard Business Review Press

Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world

Miyamoto Musashi

Thinking, Deep Thought, World

The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.

Vanna Bonta

Beauty, Reflection, Deep Thought

"Rewards of Passion, Sheer Poetry (The Beauty)". Book by Vanna Bonta, 1981.

The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat.

Cicely Tyson

Greatness, Deep Thought, Trying

The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others; the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control; but the happiness of the wise grows out of their own free acts.

Marcus Aurelius

Wise, Humor, Deep Thought

Marcus Aurelius, C. Scot Hicks, David Hicks (2002). “The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow.

George R. R. Martin

Flames, Deep Thought, Shadow

George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows”, p.1248, Bantam

Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without deep thought and hard work.

J. R. D. Tata

Hard Work, Deep Thought, Worthwhile

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Rights, Two, Deep Thought

The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.

Bob Marley

Life, Sad, Deep Thought

We are the gods of the atoms that make up ourselves but we are also the atoms of the gods that make up the universe.

Manly Hall

God, People, Deep Thought

All kids are born geniuses, but are crushed by society.

Michio Kaku

Children, Kids, Deep Thought

People don't want quarter-inch drills. They want quarter-inch holes.

Theodore Levitt

People, Deep Thought, Want

Be proud of your scars. They remind you that you have the will to live.

Paulo Coelho

Life, Deep Thought, Novelists

Thought is not reality; yet it is through Thought that our realities are created.

Sydney Banks

Real, Creating, Deep Thought

There is no other world. Nor even this one. What, then, is there? The inner smile provoked in us by the patent nonexistence of both.

Emile M. Cioran

Smile, Other Worlds, Deep Thought

The less you try to impress, the more impressive you are.

Denis Waitley

Wisdom, Deep Thought, Trying

Denis Waitley (1999). “The Psychology of Winning for the 21st Century”, Waitley Institute

However good or bad you feel about your relationship, the person you are with at this moment is the "right" person, because he or she is the mirror of who you are inside.

Deepak Chopra

Relationship, Mirrors, Deep Thought

Deepak Chopra (2008). “Path To Love: Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Love You Need”, p.4, Random House