Mind Quotes - Page 49

Conscious mind is a spatial analog of the world and mental acts are analogs of bodily acts. Consciousness operates only on objectively observable things. Or, to say it another way with echoes of John Locke, there is nothing in consciousness that is not an analog of something that was in behavior first.

Moreover, such a body freed from nervous tension and over-fatigue is the ideal shelter provided by nature for housing a well-balanced mind that is always fully capable of successfully meeting all of the complex problems of modern living.

Once the subconscious mind accepts an idea, it begins to execute it.

We find little in a book but what we put there. But in great books, the mind finds room to put many things.

In whose delusional mind is democracy made 'better' by allowing wealthy people to control more of it?

Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.

Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things. . .fail because we lack concentration--the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else?

You would think with all the genius and the brilliance of these times, we might find a higher purpose and a better use of mind.

The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that make your mind start vibrating like a jackhammer, the ones that you "come to terms with" only to discover that they are still there. The real questions refuse to be placated. They barge into your life at the times when it seems most important for them to stay away. They are the questions asked most frequently and answered most inadequately, the ones that reveal their true natures slowly, reluctantly, most often against your will.

Sometimes I truly fear that I am losing my mind. And if I did it it would be like flying blind.

Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.

I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.

When we're onstage, it's like mind reading: we're on the same page.

My mind works so fast. When I think of something I say it. Lots of times I say it even before I think of it.

The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech.

The human mind is like Van Halen. If you just pull out one piece and keep replacing it, it just degenerates.

Overhead will eat you alive if not constantly viewed as a parasite to be exterminated. Never mind the bleating of those you employ. Hold out until mutiny is imminent before employing even a single additional member of staff. More start-ups are wrecked by overstaffing than by any other cause, bar failure to monitor cash flow.

Nevertheless, the consuming hunger of the uncritical mind for what it imagines to be certainty or finality impels it to feast upon shadows in the prevailing famine of substance.

We are living in modern times throughout the world and yet are dominated by medieval minds.

The First World War killed fewer victims than the Second World War, destroyed fewer buildings, and uprooted millions instead of tens of millions - but in many ways it left even deeper scars both on the mind and on the map of Europe. The old world never recovered from the shock.

You have to try your best to have peace of mind, and whatever happens you know you did your best

Getting in shape for this role, which is incredibly demanding, vocally, has been a lot of hard work, but I'm nailing it. I'm even kind of, at times, blowing my own mind, because I am even able to talk right now.

Never judge others. You both know good and well how unexpected events can change who a person is. Always keep that in mind. You never know what someone else is experiencing within their own life.

Things aren't ever what they seem to be when you first look at them. What's important is that you keep your mind wide open and try to understand what's going on from a lot of different angles.

Some lose all mind and become soul,insane. some lose all soul and become mind, intellectual. some lose both and become accepted