Ought Quotes - Page 12

We ought not to heap reproaches on old age, seeing that we all hope to reach it.

It is all up to us. We are the ones who have to keep looking at our thoughts, looking for the nature of our mind. there is nobody else in control of our lives, our experiences, our freedom or our bondage.

Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

“No thought lives in your head rent-free.” Each thought you have will either be an investment or a cost.

Religion becomes a hollow shell of its former self when ritual remains and thoughtful reflection disappears.

Feel no sadness because of evil thoughts: it only strengthens them.

Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes.

The inability to forget is far more devastating than the inability to remember.

I create easily and effortlessly when I let my thoughts come from the loving space of my own heart.

The truth is that every true admirer of the novels cherishes the happy thought that he alone - reading between the lines - has bcome the secret friend of their author.

To think deeply in our culture is to grow angry and to anger others; and if you cannot tolerate this anger, you are wasting the time you spend thinking deeply. One of the rewards of deep thought is the hot glow of anger at discovering a wrong, but if anger is taboo, thought will starve to death.

We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views.

A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation's flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth.

I don't mind doing interviews. I don't mind answering thoughtful questions. But I'm not thrilled about answering questions like, 'If you were being mugged, and you had a lightsaber in one pocket and a whip in the other, which would you use?'

The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal; the good one really does.

Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.

So guys who are otherwise sensitive and thoughtful say and do ridiculously dumb things to impress other guys. It's an enormous performance, but guys know that if they fail, they'll be ridiculed as sissies mercilessly.

I've never had high expectations of my work and I certainly am not going to let that plague my thoughts. I'm just going to continue to choose what feels right for me at the time and go with it.

So long as man remains free he strives for nothing so incessantly and so painfully as to find someone to worship.

If my thought-dreams could be seen/ They'd probably put my head in a guillotine.

Don't sacrifice your spirit for wealth. Grow your wealth by first growing your spirit.

You only are free when you realize you belong no place - you belong every place - no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.

You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.

Bryzgalov isn’t just a running comedy act. He’s one of the league’s most thoughtful players and the fact that he offers the insight he does in his second language is something he’ll never get enough credit for.

Being silly is still allowed, not excluded by adulthood. What's excluded by adulthood is thoughtlessness, so be thoughtful and silly