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Thoughtfully Quotes (page 139)

James Allen quote: "A person is limited only by the thoughts that he..."
A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.-James Allen James Allen
Laurell K. Hamilton quote: "If I was truly as brave as I thought I was, I'd have let him..."
If I was truly as brave as I thought I was, I'd have let him go. But I loved him, and I wasn't that brave. Laurell K. Hamilton
Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication, and courage. But if we don't practice these tough habits of thought, we cannot hope to solve the truly serious problems that face us --- and we risk becoming a nation of suckers, up for grabs by the next charlatan who comes along. Carl Sagan
He felt that institutions such as schools, churches, governments and political organizations of every sort all tended to direct thought for ends other than truth, for the perpetuation of their own functions, and for the control of individuals in the service of these functions. Robert M. Pirsig
Mom’s not feeling well. So I’m making her a get well card.” “That’s thoughtful of you.” "See, on the front it says, ‘Get Well Soon’ … and on the inside it says,’Because my bed isn’t made, my clothes need to be put away and I’m hungry. Love Calvin.’ Want to sign it?” “Sure, I’m hungry too Bill Watterson
Do you think Tess would wish me to try and find her? If not, of course - ' 'I don't think she would.' 'Are you sure?' 'I am sure she wouldn't.' He was turning away; and then he thought of Tess's tender letter. 'I am sure she would!' he retorted passionaltely. 'I know her better than you do.' 'That's very likely, sir; for I have never really known her. Thomas Hardy
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because..."
Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because he was Kant. W. Somerset Maugham
In the heat of her hands I thought, This is the campfire that mocks the sun. This place will warm me, feed me and care for me. I will hold on to this pulse against other rhythms. The world will come and go in the tide of a day but here is her hand with my future in its palm. Jeanette Winterson
To be taught to write or to speak? but what is the use of speaking if you have nothing to say? To be taught to think? nay, what is the use of being able to think, if you have nothing to think of? But to be taught to see is to gain word and thought at once, and both true. John Ruskin
A 'Bummel', I explained, I should describe as a journey, long orshort, without an end; the only thing regulating it being the necessityof getting back within a given time to the point from which one started. Sometimes it is through busy streets, and sometimes through the fieldsand lanes; sometimes we can be spared for a few hours, and sometimes fora few days. But long or short, but here or there, our thoughts are everon the running of the sand. We nod and smile to many as we pass; withsome... Jerome K. Jerome
Neal Stephenson quote: "I use emacs, which might be thought of as a thermonuclear word..."
I use emacs, which might be thought of as a thermonuclear word processor. Neal Stephenson
All your scholarship would be in vain if at the same time you do not build your character and attain mastery over your thoughts and your actions. Mahatma Gandhi
Christopher discovered that you dealt with obnoxious masters and most older boys the way you dealt with governesses: you quite politely told them the truth in the way they wanted to hear it, so that they thought they had won and left you in peace. Diana Wynne Jones
Michael Jordan quote: "Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again."
Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again. Michael Jordan
Have you noticed how often it happens that a really good idea -- the kind of idea that looks, as it approaches, like the explanation for everything about everything -- tends to hover near at hand when you are thinking hard about something quite different? There you are, halfway into a taxi, thinking about the condition of the cartilage in the right knee joint, and suddenly, with a whirring sound, in flies a new notion looking for a place to light. You'd better be sure you have a few bare... Lewis Thomas

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