Mind Quotes
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An original mind is rarely understood, until it has been reflected from some half-dozen congenial with it, so averse are men to admitting the true in an unusual form; whilst any novelty, however fantastic, however false, is greedily swallowed.
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Minds, like parachutes, only function when they are open.
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It's great having time to just sit back and work through things in my mind. It helps put life into perspective.
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While playing complex characters you're staying in the same place but you're departing with your mind and soul and educating yourself until you can really understand such huge worlds. Those are the roles that keep loyal to the authenticity of what people are, and not caricatures. It's something that requires me to prepare for three, four months. I love the process of it, rather than, "Okay, I'm ready, I'm set with the wardrobe that somebody else chose for me."
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It always strikes me, and it is very peculiar, that, whenever we see the image of indescribable and unutterable desolation—of loneliness, poverty, and misery, the end and extreme of things—the thought of God comes into one's mind.
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To change your mind about something is always difficult. I think that people who are big enough to admit they were wrong can be counted on your fingers.
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The real guru is the pure intellect within; and the purified, deeply aspiring mind is the disciple.
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Yoga is the study of the functioning of the body, the mind and the intellect in the process of attaining freedom.
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Every film has an origin. It is made under certain circumstances, and that is a very important point that should be kept in mind during a review.
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The cause and root of nearly all evils in the sciences is this - that while we falsely admire and extol the powers of the human mind we neglect to seek for its true helps.
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What seems real to the mind can be as important as any material fact. We live by the spirit and the imagination as well as by our senses. Cartoon animation can give fantasy the same reality as those things we can touch and see and hear.
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To make a change, you must be: willing to commit, willing to change, willing to have an open mind, and willing to take action!
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When two minds of a high order, interested in kindred subjects, come together, their conversation is chiefly remarkable for the summariness of its allusions and the rapidity of its transitions. Before one of them is half through a sentence the other knows his meaning and replies. ... His mental lungs breathe more deeply, in an atmosphere more broad and vast.
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Vadim changed my mind about acting. Vadim was the only man who was certain I had something special to offer.
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Robert Plant is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet, never mind rock star. He's so down to earth.
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Eating healthy and keeping hydrated does wonders; it centers my mood and helps me keep a sharp mind.
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I think about the game plan, and then I go through all the little things that are almost impossible to do. If you go through those things in your mind, you can do them.
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An instructor once told me that when there's resistence in your body, it's only because of the resistence in your mind. It's about getting inside the pose. Being the breath.
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There are a lot of stories I remember with 'Wolverine.' 'Days of Future Past' is one that jumps out in my mind.
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To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but what he aspires to.
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Most writers do similar things in their minds. It's how the mind works, basically.
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In the 19th century, we devoted our best minds to exploring nature. In the 20th century, we devoted ourselves to controlling and harnessing it. In the 21st century, we must devote ourselves to restoring it.
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If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too.
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If a person gave your body to any stranger he met on his way, you would certainly be angry. And do you feel no shame in handing over your own mind to be confused and mystified by anyone who happens to verbally attack you? (28) tr. Elizabeth Carter
