Thinking Quotes - Page 27

You have absolute control over your thoughts, and guarding your mind is a choice.

We cannot control the way people interpret our ideas or thoughts, but we can control the words and tones we choose to convey them. Peace is built on understanding, and wars are built on misunderstandings. Never underestimate the power of a single word, and never recklessly throw around words. One wrong word, or misinterpreted word, can change the meaning of an entire sentence and start a war. And one right word, or one kind word, can grant you the heavens and open doors.

Don’t only think of which job to get and live on. Think about which problem to solve and the jobs will keep suggesting themselves.

You can do this by disciplining yourself to be selective in what you read, see, hear, say to yourself and the influence of others.

Carving the world outside of you requires magical insights and deep out-worldly thinking.

Some people just need to read and think, to spend time alone sorting through the stories in their heads

Be willing to give up something you believe to be of value to get something of greater value.

In sum, then, "thinking about thinking" has to be a principal ingredient of any empowering practice of education.

when you are doubt with someone on how they feel don't pretend that you know what they were thinking, never assume yourself as you know how they feel when you really not at their shoes at all.

A positive mind is the sharpest tool that brings down the monuments of failure. The quickest way to fail is to murder your mind with negative thoughts!

If you pay the price for success, you win. If you avoid payment, you lose. It’s really that simple.

To succeed in life you need five things – a burning desire, a willingness to do whatever it takes, wisdom, incredible effort, and a commitment to never ending improvement.

Accepting complete responsibility is the unsung character trait of those who find uncommon success, and failure to accept responsibility is a common trait of those who end up with a mediocre life.

It's only because I've lived with brothers that I realize, after a moment, that he's not looking outside but rather inside, wrestling with something inside himself. And there's nothing for it but to wait.

Discipline is more about self-control through your inner strength and less about restriction.

Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that.

Inspiration is a lifestyle that must be practised continuously and is one that is never completely mastered.

Positive thinkers always affirm blessings on themselves and see themselves as legitimate heirs.

Your wisdom decides your value, the size of the problems you can solve, the opportunities you create, and ultimately the level of success you experience.

Silent lies are more venomous than cruel truths

Thoughts are ghosts of emotions.

When a fat person goes in the water naked, would it still be called skinny-dipping?

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.

I went to sit in the bus station and think this over. I ate another apple pie and ice cream; that’spractically all I ate all the way across the country, I knew it was nutritious and it was delicious, ofcourse.

The most important thing is not to think very much about oneself. To investigate candidly the charge; but not fussily, not very anxiously. On no account to retaliate by going to the other extreme -- thinking too much.

You have mastered the art of discipline when you are able to act according to what you ultimately desire rather than how you feel in the present moment.

As students grow more and more accustomed to assuming materialism and naturalism in their academic work, the concept of creation by God gradually tends to become less real to them. It is not so much that any single finding undermines their faith; rather, the day-to-day practice of thinking in naturalistic terms about academic subjects makes it awkward to think differently when it comes to religion.

Making good decisions is a skill anyone can develop with effort.

Invest time, energy, and money into increasing your knowledge and wisdom so you can become the best you can be – it’s the best investment you could make.

What we think affects our life so much that life is for each of us just what we think it is. So the question of what life means has individual answers for each of us.

The man who dreams in sleeping, leads to sleeping when thinking

I think we may have reached the point where guns need to be confiscated from police officers.

Learning a new language, just like opening a new window, allows you to see the world with intimacy.

You think you're losing your mind, but do keep in mind, as long as you may, that the ability to go on thinking such a thing means it's not all gone.

Being must be 'felt' it can not be 'thought.

Your rewards in life will be in proportion to the effort you apply.

Open the mind to be on a path to a better version of yourself.

Never abbreviate your dreams. Only short-hand people always do that. Their punishment is that they can't stretch far, further and forward into the future. Dream only big dreams!

Living in the Spirit changes your attitude, thinking, and ultimately your actions.

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but you thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking.

The purest thought comes from mediation on word of God.

To achieve your dreams you must be willing to take consistent and improved action over a defined period.

If you want to become a positive thinker, don't think lack, think abundance, for you and for everyone. Dream big; as bigger as the blue ocean. Become aware of your thoughts and you will be aware of yourself.

We see that the vast majority of our suffering is needless, and simply arises from the misidentification with our thinking mind.

Have you ever noticed the more you try not to think, the more elaborate your thinking episodes get?

Why dwell on negative thoughts? When you can think positively.

When it comes to obeying your elders including parents, think once that they must be true for they have a whole lot of experience of life but think twice because they have the experience of ‘their’ life. Obey thoughtfully.

People stop thinking when they cease to read.

Metaphysics is not the result of understanding the limitations of physics.It’s rather the result of the limitation in understanding physics.

Be careful of what you assume, what you assume will become what you consume

The more rational we are, the more emotional we can be.

By focusing your thoughts on the things you are thankful for, you attract more things to be grateful for into your life.

The rest of the time, I don't do so much thinkin'. 'Cuz if I did, I'd go running back to where things is simple. You see?

Fair mindedness doesn't require a lot of thought, it requires a lot of bravery.

Our actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts.

Find something during the day to celebrate – something you someone did, something you observed or something you heard.

The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mindabout nothing -- to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.

Never express your adverse thinking to any buddy, they will change your every opinion into pessimism.

If your thinking is based on His word and not on what the world is saying then you will be victorious

Resilience is about B.O.U.N.C.E-Bouncing forward includes bouncing back.