Famous Quotes & Sayings

Publilius Syrus

He who has a mind to do mischief will always find a pretense.

Publilius Syrus

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

I'll do as I please. My mind is not to be imprisoned.

Rachel Roy

I always keep a woman's body in mind, accentuating her best features.

Rachel Joyce

There is so much to the human mind we don't understand. But, you see, if you have faith, you can do anything.

Niccolo Machiavelli

For, besides what has been said, it should be borne in mind that the temper of the multitude is fickle, and that while it is easy to persuade them of a thing, it is hard to fix them in that persuasion

Neville Chamberlain

Armed conflict between nations is a nightmare to me, but if I were convinced that any nation had made up its mind to dominate the world by fear of its force I should feel it should be resisted.

Nhat Hanh

Breath is aligned with both body and mind and it alone can bring them together.

Nhat Hanh

Only the present moment contains life.

Noam Chomsky

The world is a very puzzling place. If you're not willing to be puzzled, you just become a replica of someone else's mind.

Noam Chomsky

For the totalitarian mind, adherence to state propaganda does not suffice: one must display proper enthusiasm while marching in the parade.

John Ashbery

The mind Is so hospitable, taking in everything Like boarders, and you don't see until It's all over how little there was to learn Once the stench of knowledge has dissipated.

Jodi Picoult

I wonder if the conversations you've never had with someone count, if you've been over them a thousand times in your mind.

Kay Yow

I normally shun the spotlight, but I don't mind being the platform.

Kristen Stewart

I start to lose my mind if I'm not working on something, like breaking my back on something.

Kiran Bedi

Crime is a product of a distorted mind.

Oscar Levant

Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision.

Oscar Levant

Once he makes up his mind, he's full of indecision. - On Dwight D. Eisenhower

Oprah Winfrey

You gotta be willing to fail...if you're afraid of failing, you won't get very far.

Oliver Goldsmith

A mind too vigorous and active, serves only to consume the body to which it is joined.

Oliver Goldsmith

Novels teach the youthful mind to sigh after happiness that never existed.

Margaret Atwood

There's always something to occupy the inquiring mind.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

The human mind ever longs for occupation.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Learning is a kind of natural food for the mind.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

It is a great proof of talents to be able to recall the mind from the senses, and to separate thought from habit.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Death approaches, which is always impending like the stone over Tantalus: then comes superstition with which he who is imbued can never have peace of mind. [Lat., Accedit etiam mors, quae quasi saxum Tantalo semper impendit: tum superstitio, qua qui est imbutus quietus esse numquam potest.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero

The happiest end of life is this: when the mind and the other senses being unimpaired, the same nature which put it together takes asunder her own work.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

I have sworn with my tongue, but my mind is unsworn. [Lat., Juravi lingua, mentem injuratem gero.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero

To be endowed with strength by nature, to be actuated by the powers of the mind, and to have a certain spirit almost divine infused into you.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

When money is unreasonably coveted, it is a disease of the mind which is called avarice.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

The diseases of the mind are more and more destructive than those of the body. [Lat., Morbi perniciores pluresque animi quam corporis.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero

The forehead is the gate of the mind.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

All things tend to corrupt perverted minds.