Quotes about thin
thinking lasts orthodoxy
I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The scriptures assure me that at the last day we shall not be examined on what we thought but what we did. Benjamin Franklin
thinking perfection savages
Savages we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility; they think the same of theirs.
thinking misery habit
Thinking aloud is a habit which is responsible for most of mankind's misery.
thinking liberty serious-work
All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world.
thinking want saving
If you want to be rich, think of the savings and get them.
thinking virtue injury
Virtues, of ... Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
thinking design lazy
O Lazy bones! Dost thou think God would have given thee arms and legs, if he had not design'd thou should'st use them?
thinking foundation
The foundation of all happiness in thinking rightly.
thinking humanity misery
I think that humanity brings much misery on itself by the false value they put on things.
thinking faces tails
She that paints her Face, thinks of her Tail.
thinking government people
If any form of government is capable of making a nation happy, ours I think bids fair now for producing that effect. But after all much depends upon the people who are governed.
things-in-life certain taxes
The only certain things in life are death and taxes!
thinking names body
Do you sincerely declare that you love mankind in general, of what profession or religion soever? Do you think any person ought to be harmed in his body, name, or goods, for mere speculative opinions, or his external way of worship? Do you love truth for truth's sake; and will you endeavor impartially to find and receive it yourself, and communicate it to others.
thinking film reason
I don't really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it. Ben Barnes
thinking fool playing-the-fool
I am comfortable playing the fool, I think.
thinking escaping creating
I think escapism is very important, certainly in my life. I love nothing more than escaping into the world of a film or a novel. To be involved in creating that for other people is a privilege.
thinking editors lazy
Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous. Ben Bradlee
thinking passionate saws
I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on.
thinking years imagination
Life is amazingly unpredictable; any 22-year-old who thinks they know where they will be in 10 years, much less in 30, is simply lacking imagination. Ben Bernanke
thinking house employment
We’ve never had a decline in house prices on a nationwide basis. So, what I think what is more likely is that house prices will slow, maybe stabilize, might slow consumption spending a bit. I don’t think it’s going to drive the economy too far from its full employment path, though.
thinking trying needs
I think one of the lessons of the Depression - and this is something that Franklin Roosevelt demonstrated - was that when orthodoxy fails, then you need to try new things. And he was very willing to try unorthodox approaches when the orthodox approach had shown that it was not adequate.
thinking people price-of-success
It's the price of success: people start to think you're omnipotent.
thinking validation ideas
It's much nicer to be praised than to be damned. But you have to have a certain sense of your own priorities and ideas about what works and what doesn't because otherwise, if you're just looking for eternal validation all the time, you can be motivated by the wrong things and I don't think it's as personally satisfying in your own work. Ben Affleck
thinking government people
I don't think the government should be involved in any way in people's bedrooms or lives. With so much hatred and unpleasantness in the world, why would you want to get in the way of people who love each other marrying each other?
thinking long use
There is currency to celebrity, or celebrity is a currency... You can spend it in a lot of ways, or you can squander it. You can be taxed, as well. I really started thinking long and hard about how to use that currency as long as I had it.
thinking pay would-be
Directing is monumentally complicated and it's a function of all the time you pay to it. I think it would be great to do a movie I'm not in, I could just eat Fritos and just say, 'yeah, it's good!' Some day.
thinking people actors
I really think that everybody would like to be an actor. Why wouldn't they? It's great work if you can get it. The one thing that prevents most people from saying, 'I'm just gonna go to Hollywood!' is that it seems unrealistic.
thinking different architecture
Persia is very different from the Arab Middle East in terms of architecture and language. Even though we think of them as one big Middle Eastern area, in truth, Persia's quite distinct.
thinking frustrated acting
After 2000 or so, I started to realize I wanted to be doing something else. I didn't want to be in front of a camera. I was frustrated. I didn't think I would stop acting, but I didn't want to be seen.
thinking usa president
Yes, I'm going to be the President of the United States. You know why? You think you can get chicks by being in the movies? You can really get chicks by being the President.
thinking study windsor
I am not like my image; I take my work so seriously. Everyone thinks I just bounce in, but I study and everything has to be just right. Barbara Windsor
thinking high-heels decision
I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision. Barber Conable
thinking ask-me ifs
If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I'd rather be an unpopular writer. Barbara Taylor Bradford